Herewith the latest from Cos, with which he dramatically increases our previously almost nonexistent western Mass. coverage! -DavidNorthampton is going to have several contested elections this fall, including apparently a 4-way race … [Read more...]
Mackey does visibility in Medford Square
Just a few pictures of 2nd Middlesex Senate candidate Joe Mackey and his supporters doing some nice "visibility" in Medford Square (my new digs as of a week ago) today... I was driving by, and got some pictures. I talked to Joe … [Read more...]
And the furious backpedaling begins!
Once upon a time, there was a socially liberal Republican. But that was a long, long time ago....Bill Weld, once believed to be the world's only straight Republican who favored gay marriage, has now apparently backed off his previous … [Read more...]
Turn the meme around…
... love to hear discussion...This silly idea is still being thrown around that Beacon Hill Democrats don't want to give Romney a victory on health care because it would help him in his presidential race. That's not just putting the cart … [Read more...]
Where’s Tom?
Fred Clarkson has this interesting write-up of one of western MA's big retail politicking events, the Hampden County Sheriff's annual picnic at Six Flags in Agawam. Fred reports that Deval Patrick, Kerry Healey, and a host of other … [Read more...]
A sad day
I am no fan of the Israeli settler movement, and I think that Prime Minister Sharon is doing the right thing in Gaza. But nonetheless, this photograph (click to enlarge) brought tears to my eyes. … [Read more...]
Bill Weld, unable to go to Mexico, would take Albany as a consolation prize
Bill Weld, the guy who got so bored with being Governor of Massachusetts that he quit early to pursue a quixotic, destined-for-failure bid to become US Ambassador to Mexico, has decided that maybe being a Governor wasn't so bad after all, … [Read more...]
Warning: blogger navel-gazing
Since all the other MA bloggers have already mentioned it, I'll jump on the bandwagon: here's the new aggregator for all the MA lefty blogs. Very cool, since you can see all the headlines at once, and see who has updated recently.I wonder … [Read more...]
All in the family
Here's a post by MyDD's Chris Bowers that expresses hope that the Democrats can tie Cindy Sheehan and the Iraq war with a more general Democratic "frame": The Family.You know, I don't really have a problem with the post on its own … [Read more...]
Impressions from the Candidates Forum
Soon after, the room erupted in laughter several times as the candidates and moderator puzzled through the finer points of the ground rules in a raucous exchange. For every question, each candidate got to answer it in turn, but right after … [Read more...]