Mayor Menino opened the meeting with a brief, straightforward assessment of the need for assistance to municipalities. He was followed by Governor Patrick who entered the room from a back door and exited the way he entered. The … [Read more...]
Archives for January 12, 2008
The Daily Szep
Entertainingly entitled "The Romney bandwagon rolls into Michigan." … [Read more...]
Feb 5th: Patrick & Kerry vs. Menino, McGovern and Legislative Leaders..Should Patrick Be Worried?
While the press has talked a great deal about Governor Patrick's impact on the presidential race both nationally and in our state, the primary in New Hampshire showed that Obama's people should be worried about winning here in … [Read more...]
Pats Open Thread
OK, so the Jaguars' situation tonight is a lot like my candidate John Edwards' at this point:They're from the South.They play a bruising, confrontational kind of game.Their chances are slim, but still non-zero. On any given … [Read more...]
Did Deval get his groove back?
They also conveniently left out this whopper “I am asking you again to voice that sense of urgency,” he said to the municipal leaders. “Let your representatives and senators know the cost of inaction is too high.” So … [Read more...]
Ogo plans to take on Kerry for Senate
More free entertainment for 2008! Republican Jim Ogonowski, who narrowly lost a congressional race to Niki Tsongas in October, is preparing to challenge U.S. Sen. John Kerry, The Associated Press has learned.... Kerry, the Democratic … [Read more...]
Get your property tax bill yet?
Bottom line, land is a most taxable quantity and this year's push has valued Uncle Bill's "land" at full buildable lot "value" and hit him with a 300% increase. It matters not that the entire piece is 90% underwater now due to those … [Read more...]
Dear Hecate The Massachusetts Budget Process…..What’s happening?
Dear Baffled, It really is pretty simple. All of those young brainiacs in the Fiscal affairs Division of the Administration and Finance (who appear younger every year to Hecate) have been burning the midnight oil for weeks doing a fact … [Read more...]
Freedom of the Press at its Best
Many of you would likely have missed this weeks Republican debate for obvious reasons, but for those interested in maintaining some semblance of a free press and understand that this internet is the only thing that seperates us from … [Read more...]
Middle class help
Oh, right. They're saving their precious typing power for haircuts or Hillary sobbing like a toddler (they wish!) or Obama's middle name (or maybe his ears). Yup, they know substance when they see it. Maureen Dowd, now … [Read more...]