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'Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War?'
Answer: Yes. … Here’s the consequence of the Republican civil war. Here’s a local example of the brewing Democratic civil war. … Can you imagine it? Rep. Lynch has the nerve of “going through the bill’’ before making a decision about the 2,0...
'Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War?'
Answer: Yes. … Here’s the consequence of the Republican civil war. Here’s a local example of the brewing Democratic civil war. … Can you imagine it? Rep. Lynch has the nerve of “going through the bill’’ before making a decision about the 2,0...
'This is going to get ugly,' Part II
Hub Blog monitored right-wing blogs, radio and TV yesterday and found, typically, a lot of anger, outrage, finger pointing, media bashing and macho chest beating about Nidal Malik Hasan's Muslim background. But did anyone hear any specific, substantive su...
'Avast Ye, Yuppies’
Did they know about Old Ironside’s morning-evening tradition before moving to Charlestown? Of course they did. Now they want change: Miffed residents of a posh condo complex have invited the commanding officer of the USS Constitution over for a glass of...
Congress OKs $500 Billion Monument to Human Folly
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): "From Hannibal's disastrous crossing of the Alps to Custer's humiliating defeat at Little Bighorn, human history has been plagued by senseless mistakes, and it is high time we built a memorial to honor that history. … ...
'This is going to get ugly'
It already is. Hours after news broke of the Fort Hood tragedy, Jay Severin last evening was slowly pronouncing the suspect’s name over the air … Nidal … Malik … Hasan. … Of course he and callers were already in preemptive MSM-bashing mode, sugg...
'There are fans of other teams who go ...'
Forget the Yanks payroll. Take a look at the ages of their starters. Cashman has major decisions ahead. ... I wouldn't mind Damon coming back, if Bay heads to NYC. But any Damon deal would involve Scott Boras and a possible four-year contract demand, and ...
'Assuming the GOP can adopt a very simple platform'
John Ellis has his own concise analysis of Tuesday’s elections. Not sure about Republicans retaking Congress. But he’s right about the political winds: Assuming the GOP can adopt a very simple platform -- spend less money, create more wealth -- they c...
'Overreach'
Following up on the last point in the post below, here's the Washington Times' take on last night: "The independent voters who powered President Obama and Democrats to victory in 2008 fled to Republicans in Tuesday's elections ..." Virginia's Robert F. Mc...
'Overreach'
Following up on the last point in the post below, here's the Washington Times' take on last night: "The independent voters who powered President Obama and Democrats to victory in 2008 fled to Republicans in Tuesday's elections ..." Virginia's Robert F. Mc...
'After driving a moderate Republican from the race ...'
Ha! So it’s back to the strategy drawing boards for movement conservatives. … I also get to bravely drift back to the Old CW, hopefully without anyone noticing. … OK, so it was a good night for Republicans. But it wasn’t a good night for movement-...
'After driving a moderate Republican from the race ...'
Ha! So it’s back to the strategy drawing boards for movement conservatives. … I also get to bravely drift back to the Old CW, hopefully without anyone noticing. … OK, so it was a good night for Republicans. But it wasn’t a good night for movement-...
'His fiercest challenge yet'
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t describe a 15-point drubbing as a ‘fierce’ and ‘fiercest challenge yet’ to the mayor. … Hey, if they’re now going to start comparing Menino to Chicago’s Richard Daley, then required reading for Bost...
'Hey, are you calling me tacky?'
Darren Garnick has recently started Tacky Tourist Photos. As curator, he sends in a link to one of his Hub favorites, with the note: "Think the frozen Ted Williams gets disrespect?" ... Submission guidelines for Tacky Tourist Photos can be found here. Lim...
‘Yawn’
I hope there’s a big turnout today. … No bold winner-loser prediction today. Instead, we’ll go with percentages: Menino, 57 percent; Floon, 43 percent. … The bold percentage prediction would have been Menino coming in below 55 percent. But it does...
Who's next? Charlie Baker? Part III
OK, I'm harping too much on the subject. But Mickey makes a good point about the changing CW surrounding the NY 23rd race, now that it look like Hoffman could win tonight:Old CW: Sure, Scozzafava is a moderate Republican but that’s what her constituents...
‘The altercation’
Many of you may have already heard about the WaPo newsroom fistfight. But what caught my attention was the updated response from the editor involved:In the old days, said the 68-year-old, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, the press wouldn't have been so shoc...
‘History will determine …’
Jon makes a nice catch: Jim Aloisi’s departure letter to Gov. Patrick. It’s … it’s … it’s interesting. The temptation to count the number of times he used the word “I” was almost overwhelming. … He was right about one thing: The “super...
Who's next? Charlie Baker? Part II
Plenty more moderate Republicans to knock off here. ... They'll do it too. ... Conservatives are patting themselves on the back, saying Scozzafava's endorsement of a Dem proves them right. But others, like yours truly, would argue they're driving Northeas...
Who’s next? Charlie Baker?
So national conservatives forced out Dede Scozzafava from the NY race. What other Republicans can they knock off in the increasingly blue Northeast? Charlie Baker? Christy Mihos? They both favor gay and abortion rights too, right? …A couple of depressed...
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