I am very pleased to receive the endorsement of the Wales Republican Town Committee for the Second Congressional District seat. The committee is a vibrant and enthusiastic group of individuals who are frustrated by the status quo from Richard Neal and the Washington Democrat machine led by [...]
As you know, it takes 60 votes in the US Senate for "closure," which ends a filibuster and allows for a vote. This means that, for any bill under consideration under the Democratically-controlled Senate, the key person is the 60th most liberal vote on that issue. The bill ultimately must [...]
The roll call certainly made for some strange bedfellows, though it does seem that some Yeas were illegitimate.
The defenders of the PhRMA deal were forced to round up so many Democratic votes because the GOP decided to make [...]
There are many good reasons to register as a Democrat. Registering as a Democrat makes a statement about your beliefs. Addtionally, it allows you to take part in [...]
The end game at hand, Senate Democrats appeared ready to jettison a proposed Medicare expansion from sweeping health care legislation Monday in a bid to remove the largest remaining obstacle in the way of Christmas-week passage of the measure.
So a disasterous expansion of Medicare is gone, the Public Option [...]
In an old western, the Republicans here would get slapped in the face to stun them out of their consistent hysteria. But the Democrats are too gentle. Way too gentle.
Lowry: Is health care bill tottering? Via Lucianne, It's going from awful to worse. Smith at Am Thinker:
The Democrats' colossal experiment threatens to unleash forces that will ultimately overwhelm the doctor-patient relationship, ration our health care and stifle innovation and excellence in medicine.
"Joe" asks, via email:
Any chance that Steve Pagliuca, despite his last place finish in the Senate primary, might be tempted to jump into the Democratic race for Governor. Deval looks vulnerable, to say the least, and money is clearly not an issue for Steve. No chance, according to people close to Pags I've [...]This 25-point gap for a bill that Democrats have claimed enjoys 'overwhelming support' may put the brakes on the bill in the Senate, [...]
Attorney General Martha Coakley scored a quite impressive victory in the Democratic primary yesterday, racking up 47% of the vote in a four person race. Second place finisher Michael Capuano had 28%, with Alan Khazei third, and Steve Pagliuca fourth. Coakley had an early lead, and she never relinquished it, [...]
My town achieved quite a distinction in yesterday's Democratic Primary, being the only town in the state to be carried by Alan Khazei!
"" [...]For starters, the lack of intensity by democrats yesterday was simply stunning. MA [...]
According to the preliminary election results published by town clerk Dottie Powers, 29.64% of registered voters in Westwood voted in the Senate primary yesterday. That's almost double the turnout in Boston.
Democrats
MICHAEL E. CAPUANO 19% MARTHA COAKLEY 49% ALAN A. KHAZEI 18% STEPHEN G. PAGLIUCA 14%Republicans
SCOTT P. BROWN 94% JACK E. ROBINSON 5% Write-ins 1% [...]New England is counting on getting another infusion of OPM to fill in the crater their Legislatures are calling budgets.
Good Luck with that!The 2010 elections are going to eliminate that option.
Job Woes Hit Blue States Hardest, Spelling Trouble for DemocratsStates that voted for President Obama in 2008 are [...]
Join area Democrats to watch results from the US Senate Special Election Primary. Volunteers and supporters of all campaigns welcome and encouraged to attend. Free parking available next to restaurant.
Join us [...]
The Massachusetts Special State Primary to select candidates to run for Ted Kennedy's US Senate seat is tomorrow. Republicans can choose between Wrentham State Senator Scott Brown and attorney/entrepreneur Jack Robinson. Democrats will choose between Attorney General Martha Coakley, Somerville Congressman Mike Capuano, Celtics co-owner [...]
Reaction??
Some things speak for themselves:
First:
President Obama is becoming a great disappointment, as the Democrats slowly dismantle Medicare and Medicaid.
…then:
And I am disappointed, hurt, worried, and depressed that the Democrats were the ones who got the cuts passed. I feel sure they wouldn’t have done so [...]
