No, not Beat the Press. I confess I haven't watched it yet. I'm talking about Goldstein's analysis of today's startling denouement of the Deval/Trav kerfuffle. It's a thing of beauty.In September, DP made the final table, … [Read more...]
Archives for December 15, 2006
Greater Boston’s on right now: Press Admits Defeat?
Hey, maybe the whole blogger-kerfuffle will boost their ratings. Anyway, check out 'GBH @ 7pm and see if they show David in his most orc-ish light -- again. Thanks to Jay for the image.UPDATE: Fine, it's over. Our long national nightmare … [Read more...]
Travaglini “I Misspoke”
Deval Patrick dropped the hammer on Travaglini today and sent him to the press to apologize. Well not really, but that's the way I interpreted what happened.Travaglini:"I misspoke yesterday and I want to acknowledge that publicly to … [Read more...]
Sec’y of Housing and Econ. Dev.: O’Connell; Sec’y of Eng. & Env: Bowles
BOSTON - Friday, December 15, 2006-In a first glimpse at the cabinet reorganization the new administration will undertake, Governor-elect Deval Patrick today announced his selection of Ian Bowles as Secretary of Energy and Environmental … [Read more...]
Bloomberg offers stark commentary on education
Flabby, Inefficient, OutdatedBy MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERGDecember 14, 2006; Page A20Today a bipartisan commission of high-profile academic, government, business and labor leaders selected by the National Center on Education and the Economy … [Read more...]
Thank you!!
As the findings of the working groups are due today, I wanted to say thank you to David, the Civic Engagement working group and all the other working groups who have volunteered their time and listened so carefully. I was impressed … [Read more...]
“Crazy”?
cue Gnarls Barkley ...Gov.-elect Deval Patrick said he would be "crazy" not to consider longtime Big Dig insider Jim Aloisi for transportation secretary, even though Patrick demonized the project's political culture during the campaign for … [Read more...]
Time For Patrick to Engage the Legislature
Deval Patrick, at least as much as Mitt Romney, is an outsider to Beacon Hill. The legislators there have 16 years of practice in the art of governing without the executive. The culture of ignoring and marginizing the executive … [Read more...]
Travaglini and his constituency
So, in a sign of Big Time Internal Strife, Trav says Deval's agenda goes through him -- i.e. over his dead body [my emphasis]:According to the notes of one audience member, Travaglini said: "I told the governor-elect, if you're willing to … [Read more...]
Honeymoon Over Before It Starts?
In the lead story in this morning's Globe, Senate President Travaglini is said to have issued a stern warning to Deval Patrick that he had better `cooperate' with the legislature if he wants his agenda to move forward. Whether this is … [Read more...]