Essay
For good or ill, I don’t watch television. So on the day after the election, when I questioned, semi-rhetorically, the outcome of the Rhode Island congressional races to a sympathetic friend, he filled me in on what I had missed: a barrage of television ads by the Dem candidates falsely proclaiming the intentions of their…
Yesterday, David Petraeus resigned as Director of the CIA, citing an extramarital affair. General Petraeus was scheduled to testify before Congress about the Benghazi debacle. Except that, hours after the announcement of his resignation came the news, without further elaboration, that he was not going to do so. Why not? That he has now stepped…
On the politics (and policy) of exit polls, social issues, statism, and hugging. Continue reading on the Ocean State Current…
I will admit that when Ralph Mollis first ran for Secretary of State (SoS), I was no fan of his or his candidacy. It seemed that while there wasn’t anything direct to pin on him, there was always a cloud of trouble around him as mayor of North Providence. However in the six years or…
In response to Justin’s response, I emailed him this below. We figured I should share with all. We’re having separate discussions with a little overlap. It seems his central point is that RI voters are ok with spending like drunken sailors. I agree. We’ve seen that every two years. I thought to myself a while…
To be blunt, I think Patrick’s analysis relies too heavily on one of the two clichés about Rhode Island politics that ought to be discarded. Last night wasn’t the RIGOP’s fault, in any institutional way. It isn’t some strategic error that’s led to the party’s status. It’s the society in which the RIGOP has to…
In 2007, the Boston Red Sox were World Champions. Even late in 2011, they were the World Series favorites and the best team in baseball. Then the floor fell out from under them and last year, they were an embarrassment to the history of the franchise. Well, it’s not like the RI GOP has recently…
[11:19] Matt Allen on WPRO is saying all the major networks all calling the Presidential race for Barack Obama. [10:58] MN called for Obama by NBC. Obama in OH 50-48, with 2/3 of the vote reporting, and 70% of Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) left to report. Obama’s Electoral College lead looks pretty solid at this point.…