There's been a lot of talk lately about public financing of political campaigns. Personally, I'm skeptical. A true system of public financing would be phenomenally expensive, and I doubt that most Americans want to see that many … [Read more...]
Archives for February 20, 2006
You Heard It Here First
The Boston Herald's Laurel J. Sweet has been poking around on the Leominster Mom anti-Conte Web site story. Tom Reilly take notice. … [Read more...]
Precedents Day
Adam Reilly asks the real question about whether the "elected delegates" now eligible to Gabrieli include ex-officios:Here's the million-dollar question: Did any previous late entry have to abide by the more restrictive interpretation as … [Read more...]
Spoilsports
"You donât have to be an expert to judge downhill skiing, fastest one wins." Well, if lack of rules is what makes a sport then I guess snowboarding, with a 114-page official rulebook is twice as much a sport as NCAA football, which has a … [Read more...]
State Committee meeting in Newton
I just wanted to get people's take on the State Committee meeting last Wednesday in Newton. Galvin seemed to be on fire that day but maybe that's just my take... also what was up with Johnston forgetting to mention Andrea Silbert … [Read more...]
National Security, Congressional elections, and the Democratic position on Iraq
Tip O'Neill famously said, "all politics is local" and when it comes to Congressional elections and politics, he's 100% right. At the local level, more and more Americans are feeling the pinch of a jobless recovery. They are … [Read more...]
Health Care Reform – Real Risks
What "risk" is Anderson speaking of? Romney and Trav are right there in the sand box with him. Is it risk from DiMasi? The Speaker is rumored to have made overtures of compromise on the issue, but the other boys in the sandbox keep throwing … [Read more...]