I'll probably miss it (long day tomorrow), but for me, the only thing I'm rooting for in the Oscars tonight -- heck, practially the only thing I've ever rooted for -- is in the field of Best Documentary.Whether or not Al Gore ever runs for … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2007
The Missing 189
A man who thinks too much about his ancestors is like a potato-the best part of him is underground. - Henry S. F. Cooper The Associated Press (via reporter Glen Johnson from Boston) has chosen to alert us to the fact that two of Mitt … [Read more...]
FY 2008 budget preview
Fasten your seatbelts: details of Governor Patrick's first budget have been leaked to the Globe, and there's no doubt more to come at the big unveiling on Tuesday night (which, by the way, will take place at a public meeting in Melrose and … [Read more...]
“Blue Moonbat Group” — Let ‘er rip!
Jay says it's over. We've now jumped the shark, doubtless "circling the drain of our own irrelevancy", in Andrew Sullivan's phrase.Why? Boston Globe Steve Bailey articleAnyway, now that the refs have given up trying to patrol this here … [Read more...]
Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery,
we're amused to note the arrival of a new conservative blog focusing on "MA and beyond." It's running on soapblox, as we do, and it's called ... wait for it ... Red Mass Group.As far as I can tell, the site has no connection to the … [Read more...]
Request for information
Received from someone doing some excellent digging:Investigative blogger in Colorado seeks info on former Mass GOP operative. If you are familiar with David Kinnamon's 2002 congressional race or any GOP candidates who were clients of The … [Read more...]
New help ordered for mentally ill children – in their communities & at homel
On February 22, 2007, Judge Ponsor issued a Memorandum and Order in the Rosie D. case which effectively revanps how mentally ill children are to be cared for and treated in Massachusetts. The Boston Globe reports:Thursday's ruling … [Read more...]
DP’s Comeback? DP’s Budget Choices – We Report, You Decide
UPDATE: I thought budget was coming out Tuesday, so we'd have a chance to predict what would happen. As it turns out, it was leaked to Globe, so it's on front page of today's paper. The budget could be DP's "comeback"....What do … [Read more...]
Patrick: Open & Sunny. Legislature: Closed & Hidden.
A number of our dedicated readers were up in arms yesterday because they worried that because the FY 2008 budget had been "sent to the printers," it might not also be available online. Their fears seemed conceivable in the context of the … [Read more...]
Should Massachusetts Move their Primary Date?
With many states trying to bump their primaries to an earlier date, one wonders-should we follow suit. Super Tuesday, in previous elections used to be the deciding factor. However if the cards play the way they are looking to be, the … [Read more...]
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