Jonathan Turley in the LA Times has picked up on something that, if true [see the Updates below for more on that], does actually call into question whether John Roberts can effectively serve as a Supreme Court Justice - or, really, as a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2005
Is it too early to call it “FederalistSocietyGate”?
Curiouser and curiouser. Supreme Court nominee Judge Roberts' apparent non-membership in the Federalist Society (the conservative networking group for lawyers, membership in which has become de rigueur for right-leaning lawyers who … [Read more...]
Will he ever return?
I hereby apologize to every reader of this blog. Here goes:(To the tune of "The Ship That Never Returned"/"Charley on the MTA")1. Let me tell you the storyOf a man named RomneyOn a tragic and fateful dayHe put a dollar … [Read more...]
Who cares about the internets?
As you are undoubtedly well aware, Deval Patrick recently undertook a massive blog outreach effort, giving interviews to .08, Eisenthal, and the three of us here at BMG. His campaign also approached Left in Lowell and Cape Ann Dem, … [Read more...]
Excuse me…. is this strawman organic?
Cookbook author Julie Powell writes an op-ed in the Times decrying the supposed gastronomic and class snobbery of those who buy organic food, finding herself "uncomfortable" in Whole Foods and "longing for the nonjudgemental … [Read more...]
You can’t handle the truth!
And while we're on the subject of petroleum-based reality... Congressman Joe Barton, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a fully-owned subsidiary of the oil lobby has requested the congressional equivalent of a police raid … [Read more...]
The tiger that’s a red herring
ExxonMobil seems to be feeling the heat of its own making: A coalition of environmental groups have called for a boycott of the most stubborn, recalcitrant global-warming-profiteering company out there. ExxonMobil finances … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney, meet your fellow one-termer George H.W. Bush
Both the Globe and the Herald are reporting Mitt Romney's howlingly funny PR disaster of trying to reassure T riders that public transit in Boston is still safe by taking the 14-second Red Line ride from Park Street to Downtown Crossing … [Read more...]
OK, that was fun. Now back to the important stuff.
Well, all this John Roberts for the Supreme Court business has been interesting. But let's face it - he's going to be confirmed, and probably in a walk. The requisite interest groups will make the requisite loud noises about it, … [Read more...]
Second Middlesex Senate race update
We interrupt our wall-to-wall John Roberts coverage to remind you (and ourselves) that other important stories continue to percolate along.The field in the Second Middlesex Senate race has narrowed considerably. What looked for a … [Read more...]
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