Today's Herald has several pieces worth checking out.This terrific story about the fact that Mitt Romney has been outsourcing Massachusetts jobs to - get this - Utah. [Insert your own joke here.]This story on Middlesex DA candidate … [Read more...]
Local GOoPers form circular firing squad
From today's Herald:Former Bay State Republican chief Jim Rappaport blasted the state GOP yesterday as an "incestuous" insiderâs club rife with "incompetence" that is choking off support for the minority party. "The absolute, total … [Read more...]
Herald: blogs are changing political discourse
Be sure to check out this nice article in today's Herald by Kimberly Atkins. She discusses the flap over the Gabrieli signature ruling - and how "if you weren't on the Internet, you probably missed it." Atkins quotes yours … [Read more...]
Precedents Day
Adam Reilly asks the real question about whether the "elected delegates" now eligible to Gabrieli include ex-officios:Here's the million-dollar question: Did any previous late entry have to abide by the more restrictive interpretation as … [Read more...]
All I need to know about Christy Mihos
From today's Globe's front-page article on Christy Mihos and his campaign for Governor:He even suggested that the authority sell commercial naming rights to the new Interstate 93 bridge over the Charles River and claimed it could bring in … [Read more...]
Weekend reading
In the Abington Mariner, a profile of local boy and Deval Patrick campaign manager John Walsh. Key quote:When Walsh first heard of Patrick, he was despairing about the future of the Democratic party. He knew that if they stuck to the … [Read more...]
The rules flap, from someone who was there
In light of all the excitement over the "elected delegates" issue and Chris Gabrieli's newly-minted run for Gov, I thought this comment by PatrickA on Charley's post was important enough to put on the front page:I was at the state committee … [Read more...]
Waaaaaiiit a minute there…
Are the MassDems trying to fix up Gabrieli's spot at the Convention? Mass Marrier has the scoop. According to Sec. of State Candidate John Bonifaz, the party is trying to bend the rules by trying to include unelected delegates in a … [Read more...]
Wanted: Health care chops from our candidates
So, it's looking more and more likely that our HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY for health care reform will be whittled down by the legislature, in the absence of strong, realistic leadership by Our Guv. And the Feds' unwillingness to provide Medicaid … [Read more...]
Barrios, Moore issue statement on computer flap
Just received at BMG central:JOINT STATEMENT OF SENATORS MOORE AND BARRIOSYesterdayâs event surrounding the school nutrition bill was unfortunate, and reflected errors in judgment by both of our staffs. After investigating the … [Read more...]