On Tuesday, Howard Kurtz wrote a column at Daily Beast titled “Desperate Dems Attack” If the Republicans have their way, the election will turn on whether Democrats are the party of runaway government. Now, with time running out, the Democratic Party is fighting back—and not just by trying to brand many GOP candidates as extremists. [...]
As a voter, I feel as though we have two excellent candidates running for state Treasurer. Democrat Steve Grossman and Republican Karyn Polito are both experienced, qualified, serious people worthy of the office. That said, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t enormous differences between the two. They bring very different approaches to the issue of [...]
This was a great thrill for me personally. Why? Because Michael Gerson wrote some of the most amazing presidential speeches of all time, at a time when the nation really needed it. He was George W. Bush’s chief speech writer, and in the days following the September 11 atrocity, his words helped calm the nation [...]
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Jon Golnik, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 5th district, returned to Pundit Review Radio recently to give us a campaign update in his race to retire Niki Tsongas. Fortunately, his campaign is going better than his attempts to debate his opponent. Like so many others in this Congress, Tsongas is running from her [...]
Bruce McQuain from Blackfive joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce spent 28 years in the U.S. Army and he is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. This week Bruce told us [...]
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What a novel idea, an auditor for state auditor? Mary Z. Connaughton earned her reputation as a champion of long suffering Massachusetts taxpayers on the Turnpike board, and now she is poised to take over as auditor of the commonwealth. Considering her relevant experience, and the fact that her opponent can’t distinguish between her primary [...]
Flailing doesn’t begin to describe the past 10 days for Tim Cahill. First, he lost his political advisors, then his running mate, followed quickly by his judgment. And now, sadly, he’s lost his dignity. The Cahill campaign is engaged in strategery the likes of which we haven’t seen. When it comes to the decision making [...]
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