Tagged: martha coakley

What about health care reform?

Ought health care legislation be stopped dead in its tracks after the Brown win? That is a clear promise he made in the campaign (though procedurally he can’t necessarily stop it himself). But many...

Brown Out (With a bit o’ Science Bleg)

With all the myriad  commentary flying around about about the meaning of Scott Brown’s victory, it would help to remember that people who follow politics write about politics.  This creates a bias whereby the...

Coakley and the Amirault family

This piece in the Wall Street Journal by Dorothy Rabinowitz on the role Martha Coakley played in the wrongful imprisonment of the Amirault family is a must read.  And lest you should think this...

QOTD II

Following up on ED’s earlier post, here’s a smart observation from Derek Thompson at The Atlantic on the consequences of (an increasingly likely) Scott Brown victory in the Massachusetts special senatorial election (hint: the...

quote of the day

“You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room.” ~ Democratic candidate Marie Antoinette Martha Coakley, further sabotaging her own campaign. P.S. – I have to admit, I really like Scott...