May you all have a safe and peaceful holiday season. Can I get a chorus of ‘Blue Christmas’?
Patrick names transportation secretary
Dec 23, ’06
6:31 PM
Amicus posted it here on BMG before anyone else had it anywhere that I know of — good sources there, pal! Bernard Cohen, currently directing the Federal Transit Administration’s efforts to rebuild transportation facilities in lower Manhattan that were damaged in the Sept. 11 attacks, will be the state’s new Secretary of Transportation. Very, very good call to go outside of Big Dig land for this job, IMHO. Beyond that, I know nothing about Mr. Cohen. Anyone?
Ben LaGuer OPEN THREAD
Dec 23, ’06
4:31 PM
As many of you know Ben LaGuer’s case is going to oral arguments in the SJC on January 4. For 23 years he has been claiming his innocence of a vicious rape. I have been posting to BMG about the case since last June. The case and the current round of appeals raise many many issues which I plan to get into here on BMG in the next two weeks. I’ve also opened accounts on MyDD and Daily Kos. I’ll explain in another post why I think it is important that the NetRoots be informed about what’s going on. I’ll post another open thread on the topic next week as a lot of people are away from their computers right now. But I’ll be checking in pretty regularly over the Christmas weekend so I want to invite anyone who has any questions, comments or perspectives on the case whatsoever to post them here. I’ll do my best to answer every post whether it has to do with the facts of the case, legal issues it raises, or how the current process has unfolded. The last part has obviously been affected by the politicization of the case during the governor’s race. [...]
Best Christmas Present!
Dec 23, ’06
2:25 PM
http://www.dailykos…. In this article on the Pentagon Five there is a picture. It is a picture of young faces. Now I know I have railed against our youth as being a part of the Iserbyte dumbed down generation but here they are, delving into verboten American subjects like depleted uranium and that just warms my heart. I should attempt to get another myspace page to test their censorship once again. I have many more topics verboten to pass around. The Coming North American Union. Pelosi and 911 truth. Dubai Ports and AIG. Putting a date on the start of the depression that will make 1929 look like a mild recession.
