Thursday, February 10, 2005
‘Like an old rejected boy friend who still thinks he has a chance’: Mickey expends oxygen beating up John Kerry. ...
‘The governor's position runs counter ...’: Mitt just threw an apparent curve ball caught by the NYT: He’s going to oppose some of the stem-cell proposals now before the Legislature. … Things are getting really strange around here. Hub Blog’s on Trav’s side? And Trav is on the side of business? … Speaking of Trav and the boys. …
‘A legislative Socrates he is not,’ Part 3: Steve of Arlington writes in to take both Hub Blog and Reader No. 1 to task over the UMass poll (see items from yesterday): “Mitt is L-O-S-I-N-G to Reilly. Read the damn article!” … OK, OK. I don’t know about Reader No. 1, but I’m blaming spyware. ... Speaking of Reader No. 1, he has a few more points on the issue, in case people think he doesn’t see Mitt’s faults – and voters’ faults:
“Mitt's deeds have fallen far short of his words, but his supporters don't expect a lot. After all, to the extent his supporters are addicted to the Hackerama, they/we are part of the problem... insert observation here about Reagan, Bush 2, and deficit spending. I'll respectfully submit that talking tight spending and taking the opposite tack is the true Republican strategic brilliance of the last 25 years. (NOT an excuse for anyone's behavior, just an explanation.) …
“On the Presidential issue: Massachusetts has yet to punish a native son ‘just’ for running for President. We punished native sons who ran for President and let the state go to hell in a handbasket (eg the Duke)... In that respect, the jury is out on Mitt, but I'll bet he's safe as long as the Hackerama is running state political operations, and he doesn't claim too much for himself (i.e., no ‘Massachusetts Miracle’ crap). Weakness is strength, a la Clinton after the Gingrich Revolution.”
‘The governor's position runs counter ...’: Mitt just threw an apparent curve ball caught by the NYT: He’s going to oppose some of the stem-cell proposals now before the Legislature. … Things are getting really strange around here. Hub Blog’s on Trav’s side? And Trav is on the side of business? … Speaking of Trav and the boys. …
‘A legislative Socrates he is not,’ Part 3: Steve of Arlington writes in to take both Hub Blog and Reader No. 1 to task over the UMass poll (see items from yesterday): “Mitt is L-O-S-I-N-G to Reilly. Read the damn article!” … OK, OK. I don’t know about Reader No. 1, but I’m blaming spyware. ... Speaking of Reader No. 1, he has a few more points on the issue, in case people think he doesn’t see Mitt’s faults – and voters’ faults:
“Mitt's deeds have fallen far short of his words, but his supporters don't expect a lot. After all, to the extent his supporters are addicted to the Hackerama, they/we are part of the problem... insert observation here about Reagan, Bush 2, and deficit spending. I'll respectfully submit that talking tight spending and taking the opposite tack is the true Republican strategic brilliance of the last 25 years. (NOT an excuse for anyone's behavior, just an explanation.) …
“On the Presidential issue: Massachusetts has yet to punish a native son ‘just’ for running for President. We punished native sons who ran for President and let the state go to hell in a handbasket (eg the Duke)... In that respect, the jury is out on Mitt, but I'll bet he's safe as long as the Hackerama is running state political operations, and he doesn't claim too much for himself (i.e., no ‘Massachusetts Miracle’ crap). Weakness is strength, a la Clinton after the Gingrich Revolution.”
