Eldridge announced his "full-hearted endorsement" in front of a full house at a political forum hosted by the Boxborough Democratic Town Committee on Monday, June 9. The event was co-sponsored by the six Democratic town committees in the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 12, 2008
Sports Guy: Boston Rocks! UPDATED: Celtics R-O-C-K!
Bill Simmons aka The Best Thing on ESPN after SportsCenter, pounded out a little love ditty to The Hub after Game 2. I thought it might cheer everyone up a bit who is sitting through a very long and distressing half-time hoping Game 4 ends … [Read more...]
Another Donut with Sprinkles For McCain
Not long ago, members of the press gave McCain his favorite treat: donuts with sprinkles. No joke. Now, the National Press Club has an even bigger treat for McCain. They've booked a man with a history of forgery and theft named … [Read more...]
Technical Difficulties Diary
I just tried editing my comment signature, but the edits never save. Anyone have any ideas what I'm doing wrong? At first I thought it was because I was trying embed this badge, but I am unable to even edit the existing plain … [Read more...]
Auto Insurance Reform
Hi all: After being concerned about how the new insurance regulations would effect the poor earlier in the year, it turned out that I was the one who was being made poorer through the old system. I received a renewal notice from Commerce … [Read more...]
Rules update: disclose financial affiliations with candidates
As campaign season heats up, we expect that people affiliated with political campaigns will post here with increasing frequency. That's great -- we welcome those contributions to the site, which are often well-informed and helpful to … [Read more...]
Convening a National Conversation about Democracy & America in Denver
The Cinemocracy short film competition encourages anyone and everyone to submit short films about what democracy means to them. You can submit films - as well as view and judge the entries - online at www.cinemocracy.org. The … [Read more...]
Obama’s birth certificate: nothing to see here, folks.
Kos has Obama's birth certificate. Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961 (two years after Hawaii became a state). No information about his parents' marital status or anything like that. Move along. … [Read more...]
Voting Incentive: get a tax credit for voting
Australia gives its citizens a fine for failing to vote on election day. In my experience as a teacher, I find that carrots work way better than sticks in trying to change a student's behavior. Therefore I propose a law whereby … [Read more...]
Jon Keller and the Mass GOP
The Boston Herald reports about possible ethical questions surrounding Jon Keller. This is not the first time that Keller's journalistic ethics were called into question. The first circumstance was during the Niki Tsongas … [Read more...]