C. Northcote Parkinson said it best: (I paraphrase) the smaller the dollar value of a budgetary item, the more attention it gets from the decision makers. How true: we can all get our minds around the $150 million that were paid out in … [Read more...]
Archives for March 24, 2009
Pass The DREAM Act For Future Economic Prosperity: A Comprehensive Argument
According to Wikipedia:The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (also called "The DREAM Act") [is] a piece of proposed federal legislation in the United States that would provide certain immigrant students who … [Read more...]
What Greg Said…
Here in Far Eastern MA, we are also unhappy with the 'stimulus' distribution. But I'll let another say it - Rep. Cleon Turner, Democrat of Dennis...Link HERE ... Here's a link to Greg's post, and the associated scrambling to defend the … [Read more...]
Rep. Barney Frank calls Scalia a ‘homophobe’
Maybe the name callers here are ok with this but I think Barney Fwank has stepped over the line by this pesonal attack on Justice Scalia. "I wouldn't want it to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia … [Read more...]
Stop jailing broke dads for Child Support. One sadly committed suicide this week in jail
It makes me very sad and also angry to read the March 24th Boston Globe story, "MA man awaiting court hearing found dead in cell." We do not throw broke people in jail if they can't pay their mortgage, if they can't pay their car payments … [Read more...]
In case you missed it: “We are not warming” RNC Head Steele
The Republican Party continues its decline. From HuffPo (also Harpers and NYT): And when a listener scoffed at the notion of global warming, Steele eagerly ran with the baton. "Thank you, thank you," he said. "We are cooling. We are not … [Read more...]
Rep. Fagan on Cutting Victim Services
Rep. James Fagan, who once squealed with delight at the chance to cross-examine a child victim of sexual abuse (http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2008/06/ma-rep-james-fagan-d-taunton-on.html), is back at his bully pulpit again, this … [Read more...]
Why Believe Menino?
On the city of Boston finances... The mayor has been trying to strong arm the employees. Projected layoffs are dwindling as we speak, as the strict continues to find more money. Am surprised that folks haven't rallied to the BTU cause. Why … [Read more...]
Hack test #1: DeLeo FAIL
Oy. DeLeo already wants to water down the gov's ethics bill: The proposal, DeLeo's first major initiative since taking office in late January, increases penalties for ethics violations but leaves in place what critics call a … [Read more...]
Update on Federal Stimulus and Low Wage earners.
I got this email from Lew Finfer first thing this morning and talked to him as he was on his way down to New Bedford for a community meeting. He asked me to post this for him here. Dear Colleagues and Allies, We do community … [Read more...]