I campaigned proudly for Senator John Kerry in 2004 and Governor Deval Patrick in 2006 and, as a member of the DSC's Platform Committee in 2004. This year, I chaired the 8th Congressional District Caucus for Senator Clinton, which had a … [Read more...]
Archives for May 5, 2008
DiMasi’s new anti-bullying guide
Coming on the heels of the state releasing it's anti-bullying guide, May 1st, a male legislator bullied State Rep. Callahan. The threat included saying that he could "really hurt you if I wanted to." Occurring right on the heels of passing … [Read more...]
What’s the matter with sushi?
Surely the whole discussion on "elitism" finally jumped the shark this weekend: Economists unanimously judged Hillary's Clinton's gas tax holiday a dog-ass dumb idea -- a consensus Clinton dismissed as "elite". We can hope that … [Read more...]
The NYT’s Awesome Delegate Counter
The NYT continues to set the standard, in my opinion, for interactive web-based election tools. Check out this incredibly cool Democratic Primary delegate counter for the latest example. Kudos to Shan Carter and Amanda Cox, the creators. I … [Read more...]
Ray Hammond, stop accepting awards, honor others instead
A month doesn't go by that I don't see Rev. Ray Hammond, MD being honored by one organization or another. There's something wrong with this picture and I propose a solution below. Here's the latest honor for Rev. Hammond to arrive in my … [Read more...]
Kerrigan Runs for State Representative
Dear BMG Readers, I am writing today to let this community know about my decision to run for State Representative in the 12th Worcester District - including Clinton, Northboro, Boylston and Precinct 2 in both Lancaster and Sterling. I … [Read more...]