Here is Chabot's lead:BOSTON -- First there was the million-dollar gala.Then there were the helicopter rides.Now Gov. Deval Patrick is spending taxpayer dollars on staff for his wife.The state has hired a $72,000-a-year chief of staff whose … [Read more...]
Archives for February 16, 2007
Newspapers cutting back, Blogs coming up
A pair of recent articles in the WSJ illuminate rapid changes in the newspaper industry. On 12 January the Journal reported, "The New York Times company will cut about 125 positions through layoffs at the Boston Globe and the Telegram & … [Read more...]
House passes non-binding resolution; escalation accelerates
So the House passed a 97-word, non-binding resolution that gives President Bush a thorough tut-tutting. It's even "bipartisan," since 17 Republicans voted for it (and 2 Dems, Jim Marshall of Georgia and Gene Taylor of Mississippi, … [Read more...]
New Gov. Upgrades Vehicle From Ford To Cadillac
OK,This plus the $70k for his wifes personnal secretary, who is a non-governmental employee. Well at least his wife is. This is reality.....what is the commentary based on. " It was the worst of times, it was the best of times." … [Read more...]
Trade ya!
Now, obviously I think that progressive tax is unfair, oppressive, and frankly unconstitutional (US Consitution says we should all be taxed "equally" not "according to our ability to pay"). With a flat tax if you make more, you pay … [Read more...]
The Romney Record: MA 42nd in 2005 GDP Growth
This looks like a pretty shaky platform for Willard to use as an element of his run to the White House. As the excellent CommonWealth magazine reports in a piece by Robert Sullivan:After ranking 13th in growth of gross domestic product … [Read more...]
More on Obama’s netroots
The fact that Barack Obama's presence on social networking websites dwarfs that of every other candidate has started to attract some MSM attention. Seth Gitell wrote it up for the NY Sun (he quotes my NECN appearance from last … [Read more...]
Mass Tax Revenue Grow by 8.2% in in 06
Tax Revenues for the state grew at 7% in 05 and 8.2% in 06 according to Beacon Hill Institute. If expenditures are kept below inflation; the state will run a budget surplus in a few years. There is no need for increasing the tax … [Read more...]
Help Patrick frame the debate on taxes
When Mitt Romney proposed something that ultimately would result in businesses paying higher taxes, it was described as "closing corporate loopholes" by his fellow conservatives. The Springfield Republican describes the same act as … [Read more...]
“Cadillac grills, Cadilac mills, check out the oil my Cadilac spills”
As the article points out, the standard vehicle for the governor under the Mitt administration was the Ford Crown Vic. Your typical cop car blacked out with leather seats, etc. The article goes on to say Patrick's new car is one … [Read more...]