WTNH in New Haven, CT is reporting Illegal immigrants arrested two days after ID proposal passesFederal agents storm through New Haven rounding-up illegal immigrants in sweeping raids just two days after the city approved I.D. cards for … [Read more...]
Archives for June 6, 2007
Zakaria on fear itself
Newsweek gave Fareed Zakaria front-page treatment to a very sensible and long-overdue essay on what's degrading America's greatness: Fear. And he takes our drooling fear-monger of an ex-Governor to the woodshed:The presidential campaign … [Read more...]
Mass Transport-Private Bus lines
Massachusetts needs private bus services for commuters. It's green, it grows jobs, and it improves traffic flows.Let private companies to decide the routes, schedules, and costs. Google has created a great system for it own employee's in … [Read more...]
Calling Ed Markey: Tell auto companies where to get off.
Just unbelievable: The chief executives of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler met with Senate lawmakers today, less than a week before Democrats plan a vote on a sprawling energy bill, and asserted that the bill?s proposed increase in … [Read more...]
Is it Possible to Be a Democratic Precinct Captain in Boston?
And before you say it, yes, I know we have these ward committee organizations, but I'm not particularly interested (especially given my experience with some of them during the Patrick campaign) in simply going to ward committee meetings, … [Read more...]
A Case for Doubt and Enthusiasm
Many of the Governor's proposals have a solid basis in research and would help solve existing problems. Universal pre-school is one example. I don't know the thinking or research behind full day kindergarten. The basic idea is that more … [Read more...]
Robinson Debate Analysis – Sorry Dems, No Presidency in ’08
The DemsFirst of all, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised that if, at the next debate in SC, a handful of guys in long white coats don't approach the stage and take Kucinich and Gravel away to waiting ambulances. These guys are … [Read more...]
Technical glitch
As many of you have probably realized, there is an annoying technical glitch on BMG (and other soapblox sites) at the moment. When you copy and paste text from another source (such as an online newspaper article, or a document … [Read more...]
Kerry Considers the Issues
Charley and I chatted yesterday for about half an hour with our junior Senator about war, wind, the web, marriage, and Alberto the Insult Comic Attorney General. Kerry rose to a passionate pitch on Iraq and the environment, but was … [Read more...]
Jim Ogonowski reveals blueprint for Iraq
The three steps of the Ogonowski Plan to address Iraq and the global war on terror are:1) America's Safety Must Be Our Top Priority. We owe it to our troops to provide them the equipment, armor and technology to protect … [Read more...]