Obama, Clinton together
August 15, 2015
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are expected to rub shoulders at a civil rights leader’s soiree on Martha’s Vineyard, bringing the sitting president together
Massachusetts voters picking a new senator
June 25, 2013
Massachusetts voters are heading to the polls to pick a new U.S. senator. Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez scrambled to energize
Democrats appear headed for victory in Massachusetts special election
May 1, 2013
National Republicans cheered former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez’s Massachusetts primary victory, but Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous advantages in the special election to replace
Memo to Mitt: Release your damn tax returns
July 18, 2012
Got a newsflash for Mitt Romney: You’re losing the debate over your tax returns. And you’re blowing whatever chance you might have had to end
No recession in the business of politics
September 7, 2010
Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry. This year’s volatile election is bursting with money, setting fundraising
Kerry fudges on yacht tax dodge
July 30, 2010
Sen. John Kerry says he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht but concedes he mishandled the public furor over
Feds fear impact of gay marriage ruling
July 9, 2010
A judge’s rulings in Massachusetts that the federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional could have implications far beyond the state if they’re upheld by
Sarah Palin’s Galapagos Hunt Club, & other sermons
May 4, 2010
Imagine what our Alaskan based Drill Baby could do to Galapagos with just one helicopter. Considering that most Galapagos animals simply ignore those excess humans . . . .
Both parties bank on long-shots for mid-terms
April 10, 2010
Even Republicans were looking at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, as a lock this fall to succeed retiring Gov. David Paterson and