The answer, according to the non-partisan - and not particularly liberal - Mass. Taxpayers Foundation, is to allow children of undocumented immigrants (CUIs, for short) to pay in-state tuition if they went to high school here. Here's the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 10, 2006
Cape Cod Times doesn’t like Cape Wind …
and therefore endorses Tom Reilly for Governor.While Deval Patrick's knowledge of the key issues facing the state is impressive, it is nonetheless superficial.For instance, in his position paper on environmental protection, Patrick wrote: … [Read more...]
Open Thread: Canvassing stories
Anyone go canvassing this weekend? Any funny/interesting stories? … [Read more...]
The Boston Globe drank the Kool-Aid and forgot about Arnall, Kerry and Ameriquest
In an editorial endorsement that exhausts the vitae of Deval Patrick, the Globe failed to make any mention of the candidates connection to Ameriquest, the notorious mortgage company saddled with countless allegations of … [Read more...]
Anything to do for Rand Wilson in the primary?
So I support Rand Wilson's run for state auditor, and I'm wondering if there's a way to support him in the primary. I know that his run is meant to support the development of a Working Families Party, but I also know that one doesn't … [Read more...]
What’s up with Sibert kayak tour? Is Birmingham advising her?
Does this kayak tour-http://www.andreasil... -sound like potentially bad idea to anyone else?At best, it's not a very efficient way to get to where the voters are (on land, mostly). At worst, it evokes certain disasterous stunt by a … [Read more...]
Framing A Message for the Future
47. Small white holiday lights have always been in style.48. Most of them never had the chance to eat bad airline food.49. They have always been searching for "Waldo."50. The really rich have regularly expressed exuberance with … [Read more...]
Article: Patrick & Murray on Sept. 19th
I don't always agree with what Nemeth says, but this time around I think he got it right.Sunday, September 10, 2006Patrick, Murray top redundant contestRobert Z. NemethCommentaryThey differ in appearance, rhetoric or style but march to the … [Read more...]
Trying to decide on the LG race
The primary's getting closer, and I'm still undecided on the lt gov race. I know I'm not voting for Deborah Goldberg, but am still trying to decide between Murray and Silbert. So my latest tactic is to try to outline issues that are most … [Read more...]
Tom Reilly Gets Caught Again
As part of his meltdown Thursday evening, Tom Reilly said By the way, Chris, you mentioned the whistle-blower law. Six people are under indictment because of that. I wrote that law, OK? And we are implementing that law. Guess what, … [Read more...]