Okay, it's not the kind of source you want to put in a term paper, but here's the professional biography for Caroline Kennedy from Wikipedia.Kennedy is an attorney, editor, writer and member of the New York and Washington, D.C. bar … [Read more...]
Archives for December 15, 2008
John Kerry officially named Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
His statement in full: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thirty seven years after testifying in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a young soldier returning from Vietnam, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today was named the Committee's … [Read more...]
Arne Duncan picked to be Secretary of Education
Per this, Chicago Superintendent Arne Duncan was chosen to be EdSec. (TBlade, can I claim victory in your Cabinet contest? Two right! Two more than my usual.) Here's why I argued 2 weeks ago that it made too much sense not to … [Read more...]
Marie Antoinette Seeks U.S. Senate Seat?
The NYT reports Caroline Kennedy has decided to seek Hillary Clinton's New York Senate seat. This strikes me as absurd. As far as I can tell, Kennedy has never even had a job, let along any experience as a legislator. According to the NYT, … [Read more...]
Jim Braude is Taking YOUR Questions!
TODAY Our political leaders are now engaged in a full blown discussion about funding the capital expenditures needed to repair and reform our public transportation systems, repair our roads and bridges, and deal with the debts associated … [Read more...]
One more strike against Diebold
These people read our ballots? Bank of America has installed snazzy new ATMs, made by Diebold, which supposedly scan checks for deposit. There are no more envelopes. I tried to deposit a check issued by another bank, that is, actually sent … [Read more...]
Cost of College: Notes from America’s Most Indebted Generation
UMass Boston was recently featured in a superlative ten-minute piece from PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer on the opressive rise in college costs and student debt. College costs have been climbing for years. Since the early '80s, … [Read more...]
Anyone notice that the Gov’s been absent during power outage crisis?
I find it strange that Governor Patrick was MIA from my TV screen and newspapers this weekend as hundreds of thousands of MA residents struggled without electricity. Perhaps he was working the phones, but I think it is reasonable to … [Read more...]
GMAC
The news headline is "GMAC Holders Agree to Revised Swap Terms", and the subtext is that GMAC finance has applied to be accepted as a bank and thus become eligible for TARP funds, but was denied because their capital structure was … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby Pretends to Understand Economics
Finally, Mr. Jacoby seems to have the absurd expectation that if we just did a few things (like "lower taxes!"), then the economy would quickly right itself — or at least show an improvement in its polling. He seems to think that we … [Read more...]