Is this Dick Cheney's fondest pipe dream? Via The New York Times. MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Senator Obama, let's stay in the region. Iran continues to pursue a nuclear option. Those weapons, if they got them, would probably pose the greatest … [Read more...]
Archives for April 17, 2008
Another challenger jumps in vs. Mike Rush
... After Brookline native Pamela Julian jumped in, now it's Air National Guard reporter Matt Benedetti of West Roxbury. Benedetti says he's inspired by national and local movements for change. That being said, his focus on issues … [Read more...]
Stephanopoulos’s weasel words
UPDATE: Thanks to afertig -- MoveOn has put up a truly nauseating compilation of the "When did you stop beating your wife"-type questions: ---- So, it seems nearly unanimous: Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos absolutely … [Read more...]
Another Moment of Disillusionment wih Governor Patrick
I know many of us have been frustrated with some of Governor Patrick's decisions since he took office. Putting curtains aside, he has faced opposition from the Speaker and in general I have given him a lot of leeway. But it was … [Read more...]
Charlie and George Go To A Debate …
Which has me thinking; How did ABC miss it? They were in Philadelphia ... They had two-hours to play with ... It would be only 1.6 miles (approximately 8-minutes) to travel from the National Constitution Center... If they didn't want … [Read more...]
A Lot Quicker Than I Thought – With Poll
I expected this to last at least a few weeks. But I became aware of a fact today that sent me to the Moon. So now, less than 24 hours after I said I was leaving you for good I've come back. Bob was right. Of course I couldn't stay away. But … [Read more...]
An Opportunity Taken or Lost by Clinton?
I was struck by this rare useful portion of the NYT's coverage of last night's debate: "She has gone through this," he said. "You know, I recall when back in 1992, when she made a statement about how, 'what do you expect, should I be at … [Read more...]
My vote for “best cartoon of the month”
Here is the link: http://tovancouver.blogspot.co... Can one of you genius-types cut and paste the cartoon itself into this post or a comment to it? … [Read more...]
As Others See Us?
Thanks again to everyone who helped make BMG the best local blog in The Phoenix Best Readers Poll. Thanks also to Red Mass Group for congratulating us for our win, and thus, in fact, alerting us to it, and for provided entertaining … [Read more...]
Another bad story for the House
Phantom voting? Is someone keeping a scorecard on the negative stories that are coming out about the House and its members in the last few months? Can someone with experience in the chamber explain how easy or hard it might be to eliminate … [Read more...]