That's the worst Patriots game in years. Congrats to the Broncos for taking advantage of the uncharacteristic mistakes. It'll be nice to see real Patriots football -- next year.Blecch. … [Read more...]
In Defense of Festa
Word out of the Barrios camp is that Rep. Festa was not pro gay marriage until after the Goodrich decision. Until the decision was announed, he was for separate but equal civil unions.I say, Who cares? Festa was a civil unions … [Read more...]
Middlesex DA: Koutoujian is out
He didn't ever really seem to be in, but nonetheless, it's official today. According to State House News Service and the AP, Peter Koutoujian will not run for Middlesex DA, but instead will seek reelection to his House seat. Two … [Read more...]
Mihos in — as independent(?)
Christy Mihos will not challenge Kerry Healey for the Republican nomination -- he's organized a committee as an independent. So says a press release from the MassDems... I'll try to find press or OCPF confirmation.Here it is.UPDATE: A … [Read more...]
More on Maryland and Wal-Mart
If you're not reading everything Ezra Klein writes about health care, heck, you just ain't livin'. He sums up Maryland's new health care assessment on Wal-Mart as bad health care policy, but good health care politics:Iâm all for watching … [Read more...]
Specter will vote “yes” on Alito
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has just announced that he will vote "yes" on Judge Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. Specter, as one of the few GOP Senators who is avowedly pro-choice, is a particularly … [Read more...]
My question for Judge Alito – and why I’d vote “no” unless he answered it
I've said several times that the most important issue in the Alito confirmation is executive power, and I continue to think that. Judge Alito has been cagey on his views of all of the issues raised in the hearings, and executive power … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick announces plan to help municipalities
Deval Patrick's campaign has announced its latest position paper, this one on the financial problems facing cities and towns. Patrick has been talking a lot about the problems facing cities and towns, and in so doing he has garnered … [Read more...]
Middlesex DA: Barrios loses his campaign manager
Bay Windows reports that Stu Rosenberg, Jarrett Barrios's campaign manager for his Middlesex District Attorney campaign, is leaving to take a job with the Human Rights Campaign. This is surely an inconvenience for Barrios, but it's … [Read more...]
Lehigh gets it right on Reilly and Healey
Scot Lehigh's Globe column this morning is exactly right about the Reilly/Conte kerfuffle. His bottom line: Reilly did a dumb thing that raised questions about his penchant for helping out his friends but didn't impede any criminal … [Read more...]