All around the blogosphere I’ve seen variations on the following theme: if Massachusetts is such a deep blue state, why so many independents (close to half of the registered voters) there? I believe the answer may lie in the rules … Continue reading →
The Brown phenomenon continues to surprise. For example, yesterday I went to Firedoglake, a lberal/lefty blog, and saw a post entitled, “Progressives, please help to defeat Coakley.” Once I recovered from my astonishment, and had finished reading the piece and … Continue reading →
How? Be Sophia Loren. The lady is 75 years old, and she’d be looking good even for fifty. Actually, she’d be looking good even for forty. There’s no super-taut, fake, worked-on look, either. Here Loren was at last night’s Golden … Continue reading →
…is taught a few lessons by his commenters, nearly all of whom have a great deal more sense than he does. Dionne still thinks it’s all about “the narrative.” His commenters think it’s actually about the poor decisions made by … Continue reading →
Skin lighteners bring risks. Yeah, but it’s all Harry Reid’s fault.
Continue reading →In the heat of a campaign, politicians often shade the truth or at least partially misrepresent their opponents’ positions. But for height, depth, breadth, and pure poisonous brazenness of lie, the Coakley campaign’s latest is hard to equal. The Washington … Continue reading →
Fred Barnes attempts to answer the question of what whether it would be legal for Massachusetts Democrats to make good on their pledge to delay Brown’s certification if he wins Tuesday’s Senate race, in order to allow previously-appointed senator Paul … Continue reading →
Since most of us weren’t paying a whole lot of attention to the Massachusetts Senate race during the build up to the primary, or in the early days of the post-primary campaign, many people might be wondering how it was … Continue reading →
It’s only about one small child who was saved, to be sure. But whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world. I have highlighted this story not only because of the heartwarming fact that … Continue reading →
…insults Red Sox nation. You cannot make this stuff up. [ADDENDUM: Watch this:
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Continue reading →If you study blogosphere and newspaper comments boards, it’s hard to escape the impression that an extraordinary number of people around the country seem to have heard of the Massachusetts special election because—unlike many such votes—this one feels like it … Continue reading →