Senate President Therese Murray today announced that the Senate will take up a comprehensive bill tomorrow designed to address the current foreclosure/subprime lending crisis. The bill is will provide for more state oversight of the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 23, 2007
Health care YouTubes ROCK!
The internet is absolutely awesome. What fantastic questions about health care for the CNN/YouTube debate tonight, from real people asking questions framed and presented in such a way to make it meaningful to them, and to us. Here was the … [Read more...]
Special Rights for Ernie Boch III?
UPDATE: This diary is about to scroll off the rolls. I have seen no substantive response from any of the 3 Editors. This saddens me greatly. It is with regret that I am left to conclude that they have indeed given … [Read more...]
Cap’n Walsh on CNN
CNN is flogging the heck out of their Dems/YouTube debate tonight, and had a little segment with MassDems chair John Walsh, talking about the Patrick campaign's use of the internet. Walsh says the lesson is to integrate so called "new … [Read more...]
Governors [heart] health care for kiddos
Hey, David Broder's on a roll: Here's a nice report (not a column) on governors' support for SCHIP, the program that expands Medicare to cover some kids. And the Bush administration faces bipartisan pressure on this one. The Guvs don't … [Read more...]
Niki Tsongas, Jamie Eldridge, Michael Moore, and You
Bean in the 'Burbs writes that he saw SiCKO this past weekend and really liked it. He asked a good question about why Michael Moore didn't issue a Call To Action in the film such as for passage of HR 676 (the federal Medicare for All bill), … [Read more...]
Read the agreement between Middleborough and the Wampanoags
BMG has obtained a copy of the final agreement between the town of Middleborough and the Mashpee Wampanoags regarding the possible construction of a casino. The town will be holding a special town meeting this Saturday to vote on … [Read more...]
Tsongas comes out swinging for the Massachusetts model of health care reform
At a "Nurses for Niki" event, 5th Congressional District candidate Niki Tsongas said the following:"I believe that we must provide guaranteed access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans, and we need it now," Tsongas … [Read more...]
Romney’s sign problem
Should we call it SignGate? Or MomaGate?In case you missed tblade's post below, poor Mitt Romney got caught doing yet another stupid thing. He happily posed in South Carolina with a woman who was holding the now-famously … [Read more...]
Attorney Tudor 586 Says Police Need Warrant To Bust Up Noisy Party – With Poll
It's true. He says so right hereEvidently the Boston Police can't go in to break up those college keg parties in Brighton w/o a warrant.According to Attorny Tudor 586 this would be a violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth AmendmentHmm, I … [Read more...]