Archive for October, 2009
MA Candidate Endorsement Tracker
0 Comments Published October 28th, 2009 in MA Candidate EndorsementsFrom time-to-time we’ll post the endorsements gained by the MA candidates for the various positions they are running for.
So here we go:
Charlie Baker, GOP candidate for Governor, won the endorsements of former governors, Bill Weld, Paul Cellucci, Jane Swift, and Mitt Romney. No surprise here….Other than not only was Jane Swift actually invited to a [...]
Governor Schwarzenegger sent a letter regarding the reasons he was vetoing bill 1176 to the California Assembly. This gesture of sending a personal note to the assembly when ever he signs or vetoes a law is common, but this one had another subtle message buried in it like a riddle from the movie National Treasure. [...]
MA U.S. Senate Candiates in Battle Royale – Yawn!
0 Comments Published October 26th, 2009 in UncategorizedBoston – The four Democratic candidates for the Massachusetts’ US Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy’s death, tonight conducted their first debate. In what can only be categorized a yawn fest the four candidates barely interacted and addressed the questions with predictable answers. They all agreed that health care reform (with a public option) should be passed, another [...]
The Sound You Just Heard Was Coakley’s Campaign Crashing
0 Comments Published October 26th, 2009 in UncategorizedIn a statement eerily reminiscent of Jeff Spicoli’s “My old man is a television repairman, he’s got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.”, Ms. Martha Coakley single handedly destroyed her campaign for the Massachusetts’s U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Ted Kennedy.
On WCVB channel 5’s “On the Record” October 23, 2009 program, Ms. Coakley responded to a question [...]
Stop Me if You Heard This Before! – Candidate Late on Property Tax
0 Comments Published October 26th, 2009 in Stop Me If You Heard This BeforeThe Republican – Zaida Luna, a candidate for City Council in Ward 1, said this week she was unaware that her house was in tax title due to underpaid taxes in fiscal 2008, and paid the full amount owed Wednesday to resolve her debt.
Luna paid the city $848.47, which included her delinquent taxes, interest and [...]
