For John, BLUF: The Blogosphere is a strange, but interesting, place.
I noted today that this blog post, from 23/0800 August 2009, on a Spider Solitaire "feature", was my third highest post in terms of page views, some 1357, but that there were no comments. I even asked for comments. Received none.
Fourth highest? Fred Grandy being gone from WMAL (8 comments). Second highest was Debate 5 amongst Tom Conroy, Marisa DeFranco, Alan Khazei, Bob Massie, Herbert Robinson, and Elizabeth Warren (four comments). That was back when there was still competition in the Democratic Party. Number one was a question as to if Professor Elizabeth Warren (now Senator Elect) had done any pro bono publico work as a lawyer (ten comments).
Interesting.
Regards — Cliff
Which Democratic Party do you mean?
ReplyDeleteThe national party, that pitted a bevy of prominent Dems, as they clawed for the Presidential nomination in 2007? The race that went to the last leg, as Clinton dragged Obama over the coals?
Or, our state party? Which had a contested primary in the 2009 special primary. And, very well could, see a contest in the next one. But, a state party that just watched several prominent state Dems endorse Scott Brown(MA-R) against their party's nominee.
Let's not weasel around in inferences that Dems cherish thwarting full blown Democracy. Why not pat your party's back, at seemingly pushing MADEMS to take less chances.
The highest number of 'hits' was from a post I had over at the Opine Editorials a few years ago. It still gets hits to this very day, the top one each week.
ReplyDeleteFirst:
Instructions for a Kinship Chart
Second: "The Copulation"
"I expose men to the origin of their first, and perhaps second, reason for existing." - Leonardo Da Vinci "The Copulation"
Most high comment threads, are just a few people going back and forth. These two apparently have high Google searches related to them.
I didn't think I was weaseling around, but rather being straight forward about the Mass Dems. I searched under MADEMS and got a site with pictures of girls, albeit clothed somewhat. And, yes, I meant the Mass Dems. After reading posts at Left in Lowell and Renee's blog site I was convinced that there was a feeling of a lack of competition, but more there later.
ReplyDeleteRegards — Cliff
Oh, Cliff. I'd venture to say you were trying to put a spin on the situation, or, at least jumping the gun.
ReplyDeleteBut if Capuano drops out and Markey cements an air of invincibility, Lynch would have an uphill fight.
Capuano, meanwhile, has lived up to his pugnacious reputation, saying he hasn’t yet decided if he will be a candidate, but “if I make this run, it will be the same way - from the streets up, not from the elite down.”
The former Somerville mayor ran that way in the Democrats’ 2009 special election primary - the only congressman from the state to do so - but he also lost the nomination to Coakley.
Capuano’s challenge is evident in the congressmen’s respective fund-raising situations: Markey has $3.1 million in the bank, while Lynch has less than a quarter of that - $740,000 - and Capuano has less than one-sixth - $491,000.
If the DSCC and the rest of the Democratic establishment are helping Markey raise cash, it will be hard for Capuano to close that gap.
I'm not rooting for Caps, per se. But, I do favor "pugnacious," as a rule of thumb.
Now that we are past the holidays, the push can start. If Capuano has, as had been rumored, an eye for being Governor, he may run in the primary, if only to increase his profile, statewide.
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