The Chapter 11 argument has some appeal, because (a) that's what everyone else has to do under these circumstances, so it's not really fair to other struggling businesses to hand mountains of cash over to GM just because GM seems prepared … [Read more...]
Archives for November 16, 2008
Drug addiction treatment
An increased need for effective drug and alcohol rehab and addiction treatment in Missouri is clearly evident as the drug problem in Missouri continues to erode the quality life for far too many people. Lives of addicts, alcoholics and … [Read more...]
Memo to Senators Kennedy and Kerry: No Homeland Security chairmanship for Joementum [updated]
[UPDATE: You know, it occurs to me that they should wait until after the new Congress is sworn in to worry about this. There's no urgency to do it now, and if they do strip Lieberman of his chairmanship and he bolts, there will be a … [Read more...]
Andrew Sullivan is a weird dude.
I know, news flash ... Still, I read him daily and find him interesting and provocative, and actually often correct. But this post really is odd. He's correct that the Iraqi's hard-and-fast deadline for American withdrawal takes a … [Read more...]
Is the Republican State Committee violating Massachusetts law?
Kate helpfully dug up a MA statute requiring political parties to select a chairman within 10 days after presidential elections. Here it is: The members of the state committee elected at the presidential primaries shall, within ten … [Read more...]
Partners’ pig-in-a-poke
You might think that if you pay the premium for the fancy downtown hospitals (under Partners HealthCare) that you'd be getting the tip-top quality you and your insurer are paying for. You'd be wrong about that. Finally, in a major … [Read more...]
Destructive Destruction
Back in 1986 we bought our first station wagon to serve our growing family. It was a Chevrolet Celebrity and ran well for more than 10 years. I didn't question the $200 "destination charge" on the invoice, but when we got the Chevy home, I … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby, Winner of Today’s Unintended Irony Award
Beginning of opinion on Sarah Palin:But there can't be much doubt that Palin has become the brightest star in the GOP firmament. A whopping 91 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of her, according to a recent Rasmussen poll, and … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from Question 1…………..
We are inviting public officials from the Patrick administration and the Legislature to listen to the ideas community organizers heard at the doors, on the phone banks, through listserves, and in member meetings, as well as an analysis of … [Read more...]
Myth of Poor Democratic Performance Demolished
Andrew Gelman: "The data demolish the idea that voters in 2008 were pulling the lever for Barack but not for the Dems overall (not for "Nancy Pelosi," if you will)." Click here for the stats. In more detail: There's an idea going around … [Read more...]