So, the convention's over, and it certainly seemed like a big success to me. Everybody came off well; we have three decent candidates; several excellent speeches; graciousness all around, including the gracious agreement of the Silbert camp … [Read more...]
Let’s do some math
The Republican approach on taxes at the national level has been to "starve the beast": cut taxes, wait until everyone complains about the resulting budget deficit, and then use that as cover to slash spending. Of course, it doesn't work: … [Read more...]
BMG commenter defends income tax rollback better than Reilly, Healey, or anyone else
BMG denizen MaverickDem posted a truly excellent comment on the thread discussing the recent override vote in Lexington. I thought it was by far the best defense of the income tax rollback to 5% that I've seen anywhere - including … [Read more...]
Margery Eagan: Patrick “the real deal”
The Herald's Margery Eagan is impressed, and has some good advice:Every once in a while a politician shows up around here whoâs got it all going. A natural.Deval Patrickâs one of those.Smooth, smart, easy, endearing, both charisma and … [Read more...]
Andy – How’s this for Silbert press coverage
In a previous post, Andy was asking where Andrea's press coverage was. From today's Scot Lehigh column:The other candidate who really stood out was Andrea Silbert, one of three Democrats running for lieutenant governor.She, like … [Read more...]
Should Gabrieli and Reilly get out of the race?
Here are a few reasons G+R should get out, a la Weld. The NY results: Faso 62%, Weld 38%. Patrick's 58% to Reilly's 27% and Gabrieli's 15% is a similar 'blowing 'em out of the water' kind of result. The person who wins the … [Read more...]
Murray Opts in On Public Financing
I know I mentioned it somewhere in a comment but I wanted to put out a full post so other would be able to pick up the discussion. Murray's campaign spokesman has confirmed over on my site that Tim Murray will be taking the public … [Read more...]
Sound file: Patrick’s post-convention remarks to press
Deval Patrick came right to the press room after the convention ended. For the maniacal, here's my sound file from that: it's about seven minutes and 6.6MB. I apologize that it's so quiet at the beginning; one, he was speaking very quietly, … [Read more...]
Quick hits from this morning’s papers
A couple of items of interest from today's Globe and Herald:Public financing. The three Democratic candidates for Governor must decide this week whether or not to opt into our limited public financing system. Here's the Globe's … [Read more...]
Speech therapy
So, Adam Reilly and Jon Keller both gave the "What Exactly Does That Mean?" treatment to Patrick's acceptance speech. Adam quotes a nearby eighth grade critic, clearly wise beyond her years: "Nice cliché"; Keller groans at Patrick's "vague … [Read more...]
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