http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/27/dems-analysis WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/27/dems-analysis/comment-page-1#comment-2833 Mary Tahmosh Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:36:31 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11389#comment-2833 I can't see Martha 'crossing the aisle' and being able to convince the opposition of anything. Massachusetts is a leader in civil rights already - we need a senator with international experience and national issues. I can’t see Martha ‘crossing the aisle’ and being able to convince the opposition of anything. Massachusetts is a leader in civil rights already – we need a senator with international experience and national issues.

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/27/dems-analysis/comment-page-1#comment-2799 Mary Cole Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:31:09 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11389#comment-2799 Some like it hot. There's no question that Mike Capuano is the only one with Congressional experience in the Washington DC environment. Everyone agrees, even Ted Kennedy wasn't "the Lion of the Senate" for his first decade or two. It takes time to learn the ropes and how to get things done in DC. Capuano has that background and can hit the ground running for Massachusetts. He has my vote. Some like it hot. There’s no question that Mike Capuano is the only one with Congressional experience in the Washington DC environment. Everyone agrees, even Ted Kennedy wasn’t “the Lion of the Senate” for his first decade or two. It takes time to learn the ropes and how to get things done in DC. Capuano has that background and can hit the ground running for Massachusetts. He has my vote.

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/27/dems-analysis/comment-page-1#comment-2790 Jane Hammond Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:13:33 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11389#comment-2790 The commentators missed Pagliuca's important comment that he would do away with state regulation of financial institutions in favor of federal regulations. We all know how well that worked causing a near depression. Washington is for sale to the highest bidder and the citizens of Massachusetts are better off with state based restrictions on financial institutions. The same argument is being made by the Republicans in Washington to federalize regulation of the insurance industry and take that out of the hands of state regulators. This is exactly what the insurance industry wants. It owns Washington and has successfully fought competition for years. Every Republican has taken a strong stand against any public option because a robust public option mean an end to the huge profits being made off the backs of sick Americans. BTW who else hears a fingernail scratching a blackboard when Pagliuca says he knows Ted Kennedy would want him to fill his seat? Least we not forget, Pagliuca is a colleague of Mitt Romney's and supported Romney in his fight for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat! The commentators missed Pagliuca’s important comment that he would do away with state regulation of financial institutions in favor of federal regulations. We all know how well that worked causing a near depression. Washington is for sale to the highest bidder and the citizens of Massachusetts are better off with state based restrictions on financial institutions. The same argument is being made by the Republicans in Washington to federalize regulation of the insurance industry and take that out of the hands of state regulators. This is exactly what the insurance industry wants. It owns Washington and has successfully fought competition for years. Every Republican has taken a strong stand against any public option because a robust public option mean an end to the huge profits being made off the backs of sick Americans. BTW who else hears a fingernail scratching a blackboard when Pagliuca says he knows Ted Kennedy would want him to fill his seat? Least we not forget, Pagliuca is a colleague of Mitt Romney’s and supported Romney in his fight for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat!

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/27/dems-analysis/comment-page-1#comment-2789 Sadie Starr Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:01:47 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11389#comment-2789 While the candidates did seem to agree on almost all points, I think it is important to note that Coakley was the only one to address the issue of civil rights! While the candidates did seem to agree on almost all points, I think it is important to note that Coakley was the only one to address the issue of civil rights!

]]> http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/27/dems-analysis/comment-page-1#comment-2786 Patrick Desmond Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:36:09 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11389#comment-2786 Martha Coakley didn't come off as cool, she came off as boring. She tried twice to be funny, and I didn't recognize the first attempt until I heard the second one. Martha Coakley didn’t come off as cool, she came off as boring. She tried twice to be funny, and I didn’t recognize the first attempt until I heard the second one.

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