Mitt, the candidate that keeps on giving. Here's Mitt with his wife by his side trying to portray his softer side during an interview with who appears to be Lisa Hughes.Mitt's quote on abortion:So when asked will I preserve and … [Read more...]
Archives for March 18, 2007
“Override central”
A great idea over at boston.com: a new blog called "Override central," which will keep tabs on the various Prop. 2-1/2 override votes taking place around the state.Kudos to the gang at boston.com for setting this up. It's much needed. … [Read more...]
They get letters
From yesterday's letters to the Globe: Sounds like some people saw through Andrea Estes' non-story on Deval Patrick's choice to run the Department of Industrial Accidents. Here's Steven Salerno of Cambridge:Apparently, we are to understand … [Read more...]
The Obama ad!!!
http://www.youtube.c...You have to see it to believe it! … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick continues Romney’s freeze on 160 new DSS Social Workers; holds their pay
High case loads kill kids, and guarantee poor social work most of the time.This was appropriated money, and appropriated for the most vulnerable citizens of the Commonwealth. Can someone, anyone explain this to me?Good reporting by … [Read more...]
Pitfalls of Identity Politics
I've never been a fan of voting based on demographic identifiers, meaning I won't vote for somebody just because they are the so-called "minority candidate", the "woman candidate", the "gay candidate", etc. What's more important, especially … [Read more...]
Vlog: Hunger in America – Part 3
First a recap from Part 1 and Part 2 ...Some stats on the current hunger situation in the country. In 2005, 37 million people were in poverty including 12.9 million children under the age of 18 yet less than 4 million of those children … [Read more...]