First of all, I think a recognition is due to our right-wing friends that indeed she is a considerable political talent. She delivered her speech with confidence and poise, and stepped into the VP candidate's attack-dog role with zest. It's on, she seemed to say. And the ecstatic GOP response was a combination of ideological kinsmanship and brow-mopping relief. I think that vetting issues aside (not for long!), one sees what McCain saw in her, and why he thought she'd be a formidable VP candidate. For now, the Eagleton comparisons would seem to be non-operative. That being said, with her own slashing style, she opens herself up for more scrutiny from the press, and attacks from the other side. She again flat-out lied about the Bridge to Nowhere. "Thanks but no thanks"? More like "Thanks in advance" when she was running for Gov. in '06. This is in the context of a broader self-created narrative that she's outside and against the political establishm...
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President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team today, nominating Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and choosing Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to stay on as Pentagon chief.... more
Chicago, 1 Dic (Notimex).- El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció hoy la designación Hillary Clinton, quien fuera su rival por la candidatura presidencial del Partido Demó leer más ... more
If there is one message President-elect Barack Obama's transition team has broadcast about Cabinet picks, it is that ethnicity and gender will not be the first considerations when filling the slots. Credentials over tokenism, after all, was a fundamental principle of Obama's presidential...... more
Jeff Beatty issued a press release that a letter was hand delivered to Bill Galvin to investigate voter fraud by the Ogonowski campaign. As to the letter, (which is listed under the press release with affidavit) states:
The letter points to an affidavit signed by a registered Republican voter in Chelmsford, MA stating that his signature was fraudulently placed on nomination papers for Mr. Ogonowski’s campaign. This voter was also told that, in addition to his fa... more
I know, I know. Why get off our butts? We like sitting there. It’s the perfect position to try to turn EB3’s latest bulletin on State House wives into a screenplay (Eva Longoria as Ms. Petro?)
But you, yes you, can start a Commonwealth Corps operation. Even Republicans! Well, I’m not sure about that, but probably.
I’m not in any way affiliated with CC, but it’s modeled on AmeriCorps, and I am involved with an ... more
Why do so few people vote? Is this because people don’t take personal responsibility? Or is this because of how our elections are structured?
One clear cut example of how to remove barriers to participation was in North Carolina’s primary just a few weeks ago
From a recent Demos study:
North Carolina’s new "Same Day Registration" (SDR) law allowed 22,293 new voters to participate in the state’s high-turnout, May 6 primary election
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In a May 1 article about DiMasi, Cashman and ethics, Globe reporter Frank Phillips wrote:
"While the nature of the cable TV show business relationship is not known, if Deborah DiMasi accepted money in the business relationship, it could pose a violation of state ethics laws that prohibit people with interests before the Legislature from providing anything of more than $50 in value to lawmakers. The prohibition extends to lawmakers’ spouses and to their business relationships, as wel... more
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