Dorothy Shannon, the widow of the late Sen. Charlie Shannon, has endorsed Joe Mackey to replace her husband as the Senator for the Second Middlesex district. Other endorsements in the news are Rep. Jim Marzilli (D-Arlington and W. … [Read more...]
RNC is bankrolling legal defense of the architect of New Hampshire vote suppression
One of the sleaziest stories about voting shenanigans to hit New England (or, really, anywhere) in some time was the successful effort of New Hampshire Republican operatives to jam phone lines on election day 2002 (on which a close US … [Read more...]
2nd Middlesex Senate: Survey says — !
I'm imagining an audience of folks with electrodes on their heads... sco points to the Somerville News's results of an audience poll at Wednesday night's candidate's debate at the Somerville Theatre. These numbers are for entertainment … [Read more...]
Cambridge White Geese
Dedicated observers of Massachusetts politics know BMG is the source to turn to for comprehensive coverage of wildlife issues. With this in mind, a spotlight on the perennial controversy that swirls around the Cambridge White Geese. The … [Read more...]
Surveys Shows Romney Lags
A survey conducted 5-8 August in New Hampshire and Massachusetts of 600 likely Republican primary voters in each state found that McCain, Gingrich and Romney would pull 39%, 14% and 8% respectively in New Hampshire, and 46%, 4% and 22% in … [Read more...]
Vigil in support of Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan is the woman whose son was killed in Iraq and who is now camping out in Crawford waiting for an opportunity to speak to President Bush. Her actions have gotten a lot of attention, including making the front page of the … [Read more...]
Idealism and Pragmatism
Lynne posted a question about the proposed Health Care Constitutional Amendment put forth by this group. For progressives, there are basically two approaches to health care: the idealistic (make it universal now) and the pragmatic (cover … [Read more...]
Rove: The Other White Meat
Outrage down here in New York (where this Massachusetts native finds himself temporarily transplanted) continues to bubble over a piece in the New York Press on 7/20 "Death to the Hog": ROVE, THE OTHER WHITE MEAT: "I am … [Read more...]
Cambridge City Council
There are (at least) two interesting new candidates running for Cambridge City Council: Urban planner Sam Seidel; and Jesse Gordon, the "professional thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment".Jesse's exploits at the … [Read more...]
NARAL’s anti-Roberts smear
There's been no shortage of hoopla over NARAL's 30-second ad (video available in several formats here) trying to link Supreme Court nominee and then-government lawyer John Roberts' position in the Supreme Court case of Bray v. Alexandria … [Read more...]