We're very pleased to welcome Charlie Baker, CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and ex-A&F and Human Services Secretary under Welducci, to the blogosphere. (Thanks to Paul Levy for noting this development.) Baker has … [Read more...]
Archives for April 9, 2007
Suburban Legislators Support Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
An FYI on the Suburban Legislators Coalition's efforts to support closing corporate tax loopholes.As of Wednesday, the Suburban Coalition is in further discussion on corporate tax loopholes, the Municipal Partnership Act, and the telecom … [Read more...]
Nader not “An Unreasonable Man”
I went to see the new documentary "An Unreasonable Man", about Ralph Nader, and found it quite compelling. The movie is so multifaceted, it is difficult for this amateur to write an adequate review! It addresses Nader's history … [Read more...]
November08.com
Hey All, This next election is too important for us as a country. So I have set up November08.com http://www.november0... as a digg styled site to submit political news and views. This site is specifically for the 08 election and only news … [Read more...]
Has Krugman been in MA the last few months?
In today's NYT, Paul Krugman (sorry, TimesSelect) talks about the effect of the Little Lie on media discourse and perceptions of an administration:The Clinton years were a parade of fake scandals: Whitewater, Troopergate, Travelgate, … [Read more...]
Guerrilla vlogger: Edwards at UNH
Video: Elizabeth Edwards - Durham NH (5:07) Mrs. Edwards is up first and as she introduces her husband she gets a standing ovation for this line: We are well past the time where we need and deserve a good, decent and honest President in … [Read more...]
EB3 Clobbers Jarrett Barrios in BMG A-Hole Race. New Poll
Despite a late bid by long time a-hole activist Jarrett Barrios, Ernie Boch, III supporters turned out and crowned him BMG A-hole. The unofficial tally is 22 to 9.With a grass root organization and an early campaign start EB3 ran a high … [Read more...]
69 Percent of Democrats Support Closing the Loopholes
Crossposted at The Eisenthal ReportIn a story in this morning's edition, The Boston Globe released more polling numbers on Massachusetts voter attitudes as we approach the 100th day of the Patrick Administration. In that poll, 56 percent of … [Read more...]
Blog civility debate hits the front page
From today's NYT: Is it too late to bring civility to the Web?The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place. Now, a few high-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a … [Read more...]
A Little Context for Patrick Poll
To test this I did a very quick LexisNexis search. On April 7, 2003, The Boston Globe published an article written by Frank Phillips on Mitt Romney's first 100 days. Here's an excerpt: The survey - the first comprehensive poll taken since … [Read more...]