Oct
28
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BOSTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren are now in a two-person contest for the seat once held by Ted Kennedy.
She said that the country should adopt the same individual mandate included in Massachusetts 2006 health care law which requires virtually everyone be insured.
Another of Edward Kennedy’s nephews, Stephen Smith, has endorsed U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano.
Sep
26
Senate-Pick Kirk ’s Insurance, Drug-Industry “Conflicts” by John Nichols On Friday, former Democratic National Committee chair Paul Kirk cleared what was probably his last legal hurdle to become the selected-not-elected “temporary senator” from Massachusetts. A Massachusetts judge, rejecting a Republican challenge, ruled that the veteran Democratic operative was legitimately appointed and could hold his seat until a special election names a permanent successor to the late Senator Edward Ke
Sep
25
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Some computer issues have given me fits since Wednesday, but, I think they are fixed, I hope anyway. Ed has been doing some great blogging, and I am ready to rock ‘n roll! So, here we go! Over at Wizbang, this item just caught my eye it deals with the “Kennedy legacy”Well, Ted Kennedy’s been buried for almost a month, and we’re getting a glimpse of his legacy. And — as should be expected — it’s a remarkable conflation of greed, corruption, chicanery, and political maneuverings.First up, his succ