Brown win could make balancing Washington’s budget harder
Massachusetts’ election of a new U.S. senator may cost Washington lawmakers their out on the state budget. That seems to be the growing consensus after Scott Brown’s upset last night. His win imperils...
View ArticleDouble standard for cheesecake?
The big news du jour, of course, is the Massachusetts senatorial race, won by previously unknown Scott Brown. I’ve read all the analysis of how the Republican was able to beat the Democratic candidate...
View ArticleComing Thursday: Brown’s victory, BPA ban
Here’s what we’re working on for tomorrow: To paraphrase George W. Bush, the Democrats took a whuppin’ Tuesday in Massachusetts. It hard to imagine how a single state election could have served up more...
View ArticleA brutal lesson for Democratic leaders
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. To paraphrase George W. Bush, the Democrats took a thumpin’ Tuesday in Massachusetts. It hard to imagine how a single state election could have...
View ArticleSharing the podium: Obama and Scott Brown
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. Meet the post-Massachusetts Obama. In his State of the Union address Wednesday night, the president was all bipartisanship, all political unity,...
View ArticleRah! Rah! Rah! Health care diehards and football metaphors
The impending demise of Obamacare has created a weird combination – liberal journalists and football metaphors. Throughout cyberspace, and in print and broadcast journalism, we hear cries for Democrats...
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