A BIG hat-tip to Bruce for finding the tool to make these things! … [Read more...]
Archives for July 28, 2006
Romney vetoes minimum wage bill; allows legislature to override
Governor Romney today vetoed the legislature's two-step minimum wage bill, thereby ensuring that the bill will become law in Monday's override-palooza.Romney had the option of hanging on to the bill for a few more days and making it far … [Read more...]
Healey rolls out bio spot
Sorry if this has been posted, but I just caught Kerry Healey's new bio spot. Maybe I'm not impressed with it because she's had an unimpressive life. Sure, working class girl who gets a Harvard degree (with public assistance, … [Read more...]
Meet the new Matt, same as the old Matt
Here's a juxtaposition for you:"Patronage will be replaced by professionalism," Romney said. "Secrecy will be replaced by openness."The governor mentioned state Secretary of Transportation John Cogliano as a likely candidate to replace … [Read more...]
Big Dig Paid for Caravaggio
A new work of art has been hung in the gallery of Big Dig masterpieces. Of course, this turns Amorello into a saint by analogy. I guess we'll have to leave that final call up to the Vatican. … [Read more...]
Hub Killing Spree: What To Do (A poll)
Weird daily experience amongst most Boston educators: reading papers each day to see if last kid shot was someone from your school.... Let's sort through competing ideas on "what to do" about rapid escalation of shootings. 1. … [Read more...]
Mass Dems Phones Disconnected?
I've been trying to get in contact with Mass Dems this morning and all I'm getting is a disconnect message. I'm dialing 617-776-2672. Does anyone have any information about this, or a alternate number to call? I need to … [Read more...]
Watch- dog group in place for Victory 2006 drops
The meeting last night in Lowell produced the following. A volunteer group has been put together and will be inspecting literature drops for this weekends canvasing. The group will be sent out to three cities and one town in Ma. … [Read more...]
Der Bushpiloten
A revelatory documentary from German film-maker Deutsche Realityprogrammen takes viewers behind the scenes at the Bush administration. (Warning: subtitles!). Make it a German-American political double feature with this clip from The Madness … [Read more...]
Seven murders in nine days is too many.
The latest victim of Boston's out-of-control crime spree is Alberto Duarte, a 24-year-old father of three who, according to the Globe story, was shot four times with a rifle because he stepped in to try to protect a 17-year-old girl … [Read more...]