We're thrilled that Republican Charlie Baker saw fit to link his campaign to a classic American comedy like . (We planned to suggest Ted Underhill until we realized he is currently deceased.)
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Congrats to Christopher’s of Maynard for their repeat victory in yesterday's Chowderfest. [Boston Herald]
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President Barack Obama's speech regarding the "end" of combat operations in Iraq seemed as apolitical as it could have been, and it still wasn't good enough for Republicans. He thanked the troops and promised to support them at home, he graciously mentioned President Bush, and expressed his desire to focus on domestic issues.
Senator Scott Brown has finally decided to support the pending financial regulatory reform bill after taking his own sweet time thoroughly evaluating the 2,300+ page legislation. Brown delayed taking sides on the bill until after the D.C. holiday recess. Bostonist thinks he really based his decision on something his staff prepared that looks like this Globe cheat sheet. Or, he asked Ayla.
- Starting tomorrow, MBTA boss Richard Davey will be out in public regularly to answer your questions. His first Q-and-A session is tomorrow from 7-9 a.m. at the Red Line's North Quincy stop. [Universal Hub]
- A new initiative in the MBTA is prompting techies to develop user-friendly technologies to enhance service from the T. [Boston Globe]
Scott Brown is currently America's newest Senator, one man in a wicked exclusive club with 99 other members. Bostonist is unaware of any attempts at hazing the rookie, eventhough we know John McCain is the one who would direct such shenanigans, but we know he's learning important lessons in legislating. He already knows where the cheap eats are found. On the radio Monday, Brown said the Senate Dining Room sells expensive soup, and the basement cafeteria buffets are a fiscally responsible $7. Brown the foodie said "I can eat. If I spent the money at the Senate Dining Room, I'd be broke in like a month. So I'd rather pay my $7 and go down and wolf down everything I can and that's in sight." [WCVB]
Scott Brown joined fellow Senator John McCain in Arizona for some mavericky campaigning Friday to make McCain seem more conservative than either of them probably really are. Yes, a man who is now in his first month as a Senator has to bail out the most celebritized - made it up - Senator in the country. McCain compared Brown to Sarah Palin, apparently without bursting out laughing which is always a crowd pleaser. He also panned the lack of fiscal discipline in Congress by saying D.C. is “spending money like a drunken sailor, and the bar is still open.’’ As a current member of Congress, and a former Naval aviator with a slight reckless streak as a young man, McCain is really just insulting himself. Brown was himself: National Guard, Ayla, the truck, etc. Brwn should stop using the word "chicanery" while campaigning. Big words are elitist. [Boston Globe]
President Barack Obama was unapologetic and a bit defiant as he delivered his first State of the Union address on Wednesday. Obama focused mainly on the economy and essentially reaffirmed his Democratness, which was a refreshing change from a week of Democratic leaders surrendering in response to Scott Brown's hairy abdomen.
Senator John Kerry simply can't help himself and has, yet again, confirmed he is like a serial killer whose victims are jokes. He took on John McCain's unmentionables and the educational bona fides of "the troops" - Bostonist knows there must be more examples but we also think these two prove the point. And now, Kerry unleashed his funny bone on Sarah Palin by saying he wished she had disappeared instead of former presidential wannabe/frequent flyer/gigolo Mark Sanford. Bostonist won't lose sleep if Governor Palin stayed out of, or in, frankly, the lower 48 so Kerry's point isn't lost on our corner of the Internets. However, in light of David Letterman's skirmish with Palin it occurs to Bostonist that if Democrats give her more free publicity then her disappearance, that Kerry mentioned, from the national scene won't come to pass.
Gail Collins' recent op-ed in the New York Times waxes nostalgic about the old days of the presidential campaign, before we lost Mitt Romney and met Sarah Palin:
This piece by local artist Chaz Maviyane-Davies helped launch the countdown on 30reasons.org, which presents a new reason every day to vote in the upcoming election. So far, Maviyane-Davies' is our favorite, standing out as beautiful, dramatic, and not overtly political. Sign up for daily email updates of new posters--maybe it will help motivate you to register to vote.
Each week Bostonist brings you the best of Boston-based viral videos the internet has to offer.
You know how much we love the Globe's fluffy articles about summer homes and houseguests. The concerns of the rich are always amusing. However, it gets even more grating when the Globe turns an unilluminating upper-class lens on issues that actually matter to those of us without millions of dollars. The latest "Globular" travesty is a take on Election 2008 that focuses on that all-important issue: food.
Let's face it: No one really expected presidential candidate John McCain and aspiring presidential candidate/former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney to kiss and make up. But McCain surprised everyone by choosing Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.
With Teddy and the Clintons behind him, Barack Obama now needs only for the Republicans to shoot themselves in their finely-clad feet--by having an inordinate amount of homes, making light of bombing, not knowing about the economy, and being computer illiterate. Or, since that's apparently not enough, by picking Mitt Romney as VP. Some Massachusetts pols think the Romster would be the kiss of death for the Republican party, and offer up critiques such as "How can you be the party of the people when your two representatives would not know poverty if it sat in front of them?” (Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons) and “We’d tell him to go home, if we knew which home he was coming from" (Massachusetts Democratic Party chair John Walsh). Burn!
The instant analysis of Senator Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick is that it's at least partially a defense against the perception that Obama is weak on foreign policy. Does newly newsworthy Senator Biden agree?
A money-crush, at least. The Herald reports that Bay Staters gave the most money per capita to Obama's campaign of any state, at $1.583 each. Vermont and Illinois were close, with $1.580 and $1.558 per capita respectively, but nobody ponied up as much dough as we did. The Herald points out that this is a little odd, considering Obama didn't even win the primary here. But apparently we've got enough rich-folks-getting-richer who don't want a president who isn't sure how many homes he has. At least our rich people can count their summer homes on the Cape and across town. Herald commenters, unlike the rest of Massachusetts, do not have much affection for Obama, calling him a "clown" who "squats when he pees." Ah, reasoned debate.
Sources say Mitt Romney is near the top of John McCain's vice presidential running mate list. If Obama picked Patrick (not looking at all likely), we'd have quite the Massachusetts Governor showdown in the elections. Some say businessman Romney would provide the economic knowledge McCain seems to lack; others point out that Romney's not been nearly as successful in business as someone like Michael Bloomberg (even though Bloomberg was once targeted as a possible Obama pick--gah!). McCain needs to get positive (or at least non-negative) press soon; he might just make an announcement to reclaim the headlines from Obama's world travels.
Now that the major political parties have (pretty much) settled on their presidential nominees, Bostonist has decided to take a look at a vital aspect of election strategy: t-shirts.
--The investigation into why a commuter rail train crashed into a loose boxcar in Canton, injuring 150, is turning toward brakes not being set on a car at a lumberyard in Stoughton. Also, even if the train was on the loose, "The car should have been stopped by a derailing device where the siding meets the main track. A source close to the investigation said the derailing device worked properly when tested Wednesday morning and passed its most recent inspection." [The Enterprise of Brockton]
--The Red Sox just broke up with Mirabelli ... we are processing this. It is hard.
--The factory that exploded in Danvers just happened to have more than twice the approved amount of flammable materials. [Boston Herald]
--Are you freaking out over the fact that the St. Patrick's Day parade falls on the same day as Palm Sunday, March 16? 'Cause the press sure seems to be making a fuss. [Boston Herald, Boston Globe]