So I saw the pictures from Sunday's demonstrations for "Voting on Marriage". And I just have to say that I really, truly, profoundly don't understand the motivations of the anti-same-sex-marriage folks. I've tried, and I'm just at a loss.I … [Read more...]
Archives for November 21, 2006
What have you done today to make you feel grateful?
As a lifelong MA resident (hey, Christy me, too!), a parent and adult-child of elderly parents, I decided to vote for Deval two days before the primary. My epiphany went something like this: I realized that Reilly was my parents (D), … [Read more...]
Institutionalized Global Warming: Town by town
So far, I have processed requests including Charlestown RI, Lunenburg MA, Leominster MA, Sutton MA, Rutland MA, and my home town of Hudson MA. (Strange that most of my request have come from the Worcester area and I have not heard anything … [Read more...]
Reverse 9C Cuts — Join The Campaign for Public Responsibility
You can......... ? Educate yourself about the law and budget policies that allowed the Governor to invoke his 9C powers as well as some solution options at Mass Budget and Policy Center's website www.massbudget.org for an … [Read more...]
The Blah! Party
News from United Kingdom: Captain Sensible (of punk band The Damned fame) has started a U.K. political party, and plans to stand for election... Link: Blah! Party … [Read more...]
Nobody Owes You a Living – Unions to sue Mass Turnpike Authority over Governance Decision
Let me just say up front that I think removing these tolls is a bad idea. We should disincentivize driving and incentivize taking the train. It's better for the environment. It's much better for national security (take that, … [Read more...]
John Edwards in Cambridge
If you're a John Edwards fan, he will be at the Harvard Booksellar on 1256 Mass Ave from 12-2pm on Monday, November 27th for a book signing and meet and greet. … [Read more...]
Some friendly advice to Governor-elect Patrick: Ignore everyone trying to give you friendly advice
In a column patronizingly entitled "Some friendly advice for the governor-elect," Scot Lehigh says he's "getting a little nervous here."Good.Personally, I hope everyone who's part of the ossified political establishment in this state -- and … [Read more...]
Bostonian Quiz
Ya know in the WWII POW movies where American prisoners quiz a new prisoner to make sure they are not a spy. They usually start off by asking him where he is from. Then another prisoner from that city (usually Cleveland) steps forward and … [Read more...]
More on Romney’s 9C cuts to the DMH budget
In the meantime, I found the link to Judge Ponsor's 106-page scathing ruling of 1/27/06. I strongly urge anyone interested in the welfare of the mentally ill -- and mentally ill children in particular -- to review this document and then … [Read more...]