If you watched Greater Boston tonight, you know what I'm talking about. Part of today's "Beat the Press" show was on political blogging, inspired by this Sunday NYT piece on bloggers who have been paid by political campaigns (some of … [Read more...]
Archives for December 8, 2006
Poll: A bridge too PhRMA
I dare say there's a national consensus that Congress should mandate that the federal government negotiate drug prices with pharma companies:A new poll shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans favor allowing the government to … [Read more...]
Concerned
I am concerned that the "grassroots" are spoiling for a fight with the "State House". For example questioning Sen. Dick Moore for offering a counter-point to the new administration or that you have to make it more "beneficial" for a … [Read more...]
Feeling out the early ’08 consensus
Hey, why not wade into idle speculation about Prez '08? Everyone else is doin' it.I'm a little amused, and yet quite encouraged by Obamamania. I like the guy a lot. I think he catches a little too much grief from the blogosphere for trying … [Read more...]
State web sites: Michigan puts us to shame
The results are in: the best state website in the country belongs to Michigan. So says a study released recently (and which unfortunately costs $250) of state, county, and city websites by the National Policy Research Council and … [Read more...]
Shameless plug: Blue Mass. Swag
I'm pretty sure we don't make any money off of this, but just for the glory of it: Get your Blue Mass. Swag right here, hot off the Cafe Press! We got bibs, coffee mugs (big ones!), t-shirts, organic t-shirts, little tiny t-shirts, trucker … [Read more...]
Help Mr. Wizard, I Don’t Want to Be a ?
OpenSociety nicely sums up Brian McGrory's column on Deval today.McGrory uses the word "hubris". I accused David of it the day after the election. Of course I was half kidding. (I stress the word half)I really did not expect this to be so … [Read more...]
The fight to come: Addressed to the health care working group
The Health Care Working Group has asked for input, and I thought I'd make this a front-page post, instead of posting this in the comments of the below thread. I will try to be brief but comprehensive. (If you're looking for more information … [Read more...]
Rehnquist’s LaGuer Brief Rocks
On the 2002 DNA test which supposedly linked LaGuer to the crime Rehnquist has this to say:Beyond its reliance of numerous misstatements and mischaracterizations, the Commonwealth tries to justify its suppression of exculpatory evidence by … [Read more...]
“Deval’s Coronation”
That is how, in today's Boston Globe, Brian McGrory describes the plans for Deval Patrick's inauguration. It is a little over the top, but McGrory actually expresses some thoughts that I actually had when I first heard about the plans … [Read more...]