From TPM, Wonder why these guys got booted out?With blunt pragmatism, Sen. John Sununu came to Concord last week and told economic development leaders not to waste time worrying about the cost of health care."This may be the most bizarre … [Read more...]
Archives for December 4, 2006
Charter schools: Ten out of ten on the top ten list
Keep going down the list, and check out how many charters have suspension rates above 11%. I wonder if this aggressive use of suspension as a punishment has anything to do with claims that charters tend to counsel hard-to-educate … [Read more...]
Brownback is in for 2008
Brownback is in for 2008.If true, this puts a pretty big wrench in the works for Governor Mitt. Mitt has generated quite a bit of traction by leading the charge against SSM, but is vulnerable among the evangelical set on the abortion … [Read more...]
Vote By Mail
Massachusetts should seriously consider vote-by-mail as a way to drive up turnout. Read this story from the WaPo: This month, as controversies emerged in other parts of the country over polling place problems and malfunctioning … [Read more...]
Practical Realities for the Health Care Amendment
Odds are that it will only pop out of committee if enough arms and legs are broken to ensure its defeat. It's possible, but our supporters have been very courageous over the past three years taking tough votes and a lot of heat. … [Read more...]
I Just Don’t Know What to Make of Deval – and Stuff
Naive? Or cuter than a shit-shit-house-rat?Telling newspaper editors they 'don't get it' because they had the temerity to query the details of Deval's lollipop fields and dancing fairies. (no gay pun intended. Honest - it just sounds … [Read more...]
Globe: Patrick Keeps Grass Roots Alive
Good article from the Globe about Patrick's plans to keep the grass roots alive and use the political muscle of the group to help in Patrick's budget and agenda plans for the state he touted during the election."The grass-roots organization … [Read more...]
Thoughts On Civic Engagement
I'm hearing similar questions from several quarters, some here on BMG and some from friends and fellow activists; all having to do with the makeup of the working groups reflecting business-as-usual rather than true open participation. … [Read more...]