Last night I caught a rerun on CSPAN of Wednesday's ceremony honoring Senator Brooke with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress. Senator Brooke was nominated two years ago by Senator Kennedy in … [Read more...]
Handicapping the Senate Race
Just for the heck of it, following is my back-of-the-envelope prediction for the Senate Preliminary. I'm open to any corrections of my premise: As things currently stand, I think that Capuano will wall Coakley into the more upscale … [Read more...]
Senate Race! Random Web Thoughts
Khazei - kinda cool, grassrootsy Coakley - photogenic, good organizing tool with calendar and phone banking, needs some issue statements/content. … [Read more...]
RFK son Max Kennedy to Endorse Khazei
Perhaps more consequential: Kennedy and his wife are flying out tonight, and plan to make a formal endorsement Thursday before launching four days of campaigning with Khazei across the state. While I start with a predisposed interest in … [Read more...]
WHY I’M RUNNING
We need to end the tired debate between Franklin Roosevelt's big government will solve all of our problems and Ronald Reagan's government isn't the solution, it is the problem. Instead, we need to embrace Big Citizenship. Big Citizenship … [Read more...]
Who do you favor TODAY for Kennedy’s replacement Jan 19?
Vote early and vote often ;-) … [Read more...]
Political Whores Circle Their Mark…Watch Out Mr. Pagliuca
The Globe is reporting that Stephen Pagliuca, Celtics co-owner and mega-millionaire is toying with the idea of buying a US Senate seat to help fill his leisure time and celebrity-strength ego. (This is the same guy who wanted to buy the … [Read more...]
Markey Out
I thought, as some have posited, that Markey could make a good run combining his name recognition and some Green candidate themes. Seems unlikely any more elected officials will enter on the Democratic side. … [Read more...]
Gore Testifies Before Senator Kerry’s Committee, Congress Considers Bill to Invest in Clean Energy
For immediate release: January 28, 2009 Contact: Winston Vaughan (617) 747-4447 Economic Recovery Package Poised to Be First Step for Congress on Global Warming As Gore Testifies Before Senate Committee, Congress Considers Bill to … [Read more...]
Please Help GOTV for Jim Martin in GA Tonight and Tomorrow
There is so much at stake in this election, and I think it is impeative that everyone of us in the Dem activist community pitch in and help win tomorrow's special election in GA. Of course, it is an uphill fight. But so what? Two … [Read more...]