Meanwhile, on dailyKos, Kos writes, "While we obsessed over the cloture vote, that was not news to the rest of the country .... What was? Bob Woodruff almost getting killed and Jill Carroll pleading for her life .... This isn't meant to … [Read more...]
And now, the obligatory “I told you so” post
Way back when the worst we had to worry about on the Supreme Court was John Roberts, I wrote the following:The WORST POSSIBLE STRATEGY for the Democrats, in my view, is the one that they appear to be pursuing: everyone does what they feel … [Read more...]
State of the Union in 1941
Franklin Roosevelt, State of the Union Address, 1941:In the future days which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.The first is freedom of speech and expression -- everywhere in the … [Read more...]
Democrats for cloture
Here are the Senate Democrats who voted to invoke cloture, thereby guaranteeing that Samuel Alito will be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice tomorrow:Akaka (HI), Baucus (MT), Bingaman (NM), Byrd (WV), Cantwell (WA), Carper (DE), Conrad … [Read more...]
Post Traumatic Reilly Syndrome
Mild symptoms appear in the form of moderate confusion in trying to understand the positions of Tom Reillyâs candidacy for Governor. For those like me who suffer from a more severe form of the disease, this confusion progresses into … [Read more...]
Filibuster of Alito fails
The vote is still going on [UPDATE: it's over now, final tally is 72-25], but it's obvious by now that the pro-filibuster Democrats will not come close to preventing 60 votes from being cast to invoke cloture, thereby allowing the final … [Read more...]
Emergency Town Meeting on domestic surveillance in Boston this evening
The ACLU of Massachusetts is inviting all of us to an Emergency Town Meeting on domestic surveillance and the rule of law, at Faneuil Hall, 6-8pm today. If you're in Boston, please come! Here's a flyer with the details.Speakers … [Read more...]
So who is Marie St. Fleur?
Apparently, Rep. Marie St. Fleur is Tom Reilly's pick for Lieutenant Governor. I don't actually know that much about her, so I thought I'd see what I could quickly dig up.The answer is: not much. She is apparently the first … [Read more...]
AP is reporting that Reilly has chosen Rep. St. Fleur as his running mate
Our own FieldGuy had it first, and now it's semi-official: Tom Reilly has tapped state Rep. Marie St. Fleur (D-Boston) as his running mate. At least, that's what campaign insiders are whispering to the AP.Well, if that don't beat … [Read more...]
Reilly chooses St. Fleur
My first reaction to this is: WTF?! … [Read more...]