Tonight the Immigration Bill lost the floor on a cloture vote (45-50). Everyone agrees that the US needs a new immigration policy...but this bill was not it...there was something for everyone to hate in this bill...no matter what end of the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 7, 2007
Patrick Appoints MCAS Critic State Education Board
It looks like Governor Deval Patrick is serious about reforming MCAS. Today he appointed Ruth Kaplan, an outspoken MCAS critic, to the state Board of Education.Kaplan, a member of the Brookline School Committee since 2003, will serve as the … [Read more...]
Small Change & Big Names for John Edwards
Scott Harshbarger, former Massachusetts Attorney General, Democratic nominee for Governor, former national executive director for Common Cause; currently is Senior Counsel to the Proskauer Rose law firmSteven Walsh, State Representative - … [Read more...]
Time for road pricing in Boston?
The New York Times reports today that NYC is one step closer to sharing a $1.1 billion pot of federal money to implement road pricing schemes:Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg?s congestion pricing plan got a boost today from the governor and the … [Read more...]
Immigration-
Biotech and technology are essential to Mass. We want the greatest talents in the world to live and work in our country. "WSJ: You recently said that the factor limiting R&D isn't money but the ability to find the best people. Aren't we … [Read more...]
John Edwards in Boston Tonight
Hi Folks,Didn't see another post about this so I thought I would let people know that John Edwards is in Boston tonight at a small dollar fundraiser...$15 per ticket.The Venue is:Lir, 903 Boylston St.Boston, MA *Cash bar*Thursday, June 7th … [Read more...]
Obama: Come on, Feel the Noise
Yesterday, Barack Obama made headlines with the following statements while at the Hampton University Convocation Center:"This administration was colorblind in its incompetence,but the poverty and the hopelessness was there long before the … [Read more...]
Free college, or 13th grade?
I went to a public high school in upstate NY, and a big chunk of my graduating class ended up in the local community college (coincidentally, where my mom was a librarian). Such a big chunk, in fact, that the college was jokingly referred … [Read more...]
Flippin’ Aint Easy
Over at DailyKos, Diarist David Mizner makes a great pick up on the former Massachusetts governor's erroneous take on the start of the Iraq War. After a bit of hemming and hawing, with a little "null set" pontification thrown in, Mitt … [Read more...]
Pelosi for President – Now
I have decided impeachment is too slow. Deserved, certainly, but too slow. Resignation is faster. I call upon Bush and Cheney to resign. Under a parliamentary system, we could call for elections, without waiting for a prescribed term of … [Read more...]