Perhaps Martha Coakley is the right person to represent Massachusetts in the United States Senate. She just fits the traditional mold of a Senator from Massachusetts perfectly. Amongst other things, she knows how to make a first rate fool of herself, when talking sports. Here are four of the greatest sports flubs in Massachusetts senatorial history: 4. In the midst of the 2004 presidential election, | Read More »
The joke in Massachusetts is that Martha Coakley is afraid to shake hands with ordinary people. Today, the Boston Globe is reporting that Coakley does not have the time to meet with voters. Instead, she is rallying party bosses to do her dirty work. Coakley has become defensive about the elitist label being stuck to her. When asked about her avoidance of average voters, the | Read More »
During a recent televised interview, Martha Coakley, the Democratic Candidate for the Massachusetts Senate seat, was asked about her foreign policy experience. She replied: “I have a sister who lives overseas, and she’s been in England and now lives in the Middle East,” Coakley’s comment was so remarkably dumb that it lingered in the local press for days. A heavy favorite to in the Demiocratic | Read More »
Good post from Swamp Yankee in favor of Kelly Ayotte. — Erick Perhaps the most important Supreme Court decision regarding abortion in recent years was Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Yes, that Ayotte, Kelly Ayotte. Another time, a more detailed diary on the legal merits of that case may be warranted, but a quick summary should suffice for now. At issue in | Read More »
Martha Coakley, the frontrunner for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, recently held an interview with a local media outlet and delivered an answer for the ages. During the interview, Coakley was asked about her foreign policy qualifications. She replied: “I have a sister who lives overseas, and she’s been in England and now lives in the Middle East,” The ridiculous remark brought instant comparisons to Sarah | Read More »
This may come as a surprise to some, but a senate seat in New Hampshire weighs just as much as a senate seat in Florida or Pennsylvania. Yes, it’s true. The first Rasmussen Poll on the New Hampshire senate race shows Republican Kelly Ayotte leading Democrat Paul Hodes 46% to 38%. She is extremely popular in New Hampshire and will be tough to defeat. Here. | Read More »
If “death panels” are a figment of paranoid and feeble minds, why did the Senate take the language out of their bill? That’s what they just did. The language in the Senate Bill that correlated to Section 1233 of the House bill was stripped today. Senator Grassley stated that the “death panel” language was stripped because it could “be misinterpreted and implemented incorrectly”. While many | Read More »
People are too reflective. The only thing we have left right now is the Filibuster and there is still one Republican Senate seat we can save. I have not talked too much about ACORN and voter fraud because I did not think it made the difference in the McCain race (although it could have in Indiana, North Carolina and Virginia). But it could definitely be | Read More »
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