WaPo: In one of the first internal struggles of the incoming Obama administration, environmentalists and smart-growth advocates are trying to shift the priorities of the economic stimulus plan that will be introduced in Congress next month … [Read more...]
Archives for December 24, 2008
Unitil Ruined Christmas
Lunenburg is my hometown and where my parents still live. I will be there for Christmas. My parents, like many families in the area, are just now getting their electricity back. It took 11 days to restore power to my family's house. Every … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas quick hits
... and hey, don't trample anyone at the Wal-Mart, OK?Merry Christmas, Bob Coughlin. $10,000 is pretty light lifting for a blatant conflict of interest while the state was developing a $billion+ biotech bill and then taking a $350k job … [Read more...]
Our Glorious Past: Water Authority Pollutes Water
The Big Dig culture hasn't always been focused on ripping taxpayers off for billions of dollars while building sub-standard tunnels that can be a mortal risk to travel through. The same lethal combination of monopolistic political control, … [Read more...]
Obama May Nominate First Gay Navy Secretary
hat tip Ed Brayton. Newsweek is is reporting: ... that the president-elect is considering the appointment of the first openly gay chief of a military branch. Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, is … [Read more...]
Some Happy Memories of a Wonderful Year that Ended in Hope
I had the privilege and the pleasure of witnessing my first-ever Electoral College ritual. Our very own Elector, The Honorable Corinne Wingard (with whom I had served as co-coordinator for the Obama campaign in Western Mass), invited a … [Read more...]
Peace everyone
And I mean that with all sincerity. … [Read more...]
Rick Warren: An Opportunity for a Teachable Moment?
It seems difficult to square Rick Warren's statements with a progressive agenda. There has been much discussion about the religious and social aspects of this issue. The Salem News (Mass.) has an excellent article providing … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue, In Advance
You knew it was coming. Separately, watch Gov. Huckabee get owned by John Stewart on marriage equality. It's always satisfying when the inconsistencies of an incoherent argument are explicitly revealed in real time on national television. … [Read more...]