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Mass Dems on the Attack

Posted on August 28, 2010 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts Democratic Party unveiled a short web video attacking Charlie Baker’s tenure as the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, highlighting the rate increases for customers and the pay increases for himself that occurred during his time there. While Deval Patrick … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown, Faux Pioneer

Posted on August 27, 2010 by billmanzi

Governor Sarah Palin, in remarks broadcast on Fox News, correctly points out that while Senators like Scott Brown may be tolerated in Massachusetts, he would never be accepted up there in Alaska, where the pioneering spirit is dominant. And lets … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin Kicks Around Scott Brown

Posted on August 27, 2010 by billmanzi

Former Governor Sarah Palin had some choice words for Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown on Fox News yesterday, saying that in places like Alaska folks wouldn’t put up with the “antics” of Scott Brown. Also seemed to agree that Brown has … Continue reading →

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Education Dollars to Methuen

Posted on August 26, 2010 by billmanzi

Governor Patrick’s education announcement. Methuen will receive $1.8 million in education funding from this federal grant. NEW BEDFORD – Wednesday, August 25, 2010 – Governor Deval Patrick today allocated $204 million from the federal Education Jobs Fund to school districts … Continue reading →

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Cahill and Baker Hit the Airwaves

Posted on August 25, 2010 by billmanzi

Tim Cahill and Charlie Baker hit the airwaves with new ads in advance of Labor Day, with Baker touting his ability to fix things that are broken, and Cahill talking about his success with the new school building system. Both … Continue reading →

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Oh No Blago!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by billmanzi

Blago goes on the Jon Stewart show, and has at it with Jon. Pretty good entertainment, but probably not worth much discussion. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'Exclusive … Continue reading →

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Reid Pours on Hits

Posted on August 24, 2010 by billmanzi

Majority Leader Harry Reid, looking at some pretty terrible poll numbers, is hitting tea party favorite Sharron Angle with a multi million dollar barrage of negative ads using her own words. Reid’s strategy boils down to “you may hate me … Continue reading →

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Michael Widmer on Municipal Health Care and Pensions

Posted on August 23, 2010 by billmanzi

The President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Michael Widmer has written a letter to all Legislators and candidates for the Legislature calling on them to support changes in health care and pension law that would allow municipalities to save over … Continue reading →

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Mitch McConnell Does the Dance

Posted on August 22, 2010 by billmanzi

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell does the dance on the deficit, refusing to say how he would pay for the extension of the Bush tax cuts, and refusing to even discuss Republican House Budget guru Paul Ryan’s Roadmap on Deficit … Continue reading →

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Deficit Reduction? Well Yes, But Maybe No.

Posted on August 20, 2010 by billmanzi

The Wall Street Journal has written a story about the subject garnering a lot of press these days, the deficit. And there are plenty of stories that run directly off the question of how to deal with the deficit, principally … Continue reading →

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