The North Shore grassroots Obama-Biden Appreciation Reception in Peabody was a wonderful event. Participants shared stories about their campaign experiences. Grassroots coordinators Mary Ellen Palermo of Lynn and Noreen Hazelton … [Read more...]
Archives for November 18, 2008
Begich wins in Alaska!
Really excellent news. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeated Sen. Ted Stevens, ending the tenure of the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, after the counting of more ballots yesterday gave him a larger lead than the number of … [Read more...]
Eric Holder is likely Obama’s Attorney General
AP: Washington attorney Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to be the next attorney general and aides have gone so far as to ask senators whether he would be confirmed, an Obama official and people close to the matter … [Read more...]
Wilkerson indicted; Murray again urges her to resign
No surprise. A federal grand jury indicted state Senator Dianne Wilkerson today on eight counts of accepting bribes, exactly three weeks after the FBI arrested the longtime lawmaker in an undercover corruption probe.... Wilkerson faces … [Read more...]
Democrats Work: Yes We Cans!
Here's how it works: 1. Click here to go to our Yes We Cans Virtual Food Drive website. 2. Put food or cash contributions in your shopping cart.3. When you check out, you will be … [Read more...]
What if healthcare worked like our education system?
Everyone's talking about reform. Especially right now. Jim Gomes offers a provocative way to look at the healthcare and education systems in this country in yesterday's Boston Globe. Gomes offers the question: What if public education … [Read more...]
Lieberman keeps chairmanships, stays in Dem caucus
The Democratic caucus today voted to keep Joe Lieberman in his chairman positions. They also voted on a resolution that was somewhat of a reprimand from what I heard, but I have not been able to find that yet (will update when I do or … [Read more...]
Probable Deep Thought
Wouldn't the clarity and meaning of our economic discourse be improved if instead of "free markets" and "free enterprise" we used "markets" and "enterprise?" … [Read more...]
NY Times “Dealbook”: Chapter 11 with US-sponsored DIP financing for GM. Is there an echo in here?
First, let's recognize that G.M. doesn't need life support. What it needs is Chapter 11. The bankruptcy process is not a bad thing - indeed, it should be embraced. Bankruptcy allows companies to do tough things they could never do in the … [Read more...]