Great "Roberts High-Fives Obama" YouTube clip here. Sadly, can't embed it. Thanks, Soapblox! Not. [Fixed! -David] But it's very funny. From Daniel Kurtzman: "After going to ten inaugural balls last night and dancing more than Cloris … [Read more...]
Archives for January 23, 2009
Human Services Make Up Small Percentage of Recent State Hires
Last week I posted Pioneer Institute's recommendations for where Governor Patrick should begin cutting the state budget before he cuts safety net programs. One of our recommendations is to roll back the state's workforce by the 6,000 … [Read more...]
Lowell Sun: DiMasi set to resign
The Lowell Sun credits an unnamed Statehouse with the news that DiMasi is set to resign "during the next couple of days." A Statehouse source called the departure "imminent" after a receiving a flurry of phone calls last night and early … [Read more...]
RedState 1/23/2009
Erick Erickson over at RedState helpfully offers up a handful of points a day to help us focus our concern. Today's are available here. I notice that they all make for fun blogging because they're usually controversial or involve some … [Read more...]
Sun Says DiMasi Out
They have a couple sources confirming it. So, if true, this sets off a ****storm, doesn't it? Whaddaya know? … [Read more...]
Massachusetts health care debacle continues to unfold–r/t $897Mil in new state spending in Chap58
btw I'm a nurse and a healthcare justice activist who's been involved in health system reform efforts for 20 years. In the spirit of full disclosure I've shared some observations about MA BCBS and Partners Healthcare that are germaine to … [Read more...]
What’s at Stake For Labor-And Us
In 1952, John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard professor with a specialty in agricultural economics, had his hands full. Namely, a best selling book. It was called American Capitalism, the Concept of Countervailing Power. In it Galbraith made a … [Read more...]
Mike Connolly – Barney Frank – Boston Globe/Coakley – Sal/DeLeo/Rogers/ – Irish/Italian
Nice hatchet job by the Herald today on Mike Connolly for making a few calls and using the fax machine at city hall for some personal business. The story is actually a good story of how Connolly tucked it up the Town of Wellesley's … [Read more...]
As if we needed another reason to dismantle the Boston Licensing Board
The Boston Licensing Board is a ridiculous artifact. It's a three-member board that handles liquor licenses for the city of Boston. Insanely, its members are appointed by the Governor, not by the Mayor of Boston -- an artifact … [Read more...]
Science Friday: the Prisoner’s Dilemma
The Cold War can be viewed as a massive Prisoner's Dilemma, probably the largest one that's ever existed. If either the USA or USSR had not built nuclear weapons ("cooperated") and the other had, they would have been at a massive … [Read more...]