Both candidates acquitted themselves remarkably well tonight, despite their having to deal with the astonishing inanity of MSNBC's equivalent of Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The candidates generally declined the moderators' breathless … [Read more...]
Archives for February 26, 2008
The Last Debate? Open Thread
Is this one for all the marbles? Can Obama withstand whatever Senator Clinton's best shot may be? The beginning of the end has arrived. What's your take? … [Read more...]
Vote for BMG in the Phoenix “Boston’s Best” Poll!
We're pleased that BMG has been named one of the five 2008 contenders for Boston's "Best Blog/Podcast"! Others in the running are Universal Hub, Allston 02134, Jon Keller, and Dan Kennedy. If you're inspired, head on over to the … [Read more...]
FCC Chair: Prepared to Stop ISPs from Hobbling Traffic
DAVID COHEN: All of this is designed to have a minimal, virtually imperceptible effect on a small number of users. The result of course is a wildly positive impact on the Internet experience of many more users who subscribe to our … [Read more...]
Cradle of Liberty
A reminder from the Masachusetts Historical Foundation that on this day: in 1638, a ship arrived in Salem after a seven-month voyage from the West Indies. Its cargo included cotton, tobacco and, as far as we know, the first African slaves … [Read more...]
A friendly, — if pointed — question for Paul Levy
With Sen. Prez Murray's health care cost agenda coming up on the near horizon, John McDonough directs our attention to Shannon Brownlee's widely praised book "Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer." I … [Read more...]
Reasons not to listen to Rick Lord
Associated Industries of Massachusetts lobbyist Rick Lord says gosh golly, it's really not so bad that the subsidized Commonwealth Care is going to have these 14% premium increases -- and even greater increases in co-pays. Gee whiz, … [Read more...]
Obama’s record on taking Foreign Policy action
Interesting Article from the Associated Press Barack Obama prefers cooperation abroad On the surface it would support his rhetoric until you get to the meat ( Experience in action) of it When Obama took charge of the European affairs … [Read more...]
Ferraro: Barack Getting a “Free ride”
Geraldine Ferraro was an 'On Point' guest on Tuesday. She was well spoken and coherent! Ferraro supports Hillary and makes no apologizes. She is a plain spoken New Yorker too. The candidates should stick to the issues. But … [Read more...]
Questioning the practicality of CFLs
We have a few of these in our house. I keep them for green reasons, but don't particularly like them. As has been pointed out elsewhere, the color temperature of the bulbs you can actually buy at the store is poor, tending to be … [Read more...]