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The Other Progressive Pat

August 21, 2005 By cos

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: election-2005, holyoke, massachusetts, pat-duffy, pioneer-valley, western-mass

Mackey does visibility in Medford Square

August 20, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts

And the furious backpedaling begins!

August 20, 2005 By David

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts

Turn the meme around…

August 19, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

... 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...]

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Where’s Tom?

August 19, 2005 By David

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...]

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A sad day

August 19, 2005 By David

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: national

Bill Weld, unable to go to Mexico, would take Albany as a consolation prize

August 19, 2005 By David

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts

Warning: blogger navel-gazing

August 18, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts

All in the family

August 18, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: national

Impressions from the Candidates Forum

August 18, 2005 By cos

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: joe-mackey, massachusetts, mike-callahan, pat-jehlen, paul-casey, somerville, special-elections

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