Scary! Is it me, or are the Republicans trying to out-crazy each other?In any event, can you guess which national Republican big shot recently advocated an end to choice? Your Choices are: Romney, McCain, Falwell, and Gonzales (See Poll … [Read more...]
Archives for February 18, 2007
DSS returns $20,000,00.00 while failing to serve families!
The Boston Globe reports that Harry Spence, DSS Commissioner, RETURNED Twenty MILLION unused dollars. The combined salaries for every social worker at the agency come to only $11,000,000!!!See: http://www.boston.co...I have had … [Read more...]
Deja Vu All Over Again!
That day we felt that we had met a soul brother and a person of rare quality. Since that time Gore has run three national campaigns, been there, done that. In his last campaign for president he was savaged by the press yet still won the … [Read more...]
“Give a Man a fish” and the work of Abraham Maslow – why taxation is evidence of a healthy society
I hope Deval Patrick studied the ground-breaking work of psychologist Abraham Maslow at some point, whether at Milton Academy or Harvard.Abraham Maslow studied a culture that involved both fishing and farming. He noted greater … [Read more...]
Hey Jeff, here’s “disgraceful and dishonest” for you.
Jeff Jacoby has penned one of his worst efforts to date in today's Globe.there is no end of Americans who insist they "support" US troops in Iraq but want the war those troops are fighting to end in defeat. The two positions are … [Read more...]
BlogPac Brouhaha
Here are some of the comments: Markos is still *certain* that there was no election tampering in Ohio, and anyone who says there was is a "fraudster". Hello? I can't think of a single good reason to take the money. Shake us all … [Read more...]
Mass. minimum wage should be indexed, raised
The following is a 500-word policy proposal I wrote for a national scholarship application:POLICY PROPOSAL To: Sen. Thomas M. McGee Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Rep. Michael J. RodriguesHouse … [Read more...]
Sen. Brown goes off the deep end!
http://www.townonlin...Anyone catch this? … [Read more...]
#2 in per capita income, #47 in taxing that income – the reality
Go to: http://www.urban.org...Download the ENTIRE study if you wish.There appear to be two views on taxation:1. The "no new taxes" view: "What is mine, is mine. If you don't have enough to meet your needs, I don't … [Read more...]
Progressives and PWD
In the Cambridge Handicapped Commission AccessLetter dated January-February 2007, Page one, it is stated "As Massachusetts' new Governor, Patrick pledged to `work every day to ensure that all government services, programs and employment … [Read more...]