As I said recently, "Bringing up people's stock investments sounds like wandering into a whole neighborhood of glass houses." And it turns out that Deval Patrick recently sold some tobacco stocks, pretty small amounts: $3200 of Altria (the … [Read more...]
Another voice against the 15% rule
OK, it's the Herald - not exactly the Dems' best friend. So take it with as much salt as you'd like. But they're still right:Youâd think a party that has been closed out of the Corner Office for the past 16 years would do a … [Read more...]
Reilly takes big swing at Patrick, accidentally hits self
The Herald reports that, in response to Deval Patrick's blockbuster financial disclosure, Tom Reilly released the following statement:The truth and Deval Patrick are clearly strangers when it comes to Ameriquest. He claims to have been the … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick is really, really rich
From Jon Keller's blog:Some items of immediate note:-Patrick earned $360,070 last year from ACC Capital Holdings Inc., the parent company of controversial mortgage-lender Ameriquest;-He earned $3,129,126 in 2005 from his work as a … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Lt. Gov. race
Although I committed early to support Deval Patrick at the convention, I have not yet made a decision about whom to support for Lt. Governor. Here are my thoughts on the candidates so far. I'm very open to well-reasoned … [Read more...]
Gabrieli in trouble?
It's hard to know how much to make of this, but I just got an interesting call from the Chris Gabrieli campaign. They called because I was on their list of committed delegates for the convention. If they were correct, it … [Read more...]
More dumb rule enforcement from the Mass Dems
Here's another dumb rule now being enforced by the MassDems: If you've publicly supported a candidate from another party, you can't be a delegate.The state Democratic Party has yanked the credentials of five delegates to its convention in … [Read more...]
For what purpose a party?
Wikipedia has a very different definition: "A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns."The common thread of these two definitions is the … [Read more...]
Volunteering for Democratic Convention
My name is Patrick Abegg, and I am a volunteer for the Democratic Party. I currently serve as Vice-Chair of the First Essex and Middlesex Democratic Coalition, which is an organization of the 18 town and city committees in the First Essex … [Read more...]
Patrick campaign revises testimonial policy, per BMG comments
As you probably know, the Patrick campaign ran into a bit of controversy when it first started putting video testimonials on its blog (called "The Source"). John Walsh, Deval Patrick's campaign manager (and occasional BMG contributor … [Read more...]
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