So, we've had some amusement and indigestion on the site lately. Let's put some things in perspective:A transportation reform bill of some kind will happen, regardless of the utterances, bloggy or otherwise, of Mr. Aloisi. As … [Read more...]
Archives for March 18, 2009
Some musings about what government is FOR, with POLL!
As one of the wealthiest states in the wealthiest nation the reality that a local motel has 75 families, one to a room, with more than 150 children between them nauseates me. As to what government is "supposed to do" here is a first pass at … [Read more...]
Going meta
The Globe has published a story about Jim Aloisi's blog post that criticized a Globe story. So I thought I'd write a blog post about the Globe's story about Aloisi's blog post about the Globe story. Today's Globe story reports that … [Read more...]
HUD-DOT Sustainable Communities Task Force
HUD AND DOT ANNOUNCE INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood … [Read more...]
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
According to statistics from the Pew Research Center, 74% American adults use the Internet and nearly 59% of those individuals use it to visit a government website. There are no statistics, however, for what these visits yield. In early … [Read more...]
Non-partisan, serious doubts about President Obama
It's no secret I don't support much, if any, of the Obama political platform, but news of his inability to operate in public without his teleprompter is now getting me concerned. This most recent item is either signs of stress, or … [Read more...]
Walmart pretends it cares about healthcare
Wal-Mart is ramping up its Washington activity to push for comprehensive health care reform, and the world's largest retailer says it is ready to use its economic muscle to get out in front and influence the discussion. "We're willing to … [Read more...]
“It isn’t visible to the naked eye.”
That is what Salon has to say about the Republican Party in Massachusetts. The article ranks states in the order of "love for GOP" as the introductory paragraph puts it, and MA is last on that list. It also makes an uncited … [Read more...]
These Irish eyes are smilin’ for O’Bama
There was a wonderful "human interest" column in the Springfield Republican newspaper on Saint Patrick's Day, about one of our hardest-working organizers in Western Mass, Pat Carney. Pat was one of the Springfield Coordinators for Deval … [Read more...]
Expanding rail service to expand economic growth
Blake Lamothe, Chairman of the Palmer Redevelopment Authority, and owner of the Palmer Union Station, has provided a written statement giving more information on bringing passenger rail service to Palmer. In the interest of bringing … [Read more...]