Tag Archives: Bill Weld

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Libertarian Presidential Candidate Edition)

From our Late to the Third Party desk In this forever series that features people with all those dollars and no sense, the adtracking staff has seen some deeply quixotic efforts to move – and move to action – New York Times readers. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Michael Dukakis Is Snow Blind About the Blizzard of ’78

The hardworking staff yields to no man in our admiration and respect for former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, but we fear the Duke’s memory is starting to fade a bit. Dukakis held a press avail after Wednesday’s Summit o’ the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Atlantic Says Bay State (Hearts) Charlie Baker

Snow kidding: The current issue of The Atlantic features this piece by Molly Ball. The Bluest Republican Why staunchly Democratic Massachusetts loves its new GOP governor “Mark Wahlberg is asking me for a pardon?,” Charlie Baker said as he folded … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Brown Out, The Great Mentioner In

Now that former Sen. Scott Brown (R-$$$) has dropped out of the running for the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate, the local dailies are putting forth very – wait for it – different lists of potential fill-ins. The Boston … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Baker’s ‘Doesn’t’ In U.S. Senate Speculation

Lots of political prognostication in the local dailies today about who might do what in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat about to be vacated by John Kerry (D-Am I Secretary of State Now?). Start with the the Boston … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

All’s Weld That Ends Weld

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld (R-Amber-Colored Liquid) made a house call at the Boston Herald yesterday, and the feisty local tabloid made him its coverboy today (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages). Inside was a two-page Weldian trifecta, starting with Big … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment