Here's to good friends, tonight is kind of special ...Why is Daisuke pitching, and not Buchholz?Why is Ellsbury batting ninth? … [Read more...]
Archives for September 14, 2007
A sense of perspective
... thanks to Bill Richardson: "The President has been allowed to spy on Americans without a warrant, and our U.S. Senate is letting it continue... You know something is wrong when the New England Patriots face stiffer penalties for spying … [Read more...]
FBI Sniffs Wampa-m/Early Casting CAll
This can't be good for business. Federal agents today began examining financial records of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe as part of a probe into how the tribe used the millions of dollars it received from investors as it pushed … [Read more...]
AP: Casinos are a Panacea
There's an AP article in the New Bedford Standard Times today that basically asserts casinos are all things good and key to, I don't know, saving the Universe or something. Or at least the Hub of the Universe, Massachusetts, and … [Read more...]
A distant aside
We have over in Wellesley the complete set of Ella "the first lady of song" Fitzerald's Verve songbooks, both on vinyl and on CD. (Yes, she desrved the appellation.)We just listened to the CD Mary Martin Sings, Richard Rodgers … [Read more...]
McCain: Boehner “ought to retract” his boehn-headed “small price” remark
From Ana comes the news of the first high-profile Republican to criticize House minority leader John Boehner's comment yesterday that American blood and money is "a small price" for what may someday emerge from Iraq. Thus spake John … [Read more...]
Late to the game on Deval and 9/11 …
I very much appreciate certified non-moonbat Jay saying what I'd say about Patrick's remarks on 9/11. I'll summarize: "Yawn."To add a little bit to this: What leads people to anger against Patrick for his vague and benign … [Read more...]
FBI investigating the Mashpee Wampanoags?
Peter Kenney over at Cape Cod Today is the place to be if you want to know what's going on with the Wampanoags. His latest is pretty dramatic.FBI agents served documents on members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council yesterday at … [Read more...]
Felony Gaybashing in Provincetown
Statement released by the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project:At approximately 12:30 AM on Monday, September 10th, a New Bedford resident was the victim of a violent assault and battery near Spiritus Pizza in Provincetown. The victim was … [Read more...]
the Jets should get the win
Commissioner Roger Goodell, the head of the NFL, has made a mistake by only giving Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and the Pats a pair of $250,000 fines and the lost of a draft pick or two for taping the Jets signals during the game last … [Read more...]