I was just perusing our traffic stats, and I noticed that Super-Duper Tuesday was super for us as well as for our great nation -- on that day, Feb. 5, 2008, the 2,000,000th unique visitor stopped by BMG! And the following day, Feb. 6, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2, 2008
A form of mothering – teaching civic engagement
In a previous incarnation as a Mother of five children under seven, I found myself up to my neck in local politics because I wanted my children to grow up in a vibrant healthy community. They got pretty good at rounding up neighborhood kids … [Read more...]
Ticket splitting in Arlington
What do you make of this??? On the front page of YourArlington.com, here's a car with bumper stickers for Selectman Diane Mahon, Democratic state representative Wil Brownsberger, and Republican state representative candidate John Worden. … [Read more...]
Ron Paul Would Uphold the Constitution
Ron Paul Would Uphold the Constitution March 2, 2008 Lately I've been talking to people about the upcoming presidential election and I hear many, many dissatisfied voters. Now, I will admit that my conversations have taken place primarily … [Read more...]
Murray to release health care cost-control plan tomorrow
Definitely something to keep an eye on: Sen. Prez Murray's health care cost legislation is due for a big rollout tomorrow in at UMass Medical School in Worcester. She spoke about her plans back in October; briefly, it seems she'll … [Read more...]
Meet “The Prince”: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Obama
Meet "The Prince": Niccolò di Bernardo dei Obama Joseph Cannon Cannonfire February 29, 2008 While delivering some harsh anti-NAFTA rhetoric, Obama quietly had a supporter tell the Canadian ambassador that the presumptive Democratic … [Read more...]
Casinos: 30K construction jobs? Try 6K.
Where has Gov. Patrick been getting his numb3rs?In Connecticut, the ongoing $1.5 billion expansion of two casinos created 2,600 new construction jobs. At that rate, casino developers in Massachusetts would have to spend $16.7 billion to … [Read more...]
Ann Richards and Hillary Clinton
Just thought I would share this video, which apparently was put together by Ann Richards's daughter. It does not speak to any particular policy issue, but it does illustrate why Hillary Clinton's campaign is about change for so many … [Read more...]
Is This What You Were Looking Forward To?
According to this story in the London Times, Barack Obama is talking about appointing two Republicans to his cabinet, one as Secretary of Defense and one as Secretary of State. Is this what you were anticipating? … [Read more...]