A couple of unrelated things happened this week: President Bush's approval rating hit 30% (yeah yeah, Zogby, caveat lector). And in Louisiana, Cool Cash Connoisseur William Jefferson got easily re-elected to another term to Congress, which … [Read more...]
Archives for December 10, 2006
I like where this is going
Deval Patrick talked about changing the Big Dig Culture, and involving the grassroots as a means of governing. So it wasn't a big surprise when he got criticized for meeting with über-lobbyist Tom O'Neill during the campaign; or that Tim … [Read more...]
Not a Merry Christmas for Haleigh
This update on the Haleigh Poutre case shows both the power of the Department of Social Services (DSS), and the "we never admit we are wrong" DSS culture AND how little the courts can do to rein in DSS. Alison Avrett gave up custody … [Read more...]