So, this week, Hillary Clinton strongly defended the taking of money from lobbyists. Those lobbyists, after all, represent "real people" -- nurses, social workers and so forth. They also represent pharmaceutical companies, health insurance … [Read more...]
Archives for August 10, 2007
Our State has NO rules of Evidence! But a DRAFT SET is posted for notice and comment NOW
At any event, don't count on someone else to notice and comment for you.Again, all that is needed for a bad result is that YOU do not do your part.The deadline is October 5, 2007 - so there is time to participate. … [Read more...]
Civil Rights – So Passé?
How Civil Rights are Treated on Candidates Web PagesDemocratsClinton - No Civil Rights mention in Issues list.Edwards - The Rights Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered AmericansGravel - Without categorizing them as civil rights, … [Read more...]
Keep your own counsel. Pay no attention to what you see and hear.
Hecate says:Maybe you have heard the wonderful advice from Frank Mankiewicz, Press Secretary to Robert Kennedy's Presidential campaign. Keep your own counsel. Pay no attention to what you see and hear. In practice that means you soak it all … [Read more...]
Why Our Bridges May Be In Trouble
I grew up in Woburn. When I was young I enjoyed frequent trips to Horn Pond to fish, swim or skate. By the time I was in the ninth grade the fish had stopped biting and swimming was discouraged. The reason? The City … [Read more...]
MITT FLOP Flip Flop Flim Flam (with FUN ROMNEY poll)
God willing, the only time Mitt will come in first
Here's how it works: any person who is over the age of 18 may vote for their preference for the presidency by buying a $35 ticket. They need not be a republican, nor a registered voter. The candidates can buy large quantities of tickets and … [Read more...]
Bill Richardson and the LOGO/HRC Forum: Will His Campaign for President Be Hurt?
By now, many are aware of Governor Bill Richardson's performance at the LOGO/HRC Forum in Los Angeles yesterday. As a person who follows politics-I would say he did his campaign (and possibly any shadow campaign for Vice-President) some … [Read more...]
A rush to judgment in the Big Dig tunnel collapse
Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies BlogPowers Fasteners may well be guilty of all of these charges and may deserve to have the book thrown at them. But certainly others are to blame in this mess. Yet from the tenor of … [Read more...]
Live to FISA Another Day
(Cross-posted at Blue Hampshire)E.J. Dionne is a must-read today.http://www.washingto...Politically, Republicans won this round in two ways. They got the president the bill he wanted and, as a result, they created absolute fury in the … [Read more...]