Anyway, a little while later I got a call from my housemate upstairs after his call arrived. His answering machine reads off the numbers of the caller so you can judge the call a bit. But his machine … [Read more...]
Archives for November 5, 2007
What to do about Schumer and Feinstein
Chuck Schumer and Diane Feinstein drove a stake through the heart of the Democratic Party last week when they broke ranks and decided to confirm torture-supporter Mukasey for Attorney General. Feinstein's laughable justification for … [Read more...]
Vote for yur candidate of choice for president online – NOW
Go to:http://democracyfora...The link did not work for me, I had to use the text version.My candidate of choice remains John Edwards. … [Read more...]
Bloomberg vs. the ostriches
Can I have a favorite Republican?* At the US Mayors Climate Conference, the nation's mayors met our Congress to talk climate. Here's Medford guy Mike Bloomberg taking on global-warming deniers in his own party, in the reporting of … [Read more...]
ENDA: It’s Time…Again…Maybe!
-->UPDATE (11/6) 365gay.com says that HRC, NAACP, AFSCME and others have submitted the following very disappointing letter (pdf) to Congress. Tuesday, however, it appeared there are not the votes to pass an all inclusive version of … [Read more...]
Fred Thompson: “I won’t throw my friend under the bus, but…
I'll let them roll under there on your own." This was the gist of a recent Thompson campaign press release and statements by Sleepy-time Thompson himself. [Philip Martin, a]n adviser to Republican Fred Thompson quit the presidential … [Read more...]
Remember The Fifth Of November !
The time to stand up and be counted is now.Fifth Of November … [Read more...]
Giuliani’s character pile-on
Saturday, The Globe's Brian Mooney was the latest newsman to call out Giuliani for his fibs about health care, in an admirably direct fashion:Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani has made "socialized medicine" one of his … [Read more...]
The CHIP that’s a wedge
Yes indeed, with a big assist from a "mule-headed" President, the Democrats have indeed figured out that kids' health care is a.) really popular, and b.) a shillelagh with which to pound the GOP in 2008:Robert Blendon, a professor of … [Read more...]
MassEquality: Our Work Is Not Done
Saturday afternoon, the MassEquality Board of Directors met to make a final decision about the future goals and mission of MassEquality. This followed a comprehensive and inclusive strategic planning process, including meetings with local … [Read more...]