...shouldn't we be more concered about the Mass Democratic Party taking money from disgraced lobbying firm Greenberg Traurig? The former professional home for Jack Abramoff. They are the second name listed as a Patron on the invite to the … [Read more...]
Archives for April 16, 2008
Tribute to Charley (not snark)
I only meant to suggest certain possibilities about the situation in order to provoke an answer. I will let it pass now. There are no hard feelings on this end. Whatever is on your end, I accept as the consequences of my posts. Please stop … [Read more...]
Your Governor. With fish.
Adam took all the good bad puns.JAMAICA PLAIN - Jamaica Pond was the scene of an escape recently. The escapees included over 700 trout of all types and a few Atlantic salmon weighing up to 15 pounds each. Governor Deval Patrick, aided by … [Read more...]
Debate in Philadelphia
Missed the opening statements. … [Read more...]
House Budget Unveiled
Today, we released a balanced budget that makes wise but limited investments across state government. Among other things, the $27.9 billion House budget: Provides a significant increase in local aid funding, including a $223 million … [Read more...]
In this case, your vote doesn’t matter.
With a large enough universe, a good enough screening process, and reliable enough samples, polls can yield accurate results. This is particularly true in higher-profile races where candidates (and their positions) are well known. In local … [Read more...]
A president, a pope, and a confederate flag
What are President Bush and the Pope doing standing in front of the confederate flag? Here's a screen shot of the picture on the boston.com homepage. Update: As Luctor et Emergo comments, it does appear to be the Mississippi state flag, … [Read more...]
Health care cost control passes committee in Senate
... And one would have to imagine that it's going to be pretty close to what the Senate passes. John McDonough calls it "strong legislation", most critically banning drug companies from giving bribes "gifts" to doctors, and having the … [Read more...]
Supreme Court upholds lethal injection, 7-2; Stevens says death penalty is always unconstitutional
In a closely-watched decision, the US Supreme Court today upheld Kentucky's method of imposing the death penalty by lethal injection. Predictably, there was no majority opinion. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for himself and … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Blogger Partay…
So, I wrote about the Saturday's festivities in detail here , but I also wanted to remind the BMG community of a few things since the blogger conference is just days away... The Important Stuff When: Saturday, April 19th, starting at … [Read more...]