Outraged Liberal had a really awesome, customer-friendly day that surely Dan Grabauskas would approve of:Walking into the lavish turnstile area (how many years have you been working on that station now?) I was informed there was no outbound … [Read more...]
Archives for June 4, 2007
Obama and health care: Guest post at FireDogLake
Jane Hamsher invited me to post on Obama's health care plan over at FireDogLake. Here's what in the record industry we used to call "the product."Bottom line: A bunch of very good ideas without much architecture. Brad thinks its a garden. … [Read more...]
The FDR Center Museum: On the Move to Chicopee, Massachusetts!
We are pleased to announce that the Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum will be moving from Worcester to Chicopee, Massachusetts. This move to the Pioneer Valley represents the next step in the growth and development of … [Read more...]
The Ethics of Stop-Loss
Standing Tower Guard on a 6' scaffold at the Federal Building in downtown Bellingham, [WA], Iraq Veteran Evan Knappenberger, 1st BDE, 4th Infantry Division, started a week-long vigil on June 1st to draw attention to the US military's … [Read more...]
2008 Ups and Downs
Joe Biden ⇑ As I said elsewhere, reminiscient of the angry uncle most families have: often right, often scary. An old-school experience candidate whose time has passed. Decent organization last night in NH puts him past … [Read more...]
MA-05 Health Care forum post-mortem
Well, I came out of the health care forum on Saturday pretty happy with our slate of candidates. The candidates were all essentially well-prepared, clear and forthcoming with their thoughts on health care. They did not avoid questions, they … [Read more...]
Donato Draws a Challenger
Patrick McCabe, an SEIU organizer, military veteran, and graduate of West Point, today filed to run for State Representative in the 35th Middlesex District, which covers most of Medford, MA. McCabe will challenge incumbent Paul Donato … [Read more...]
Zelikow: Lawyers Behind Bush’s Torture Chambers
Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, later counselor to Condoleezza Rice, and now a professor of history at the University of Virginia, has branded the Bush administration's torture policies immoral. More generally, he … [Read more...]
Space Travel And Truth In Bumper Stickers
Another bit of truth that I caught as I whizzed by on one orbit was Edwards declaring Bush's global war on terror to be nothing but a bumper sticker slogan: "That's all it is, all it's ever been -- was intended to do was for George Bush to … [Read more...]