While this debate is really about what kind of government we want and how should we pay for it most of the press including the Globe only seem to cover the anti gas tax outrage, which usually boils down to "I'm not ready to support the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2009
Hey Doug Rubin, Act Like You Belong Where You Are – WITH POLL
Late last night Charley posted some questions which were more of a ponderings-of-every-man-thing as the process of the highly and controversial traansportation proposals play out to what will eventually becoming a law. As you can see from … [Read more...]
Benedict Hammers a Confused Speaker
The ox in this case was Nancy Pelosi's. And true to his usual form, His Holiness didn't hesitate. You see, Miz Pelosi had made the ultimate faux pas for someone who claims to be "an ardent, practicing catholic." (Her words, not … [Read more...]
“Accountability Now:” bloggers rising
Hey, the progressive blogosphere is famous! The NYT reports: A group of liberal bloggers said it is teaming up with organized labor and MoveOn to form a political action committee that will seek to push the Democratic Party farther to the … [Read more...]
Question for Deval – Aloisi in for a Surprise – Tom Finneran Suing Entercomn? – Peyton Place @ BPD
Question for Governor Patrick: How many cents would the gas tax have to increase to allow the elimination of all toll road in MA. We're big kids. We can handle truth. ----------------------------------------------- Jim Aloisi has … [Read more...]
We’re still waiting for the administration’s cost analyses on closing four DMR facilities
Is this really such a hard thing to find?First of all, you may wonder why we asked for this information. The reason is that on December 12, when JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the decision to close … [Read more...]
Our Glorious Past: First Slaves Arrive in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities reminds us that on this very day in 1638: A ship arrived in Salem after a seven-month voyage from the West Indies. Its cargo included ... the first African slaves to be imported into … [Read more...]
Rachel Maddow Pwns
I think she's becoming my hero. This is her response to Jindal's post-Obama statement. … [Read more...]
Things I do not understand about transport reform
It is embarassing for me to say, but I feel like I'm about the least-informed person in the Commonwealth about the gas-tax/toll-hike/transport-reform goat rodeo. I mean, I really do not know what the hell is going on, or why person X … [Read more...]
The Budget Talks in Boston
The Union's Request to be Partners in the Discussion To make sure that we were fully informed, we requested background data on the budget and suggested that we meet as soon as we got this information. It appears to us that the Mayor … [Read more...]
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