Pikachu’s Pose/Taunt in SSBM (Youtube) There’s a bonus in the Gamecube video game Super Smash Bros. Melee (and its sequel) called Poser Poseur. You earn it if you push your taunt/pose button immediately after another player (or the computer) has just done the same. To
With the field more or less set, Democrats vying for their party’s nomination to challenge Scott Brown debated for the first time at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell this evening. The debate was moderated by UMASS-Lowell Chancellor and former representative Martin Meehan with questions from a student
Opponents of Vietnam War at the Pentagon (wikipedia) The answer to what the “establishment” is has never been clear, but use of the term “establishment” has escalated since it was used as a generic stand-in for the enemies of 60’s radicals. Today, in political spheres,
RMS Titanic (Wikipedia) Two things bookend year one of Scott Brown’s career as the junior Senator from Massachusetts so far. One, is an image of him sailing out from his front door ahead of a trip to Washington before his swearing-in a few days later.
**UPDATE** Editor’s Note: In response to a comment, we wanted to add a clarification on the post itself. The comparison between Scott Brown’s and Setti Warren’s service is NOT intended to cast aspersions on National Guard service. There is a difference between touting one’s own
Sen. Gillett (Wikipedia) The last Senator for Massachusetts from Western Mass (the four westernmost counties if you think Worcester is Western) was Frederick Gillett. Prior to serving one term in the US Senate, Gillett represented the 2nd Massachusetts Congressional district, the same that Richard Neal
(WMassP&I) In many ways, we have abdicated our responsibility on the Biomass issue. When the permit was rammed through the city council on a 7-2 vote in 2008, it was hailed as a jobs creator period. Since then there has been a growing movement to
**UPDATE** This Post has been updated to reflect News about the Cape Cod Times Editorial referenced below and news on Setti Warren’s Senate Announcement on 5/13 & 5/18. (Created from Fair Use image of Brown and other) Last week should have been a good week
Senate Seal (wikipedia) With the 2012 campaign underway, albeit somewhat passively, it seems appropriate for us to begin looking into the races (and THE race) that will define the 2012 campaign. However, any discussion of Congressional races is up in the air pending redistricting, which
The late Ronald Reagan in 1982 (wikipedia) It seems fitting that the junior US Senator from our home state should have been sworn in so close to Ronald Reagan‘s birthday. In case you were unaware, Sunday would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan,