massachusetts 2010

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

i guess the biggest question is will deval patrick get a primary challenger?  tim cahill? william galvin?  martha coackley?

what about possible republicans? (other than charles baker)

I want Tim Cahill, but I would expect Martha Coakley to be the inevitable next Governor.

As for other Republicans, Reed Hillman is a possibility.  Possibly Sen. Scott Brown, who is one of the biggest "alpha male" pricks on the planet.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Perhaps a certain W. Mitt Romney?

Unlikely.  It doesn't fit in well with his 2012 bid for President.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

in what way is brown a prick?

There is no one more arrogant on the planet.  Spend any time at all with him, and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Any chances of an independent run in between the Republicans and Democrats? Cause let's face it, the Massachusetts Republican Party has as much chance at winning as the Libertarians or Greens.

1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002 not withstanding, I presume.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Any chances of an independent run in between the Republicans and Democrats? Cause let's face it, the Massachusetts Republican Party has as much chance at winning as the Libertarians or Greens.

Carla Howell or her husband may run again for the LP, particularly if the tax repeal referendum passes and gets ignored by the legislature.

It is embarassing that the income tax repeal got as much support as it did last time.

I must admit, though, that the most tempting arguement for voting for it is that the powers that be in the legislature have already said they'd ignore the will of the voters in case it was passed.

Any chances of an independent run in between the Republicans and Democrats? Cause let's face it, the Massachusetts Republican Party has as much chance at winning as the Libertarians or Greens.

The Libertarians did nearly manage to push the Republicans into third in 2000.

Such things tend to happen when your U.S. Senate candidate is officially disowned by the state party.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Any chances of an independent run in between the Republicans and Democrats? Cause let's face it, the Massachusetts Republican Party has as much chance at winning as the Libertarians or Greens.

Carla Howell or her husband may run again for the LP, particularly if the tax repeal referendum passes and gets ignored by the legislature.

It is embarassing that the income tax repeal got as much support as it did last time.

I must admit, though, that the most tempting arguement for voting for it is that the powers that be in the legislature have already said they'd ignore the will of the voters in case it was passed.

Thus proving what elitist, self-serving and power hungry politicians they are.

Well, granted, the reason I'd vote against the income tax repeal is because the state would totally fall apart without the income tax with the way we're spending, and that the likely solution to make up for such a shortfall would be for Beacon Hill to reduce local aid to $0, which would probably triple our already near-highest-in-the-country property taxes.

I totally understand why they'd want to ignore the will of the voters in this case, but to flat out say that the voter's will doesn't matter months before election day just smacks of the kind of elitism that would make me vote Republican on a legislative level (if a Republican ever ran here on a legislative level, that is).

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

mr. moderate, im not sure which state house district you live in, but i hear that carl sciortino didnt get on the primary ballot.

I know.  I'm going to be helping with the write-in effort.  Ugh.

Trane doesn't have any real issues to run against Carl, only townies vs. yuppies, which is b.s. but resonates with some people. Perhaps even some people who don't own the Somerville News, even.

what issues does carl have?  other than 'look at me im a gay and i support gay rights'

Well, I come down on the yuppie side of the townie v. yuppie fight; and being young and supporting gay rights is good enough for me.  I don't mind having a niche gay legislator considering the sheer number of homosexuals who actually live in this district.  It's freakin' Somerville, here.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

so far as i know, gays have the same amount of rights in this state as i do.

Thanks to the votes of Carl himself.  It's not as if opponents of gay rights don't constantly bring up bills in the legislature to undo all the slow gains of the past couple decades.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Speaking of Carla Howell, can someone tell me how one time she got 12% of the vote against Ted Kennedy and the Republican candidate got only 13%?

Oh, that's simple.

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[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

The Red Line is certainly more "upscale" than the Green Line, which is primarily for the non-MIT/Harvard college students.  The Orange Line is pure townie.

And when it comes to the homeless, Davis Square is actually pretty good.  Harvard Square is bum center.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

The Red Line is certainly more "upscale" than the Green Line, which is primarily for the non-MIT/Harvard college students.  The Orange Line is pure townie.

And when it comes to the homeless, Davis Square is actually pretty good.  Harvard Square is bum center.

when i go to harvard...i either walk...or take bus 96

Ewwwwwwwwwww, bus.  Yeah, you can walk to Harvard from here, but it's easier to take the train.  I'm not that hard up for the $1.70.