By Shawn on Oct 28, 2007 in Local Businesses, MA-05 | 1 Comment
This from todays political column:
EVERY LOSING campaign picks a scapegoat.
The people behind Republican Jim Ogonowski, who lost to Democrat Tsongas in an Oct. 16 special election, chose The Sun.
Ogonowski’s flacks thought The Sun’s coverage was biased. Pressed to produce examples, the flacks either chose not to or couldn’t.
In keeping with tradition, Ogonowski’s campaign spokesman, Barney [...]
By Shawn on Oct 17, 2007 in Featured, MA-05 | 1 Comment
In a well run campaign, Niki Tsongas won the election for the 5th Congressional District.
I believe Mr Torkildson of the State Republican Party last night said that because of Jim Ogonowski’s efforts, she had to bring in nearly $6,000,000.00 in outside dollars to take a seat that “she otherwise would have been able to walk [...]
By admin on Oct 15, 2007 in MA-05 | 1 Comment
In his closing statement in last week’s debate, Jim Ogonowski explains his views, challenges his opponents, and asks for your vote:
By Shawn on Oct 15, 2007 in Featured, MA-05 | 0 Comments
Dear Neighbor,
The most rewarding part of this campaign has been meeting so many of you. I’ve consistently heard from you that, like me, you are tired of the circus atmosphere in Washington that puts politics before progress. This is not what the founding fathers envisioned and it is not [...]
By admin on Oct 13, 2007 in Featured, MA-05 | 0 Comments
I was suprised to see an ad coming out for Ogonowski that refers to the classic movie, “Mr Smith Goes to Washington,” because I had just watched it a few days ago.
This campaign reminded me a lot of that movie, and the struggle of one man against “the machine” as its referred to in the [...]

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By Shawn on Oct 11, 2007 in Featured, MA-05 | 0 Comments
From the Eagle Tribune (which actually is what I had expected from the Sun):
The people of the Massachusetts 5th District need a representative in Congress who understands what it is like to run a family business. We need someone who will be an independent voice for the district, not a tool of union [...]