Wow. I mean, wow. They must be really desperate over at Team Idon'tknowski (speaking of which, Dick Howe has an excellent rundown of the latest SCHIP/veto hilarity). Check out this mailer, just now hitting the mailboxes of … [Read more...]
Archives for October 7, 2007
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates: the MA-05 debate part three: Entitlement programs
Braude="Alan Greenspan, former head of the Fed, wrote his book in the tub, he says. And that one of the main points he made, is that Medicare, in the age of the babyboomers, is the real budget buster, saying we'll have to cut big time … [Read more...]
Your questions about the Massachusetts model
via Matthew Yglesias, Tyler Cowen seems to ask, "Hrrrm ... , it's 2010, we've passed Edwards-or-HillaryCare; what if people don't actually buy the insurance they're made to buy under our new Massachusetts-style national … [Read more...]
WINNING TACTICS FOR DEMOCRATS: Discovering what works
Please forward this link to anyone interested in growing the Democratic Party:http://www.zoomerang... … [Read more...]
Clean Sweep?
I think that says it all. … [Read more...]
Mass AFL-CIO Endorses Ken Donnelly for State Senate
On Friday, October 5th, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO announced it endorsement of Ken Donnelly for the open State Senate seat. The official announcement can be seen at:http://www.massaflci... … [Read more...]
Symposium “Who pays for Local Government” on October 13, 2007
Phone number for phone registration or questions: 617 523 2999; e-mail address for questions: lwvma@lwvma.orgThe League Fiscal Policy Update Committee states that According to the Mass Taxpayers Foundation, local aid [so-called] … [Read more...]
At what cost victory? Tsongas camp uses 9/11 memorial linked ceremony in Ogonowski Attack
The Lowell Sun is reporting today in "The Column" that the Massachusetts Democratic Party used a photo from a 2003 ceremony where Jim Ogonowski, and John's widow Peg received on behalf of the Dracut Land Trust a check to preserve farm land … [Read more...]
Jim Marzilli’s Campaign Office is Open!
Jim Marzilli's campaign office at 828 Mass Ave in Arlington is now open. You can reach the office at 781-316-8302.Jim has brought on board Megan Amundson andDominick Pangallo to the campaign. Stop by and say hello! … [Read more...]
Middleborough update
Elsewhere at Cape Cod Today, the indefatigable Peter Kenney tells the exceedingly weird story of Desiré Hendricks Moreno, secretary of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council and sister of Shawn Hendricks, who took over as chairman of … [Read more...]