I am pleased to share the great news with all of you that the Concord Monitor has endorsed Hillary! The full endorsement will be out in tomorrow's paper, but here is an excerpt! "Clinton's ambitious to-do list for her first few weeks … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2007
I just love religionists
Via Ed Brayton (formatting omitted) Posted on: December 28, 2007 9:30 AM, by Ed Brayton From the mean streets of Bethlehem, I bring you Altar Boyz in the Hood: Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and … [Read more...]
The good ol’ days that never were
This is a brief tour of some cherished American leaders in the past, and how well they rose above the politics of personal confrontation and partisan baiting: Jefferson's campaign said that John Adams "has neither the force nor firmness of … [Read more...]
Who wants to believe
Recently prolific BMGer "mplo" comments in one of David's Dodd threads as follows: Moreover, G. W. Bush had the Presidency handed to him..on a silver platter...twice. Not only was the recount in Florida deliberately stopped, but … [Read more...]
Yes, Virginia, Even Sadder, Little Billy Kristol Is Going To The NYT
I suppose this was inevitable. A great deal of Bush Grindhouse water has pooled up since Judy Miller left, so the NYT had a need for another water carrier, someone with a big bucket, someone with "Big Lying" credentials. Apparently, David … [Read more...]
Stating the obvious about mandates
The health care personal mandate has become a big issue on the campaign trail. Hillary and Obama are at it again:Clinton, because she, like Edwards, proposes to require individuals to obtain coverage and Obama doesn't, says that … [Read more...]
Obama: Bean-bag or judo?
I don't mean to hijack the discussion going on on David Eisenthal's Obama-endorsement thread, but I'd like to state what I'm sure I *don't* know. It is possible, I think, to acknowledge the concerns of … [Read more...]
Kuttner suggests Edwards by implication
A review in today's Globe of Bob Kuttner's new book, "The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity" makes a strong case, IMHO, for John Edwards. Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect … [Read more...]
Miami Herald Outsources Copyediting to India
The Associated Press reports today: The Miami Herald is outsourcing copyediting of a weekly community news section and some advertising production work to India, a newspaper editor said Friday. Starting in January, copyediting and design in … [Read more...]
SPEEDING ON MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE MEANS MORE $$$$ TO PAY FOR BIG DIG FAILURES
The mismanagement by politically appointed turnpike board members and authority managers hired through a nonmerit patronage system of hiring is the root cause for the Big Dig continuous failings. This, coupled with private sector, no-bid … [Read more...]
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