Someone who has not raised a child with a condition such as dyspraxia or dissemia or severe motor delays really has no idea how labor intensive and life changing that is - or at least can be if you advocate and don't give up. I therefore … [Read more...]
Archives for March 20, 2008
McCain-Securing the Future of Israel
Reports are also coming in about massive movements of carrier groups in the Pacific over the situation in Tibet. At sort of a loss as to why. It is sort of like the Russian communists making carboard car cut outs to make … [Read more...]
Casino bill defeated by – well, a lot
Cross-posted from Media Nation. Whether it was 106-48, as Casey Ross reports in the Herald, or 108-46, as Matt Viser and Andrew Ryan write in the Globe, the House defeated Gov. Deval Patrick's three-casino proposal by an overwhelming margin … [Read more...]
Casino Bill: Dead on Arrival.
No need for weighty analysis, let's just pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. Here's the important numbers: 106-48... That's about what I'd expect the score would be if the Boston Celtics played BC in a scrimage, but in reality … [Read more...]
Levin & Dingell: New Hampshire Cheated Too
Emphasis mine below: In 2006, the Democratic National Committee adopted a rule providing that four states - Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina - could hold their presidential primary or caucus in January, with the rest of the … [Read more...]
The (Un)Democratic National Committee
Granted, the Democratic Party is not the same as the United States. The former, only has to pretend to be democratic, the latter is bound by consitutional law. What if the roles were reversed? Consider this scenario: A Southern state has … [Read more...]
A Fresh Opportunity for Clinton & Obama to Challenge Bigotry
An anti-equality marriage amendment made it out of the PA Senate Judiciary committee Tuesday. It reads"No union other than a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as marriage or the functional … [Read more...]
Ugh … Connector OKs 12% premium hikes.
This is hideous. The state's health care Connector approves the blood-from-a-turnip plan for its subsidized plans: For example, people who are just above the federal poverty level will have to pay $18 co-payments instead of $10 for a … [Read more...]
Election Day Registration
Election Day Registration passed out of committee recently with a significant majority. But it seems to be stuck in the Senate Ways and Means committee. It needs the support of the Senate President and Senate Ways and Means Chair to move to … [Read more...]
Dog track owner apparently makes up job numbers
Today's Globe reports that George Carney, the owner of the Raynham Park dog racing track, has filed suit to keep the proposed ballot question that would ban dog racing off the 2008 ballot. (BMG has endorsed the passage of the … [Read more...]