Along with Patrick Lee, I am co-chair of the Housing Working Group of the Patrick-Murray Transition Committee. The Governor Elect has made it clear that the transition effort must continue to reach out far and wide for the best ideas, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 24, 2006
Civic Engagement: we need your help!
So. I'm the co-chair of the Patrick/Murray Transition working group on "civic engagement." This means a couple of things. One, I will probably have next to no time for blogging over the next couple of weeks, except for … [Read more...]
I’m Thankful For Bobby
My friends from grad school have taken to referring to me as a Kennedy because my love of whiskey and women, the accidents of my birth (Boston Irish Catholic), and my ability to quote from numerous Kennedy speeches have made it seem as if I … [Read more...]
BMG (!) joins Jack Welch bid for Globe
If I didn't read this in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), I wouldn't have believed it. Joining Welch in his bid to purchase the Globe is a website, or "blog", called Blue Mass Group. "While the Globe has rapidly … [Read more...]
Romney backs judicial activism
Not-soon-enough-to-be-ex-Gov. Mitt Romney filed a lawsuit today in which he asks the Supreme Judicial Court to bypass the state legislature if they fail to vote on the anti-marriage amendment.Romney is asking the court to order the … [Read more...]
Hey, gun enthusiasts: did you think Howie Carr was your friend? Think again.
Here's a note to all of our local gun enthusiasts (yes, Bruce, I'm talking to you): Howie Carr disrespects you way, way more than any Ted Kennedy-lovin' brie-nibblin' chardonnay-sippin' Volvo-drivin' lefty. Check out today's … [Read more...]
Fehrnstrom tries to contain damage over pension flap
Poor Eric Fehrnstrom. All the guy wanted was a Bulger-esque pension bonanza to "serve his town" on the Brookline Housing Authority -- housing being a subject as to which, apparently, the extent of his knowledge consists of what he's … [Read more...]