http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/ en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:52:03 -0500 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:54:57 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Think of this as sometime-author Al Gore's victory tour. For eight years Gore has been on the sidelines watching George W. Bush run the country, a role that was almost his. Gore, you'll recall, was the Democratic presidential nominee... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2009/03/the_return_of_t.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2009/03/the_return_of_t.html Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:52:03 -0500 Another stupid offering from Ben Stiller: update bbbbbb... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2008/08/stiller_still_s.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2008/08/stiller_still_s.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:36:44 -0500 Want to know how your favorite candidates are doing in the polls -- or maybe just among tech-savvy professionals, college and high school students? Now, facebook.com, the second most profitable social networking website, after myspace.com, has added new features that... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/want_to_know_ho_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/want_to_know_ho_1.html Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:25:46 -0500 How much does race matter? Here's what they think in California. Writing about Deval Patrick, The San Jose Mercury News points out how few black candidates have gone on the win elections, noting: "Should Patrick win the Sept. 19 primary... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/the_governors_r_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/the_governors_r_1.html Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:02:23 -0500 While the liberal blogosphere is mostly focused on the battle for seats in Congress this November, they have still managed to take a side on the Massachusetts Gubernatorial Primary, and they have thrown their support behind Deval Patrick. Markos Moulitsas... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/bloggers_for_pa.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/bloggers_for_pa.html Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:48:05 -0500 Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas, and a woman always willing to say just what was on her mind, passed away this week. It was that outspokenness that made her interesting to cover. Back in 1998, during the Clinton-Monica... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/ann_richard.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/ann_richard.html Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:47:12 -0500 Here's one version of the news about last week's debate from Tom Reilly's web site: "Between looking over Deval Patrick's shoulder to sneak a peek at his notepad, launching a planned, nasty line about the cost of Patrick’s summer home... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/the_tom_reilly.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/the_tom_reilly.html Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:42:28 -0500 What is multi-millionaire Chris Gabrieli really worth? Sadly, my past efforts to find out have gone nowhere. But when Gabrieli responded to Kerry Healey's ad attack on Thursday, it was a chance to try again. After Gabrieli discussed his willingness... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/checks_and_bala_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/checks_and_bala_1.html Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:21:29 -0500 "Oh that day! One kept waiting -- as if a morning would arrive from before that day to take them all along a different track. One kept waiting for that shattering day to unhappen, so that the real -- the... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/the_news_from_f_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/09/the_news_from_f_1.html Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:12:35 -0500 I went to see Deval Patrick address the Malden Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning -- and it was instructive for a reason I didn't expect. Malden really should be Tom Reilly country. The attorney general has the support of... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/a_malden_surpri.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/a_malden_surpri.html Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:33:36 -0500 Tom Reilly has had a couple of campaign falls. First his staff was helping the Killer Coke organization smear Deval Patrick -- a clumsy move that raised more questions about Reilly than his opponent. This week Reilly has said he... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/campaign_repair.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/campaign_repair.html Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:47:56 -0500 Seniors are supposedly one of the demographic groups most attentive to politics, but that didn't seem to be the case recently when Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Chris Gabrieli visited a mid-day senior social at the Everett Armory. Among the dozen or... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/on_the_trail_of.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/on_the_trail_of.html Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:17:40 -0500 We have to "Grow the pie," several Democratic candidates have insisted as they thunder through the summer toward the September 19 primary. The phrase is candidate-speak for the idea that innovation and economic growth are the only ways for Massachusetts... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/growing_the_pie.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/growing_the_pie.html Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:45:32 -0500 A month ago, blogs and websites scolded Delaware’s Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Joe Biden for making racist remarks about Indians. Apparently, Virginia’s Republican Senator George Allen, a possible presidential candidate, wasn’t paying attention. On Monday, at a campaign rally... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/campaign_slurs_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/campaign_slurs_1.html Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:54:58 -0500 The possibility of low voter turnout is an argument sometimes made against moving to a spring or summer primary. The idea is that voters simply won't be engaged enough to go to the polls. But last week's primary in Connecticut,... http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/primary_daze.html http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/political_blog/2006/08/primary_daze.html Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:17:16 -0500