Dear Jim and Margery,I trust that you continue (as I do) to honor the privacy of our personal communications in the nature of what is generically referred to as "civic engagement" in my business.As you no doubt clearly recollect, Mike Ditka … [Read more...]
Archives for July 11, 2007
Menino for President
It. Could. Happen.Hizzonah vs. Mitt: … [Read more...]
Washington Post: Inaction on Warming will be Costly
The study, called "Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast." was done by Cambridge, MA based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), 50 scientists and economists and was peer-reviewed. It's the most in-depth report produced to … [Read more...]
Eileen Takes Credit for All-America City Award
I recently was sent a brochure by the Eileen Donoghue for Congress committee in which, in my opinion, Ms. Donoghue took full credit, as Mayor, for the All-America City designation in 1999. This was a surprise for me because I … [Read more...]
CNN vs. “Sicko:” Corporations Win Again
I've been enjoying watching Michael Moore contest CNN's would-be attack on his film "Sicko." The only real winners that I can see are The Weinstein Company, which wants to sell movie tickets, and Time Warner, which wants TV viewers. As to … [Read more...]
GOP vs. functional government
We're 6 1/2 years into the Bush administration, and I have to confess I'm still floored by stuff like this:Former surgeon general Richard H. Carmona yesterday accused the Bush administration of muzzling him on sensitive public health … [Read more...]
Municipal arrogance on housing
Now let's look at the constructive, open-minded response from the Massachusetts Municipal Association, which represents city and town officials:But Matthew Feher, legislative director for the Massachusetts Municipal Association, dismissed … [Read more...]
Eldridge Campaign Launches Jamie TV
It's cool when a candidate takes a chance and bucks the traditional in order to talk to voters. Today, the Eldridge campaign launched its first weekly episode of Jamie TV, a You-Tube, rough-cut, off-cuff Jamie in front of a raw camera … [Read more...]
Hearing on anti-gay Surgeon General Nominee
Tomorrow the Senate Health Committee, chaired by Senator Kennedy, begins hearings on Bush's nomination of Dr. James Holsinger to be Surgeon General. The nomination has drawn fierce opposition from the GLBT community for two principal … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Bush, Deval, Menino, Finneran, Dale Arnold, Cambridge Senate Race and More. With Poll
Yes Galluccio has baggage, Ross is the darling of the BMG types, and then there is another Chelsea City Councilor running ( has anything good ever come out of Chelsea?). But the one person I don't want to see win this is Tim Flaherty. … [Read more...]