The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided yesterday that Fall River's ordinance banning all forms of public nudity is unconstitutional. The SJC noted that the US Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to a virtually … [Read more...]
Jehlen’s Senate campaign website goes live
State rep. Pat Jehlen's unofficial (non-State House) website, www.patjehlen.org, has been updated to serve as the site for her Senate campaign. I think (but am not certain) that hers is the first campaign website for this seat, … [Read more...]
Bye bye Boston Globe
Here is the letter that I sent to the Globe's editor and ombudsman today.To the editor:I was shocked to see that you allowed James C. Dobson's op-ed ("Vote 'em up or down") to appear in the Boston Globe. The lies and … [Read more...]
Crazies at Kos
So I cross-posted my "Baker for Governor??" post over at Daily Kos. And the comment thread it generated, though not huge, is pretty amazing (at least to me). In particular, one Kos commenter and diarist called … [Read more...]
Baker for Governor??
Bob "douchebag of liberty" Novak's recent column reporting a double-secret meeting of D.C. Republicans in which Mitt Romney supposedly loudly hinted that he's not running for reelection, already noted by .08, has ignited lots of … [Read more...]
Ed Markey goes Hollywood
... apparently to make a horror movie. Here's some of his new missive from the new celebrity polyblog Huffington Post:I wonder how many North Korean nuclear weapons we will have to discoverin order for this Administration to conclude we can … [Read more...]
EXTRA – Blue Mass. Group receives press release!
In a move sure to rock the Massachusetts political landscape, Pat Jehlen's campaign for state Senate has emailed a press release directly to Blue Mass. Group. Jehlen's blog-friendly strategy bodes well for the role of the blogosphere … [Read more...]
Dear John: We’ve moved on.
Well, Massachusetts Democrats have proven that we're ready to lead on gay marriage, probably adopting a pro-marriage platform plank for the convention this year. John Kerry, on the other hand, seems to be unhappy with this, possibly looking … [Read more...]
The REAL “conservative” take on the nucular option
American Enterprise Institute resident scholar Norman Ornstein has this excellent column on what a disaster invoking the nucular option would be for the future operation of the Senate (hat tip: HB). The AEI is a very conservative … [Read more...]
Idling cars are the devil’s playground
Reader Margo writes:If everybody drove hybrid cars, there would be NO pollution in trafficjams, because there would be NO IDLING. I sometimes proseletyze tollbooth collectors, pointing out that they are not breathing in anypollution from MY … [Read more...]