Convincing win against a very fine team. Do they really have no chance against the LA Kobies? Definitely another level of play. UPDATE (By Bob) Charley beat me to the post, so I'll just add this picture and say that was an AWESOME run back … [Read more...]
Archives for May 30, 2008
An Interesting Take on Governor Patrick
There was an interesting AP story today by Glen Johnson. He makes the case that the Governor's slow and steady approach, with a focus on long-term solutions and change, is producing results and laying the groundwork for long-term … [Read more...]
Politics Ain’t Beanbag or Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile or “Reformer”
- that's not his history. You may call this "reform" - I call it something else all together. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITI... Although Senator Obama had been an ardent voter registration supporter, when it came to his own … [Read more...]
Words
Did anyone else read Ellen Goodman in the Globe today? She announced that she "finds herself channeling" Senator Obama for a "long overdue and eagerly anticipated conversation - on gender." Overall, I didn't find the column that … [Read more...]
Republicans: All for states rights…except when they’re not
Here is what is eating gilbert grape"An inevitable result of such 'marriage tourism' will be a steep increase in litigation" over whether the couple's home state must recognize their marriage, said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, … [Read more...]
How Does Larry Lucchino Do It?
There's Something Going On Here, I'm Tellin' You. From Boston.com A 19-year-old Sudbury man who is an intern with the Red Sox is being praised today for comforting a woman who was trapped in the twisted wreckage of a trolley during … [Read more...]
Is End the Income Tax Petition Dead?
Or is it a ploy for money. I received this message yesterday (May 29th) at 10:00pm from the Center For Small Government, the group that wants to end income tax in Massachusetts. Based upon the late message, I imagine they mean … [Read more...]
DeLeo and Earmarks
Robert DeLeo wrote a letter to the editor at the Herald defending the house budget and the Herald's uneven focus on earmarks, it was a response this Casey Ross article. DeLeo noted that the house budget is actually less than 1/2 … [Read more...]
Friday Joke Revue
From Daniel Kutzman: Earlier today, John McCain released 1,200 pages of his medical records. Or, as his doctor calls it, Chapter One." --Conan O'Brien "It was quite a weekend, politically. Yesterday, an estimated 75,000 people attended a … [Read more...]
Fox News Analyst Calls for Obama Assassination
Here is the reaction of Yale History Professor Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore: When Liz Trotta, Fox News analyst, recently suggested on the air that assassinating "Osama, um, Obama-well, both, if we could," would be a good idea, she followed a … [Read more...]