These are some of the final images for my fine art photography project. These portraits are of students of BYU who identify themselves as homosexual and a person that supports them. With all of the dissenting views regarding this topic in … [Read more...]
Archives for December 8, 2008
What would happen if a MASSACHUSETTS LIBERAL said Mumbai terrorists = American Revolution?
I don't think it would be wild speculation to say if a local dem, in particular a more liberal local dem, ever said anything this dumb and/or offensively unpatriotic we would see a screaming headline from the Herald like MUMBAI INSULT … [Read more...]
The NY Times Company decline and what it means for us
Jack Welch toyed with buying it in 2006 for $550 million. (How happy is he that he never pulled the trigger?) At some point, the NY Times will sell the paper. Maybe. Who will buy it? What could be done to save … [Read more...]
Ill. Gov. suspends business with Bank of America
Gov. Rod. Blagojevich from Illinois has ordered all state government agencies to suspend business with Bank of America after receiving a $25 billion bailout yet failing to restore the credit to the Republic Window and Doors company in … [Read more...]
Plea to Legislature: Reduce Local Aid Smartly
In 2003, Mitt Romney reduced local aid to cities and towns. He did so mid-year, and then mocked the communities that struggled with his cuts, ignoring that a cut made after 3/4 of the fiscal year has passed has triple the impact than if it … [Read more...]
GOP to file civil law suit to force redistricting?
According to today's Taunton Gazette:Looking forward to 2011, the Massachusetts Republican Party is already starting to organize its efforts to redraw the map of legislative and congressional districts throughout the state. In … [Read more...]
PhRMA and Patrick administration say “Trust us.” No thanks.
This came out in Saturday's Globe: The Patrick administration looks ready to bow to PhRMA, by not requiring companies to disclose how and whom they're paying for clinical trials. Go figure -- someone pays you money, you're … [Read more...]
GOP Sneaking Toward 2012
Cross-post note: This also appears at Marry in Massachusetts. Already, our own smarmy elephant, Willard Mitt Romney, is raising money and doing well in polls (third behind Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee for 2012). He's hired staff and … [Read more...]
A Barack Obama Poll
I hate to post twice in a day, but I keep seeing this on the news and I'm dying to know how if anyone actually cares or if this kind of reporting is why the news is going bankrupt. That said, to the poll! (full disclosure, I'm voting … [Read more...]