Massachusetts Politics

Despite being one of the bluest of the blue states, Massachusetts has rejected Democratic candidates for governor ever since Mike Dukakis’ unsuccessful presidential bid. But the Republican governors always seem to have their eye on the next big thi...

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  Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before
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ContentType No Looking Backwards | 05/09/08 13:19

NBC10.com:No criminal charges will be filed against two police officers who accidental shot a South Jersey toddler after a gun went off in his home.The shooting happened when his father, a Deptford Township police officer, and another officer were cleaning their firearms....over a cold bucket of Miller Lites.Just like if...

  Danger
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ContentType New England Republican | 05/09/08 12:58

“There is nothing more dangerous than a General Idea in narrow, empty minds.  Being empty, they are incapable of questioning it; being narrow, before long it becomes an obsession.  Thenceforth, it takes complete control of them.  They are no longer their own master, but become in the most literal sense, possessed.”...

  Ignoring the Indefensible — Torture
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ContentType Marry in Massachusetts | 05/09/08 11:35

As a boomer, I grew up knowing Americans were supposed to be the good guys. Oh, yeah, and that we cherished our liberties, models for the world. So, how is it that got to the point that we actively torture people and take the most basic freedoms from our citizens?At the seminar/panel on torture last weekend, several speakers...

  I Blame the NRA
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ContentType No Looking Backwards | 05/09/08 9:51

Drug deaths soar in BostonDeaths from drugs and alcohol in Boston soared dramatically in 2006, an increase fueled by cheap heroin, the allure of crystal methamphetamine, and the widespread availability of addictive prescription medications.Ban heroin!Oh, wait...

  Just So We're Clear
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ContentType No Looking Backwards | 05/09/08 9:51

Accident:FRANCONIA – A hiker climbing up Mount Lafayette yesterday afternoon was killed in a freak accident, when a huge boulder crashed from its perch and struck her.Shu Qin, 28, of Shanghai, China, was staying with friends in Wellesley, Mass., and they were hiking up the Falling Waters trail in Franconia Notch, according...

  Trouser Crapper Phrase of the Day
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ContentType No Looking Backwards | 05/09/08 9:51

Obama's ATFThat's some scary shit, right there.

  I Got Your "Evaluation" Right Here
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ContentType No Looking Backwards | 05/09/08 8:09

The kid's an asshole.UPDATE: Here's the video.He nailed that landing. Bo Duke's got nothing on this kid.

  What To Do With The Well-Endowed
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ContentType Talking Politics | 05/09/08 7:36

The proposal to tax the largest university endowments is -- let's see, how can I put this tactfully -- one of the stupidest ideas to recently emerge from the statehouse, as the Globe rightly editorializes today. But it does bring to mind an intriguing proposal put forward by Chris Gabrieli during his recent...

  Politics Is a Full Contact Sport, John.
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ContentType New England Republican | 05/09/08 7:24

The McCain campaign better toughen up.  Instead of running for cover and calling Obama a hypocrite when he discusses McCain’s age, they need to seize that issue and turn it into a positive.  A discussion about age can easily be transformed into one about experience.  And, any objective analysis of these candidates’ resumes...

  Glaxo bluffs; Our leaders quake?
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ContentType Blue Mass. Group - Front Page | 05/08/08 22:04

Hoo lordy, this is just plain desperate: As part of the health care cost-control plan, Sen. President Murray has proposed to eliminate pharma companies' bribes gifties to doctors. And now  WAAAAATCH OUT! Glaxo's gonna pull up stakes and ship right out!  It's so obvious: Our health care waste-spending is...

  
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