May
29
Obama Takes Heat From Left
May 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
President Obama, as the BP Oil spill crisis continues, is taking heat from both the left and the right, with James Carville demanding more attention and a tougher line from the White House. The political fallout continues, and the President has stepped up the federal (and his own) response. A difficult problem to solve, with [...]
May
29
Memorial Day Message From the President
May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The President delivers his Memorial Day Message.
May
29
Bruce Tarr on the Probation Mess
May 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
Jim Braude on the Probation Department imbroligio, with Senator Bruce Tarr and Michael Goldman. The tug of war over this Department continues, with the Probation Chief suspended, and competing interests in a political war over the proper solution to the problems outlined in the Globe Spotlight series. In this day of terrible economics and a [...]
May
26
Patrick Widens Lead
May 26, 2010 | 2 Comments
Suffolk University’s latest poll of the Massachusetts Governor’s race confirms some of the trend lines apparent from the last Rasmussen survey, showing Governor Deval Patrick widening his lead over Charlie Baker and Tim Cahill. From the Suffolk press release:
In the poll of registered voters, 42 percent say they would vote for Patrick, compared to 29 [...]
May
22
President Obama used his weekly talk to announce the formation of a commission to study the massive oil spill unleashed by BP. He announced that Republican Bill Reilly, a former EPA head, and Democrat Bob Graham, the former Governor of FLA, would head the commission. The President announced a series of inspections of offshore oil [...]
May
21
Rand Paul on Defense
May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
Tea Party favorite Rand Paul was a huge winner in the Kentucky Republican Senate primary, trouncing the favored candidate of established Republicans by a wide margin. His victory has been heralded as a rebuke to the political class and a sign of Tea Party strength. But Paul is at heart a Libertarian Republican, and contained [...]
May
20
Toomey v Sestak in PA
May 20, 2010 | 3 Comments
Yes Joe Sestak did indeed bump Arlen Specter out in PA, which leads to a very interesting final campaign in November, with Republican Pat Toomey waiting in the wings for Sestak. This should be an interesting race, with the candidates presenting starkly different outlooks on the role of government. Toomey is a Club for Growth [...]
May
18
Whither Arlen Specter?
May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
PA incumbent Senator Arlen Specter, considered a shoo in for the Democratic nomination for Senate just a short time ago, is on the ropes and fighting for political survival today, with Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak appearing to take the lead in the latest round of polling. That primary election is today. Specter, who converted to [...]
May
18
Baker Launches “Had Enough” Tour
May 18, 2010 | 3 Comments
Republican Charlie Baker has launched the “had enough” tour, unveiling a new campaign slogan and internet ad targeting Governor Patrick and Treasurer Tim Cahill. With criticism of his campaign beginning to ramp up Baker does apparently need to shake things up a bit. Time will tell whether this tactic will work, but I think Baker [...]
May
16
RGA Continues to Pound Cahill
May 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
The RGA assault on Tim Cahill continues unabated, and the latest Rasmussen poll shows it is having some impact. Today’s Herald has some commentary on the Cahill situation, with Howie Carr telling Cahill to “man up” or get out. Carr seems to have homed in on the problem pretty well. Cahill has to suffer the [...]