Thanks to Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post for compiling a useful list of state political blogs. Ever want to know what's going on in Virginia? Apparently, the amusingly-named Not Larry Sabato is the place to be. And a … [Read more...]
Archives for April 9, 2009
Now What?
The discussion about the aggregation and distribution of content on the web heated up this week when the Associated Press announced plans to "launch an industry initiative" designed "to protect news content" online. from Huffington Post The … [Read more...]
Blogger Gathering April 19th
Hey everyone, Who wants to meet up? On Sunday, April 19th, a bunch of the bloggers and commenters you read at BMG everyday are meeting up at Tatiana's Restaurant, in Lynn. It's on 70 Market St, with plenty of parking both on and off … [Read more...]
CA’s Prop 1 limits factory farms, what about us?
NYT columnist Nick Kristoff called attention today to CA Prop 1: The stunning passage in California, by nearly a 2-to-1 majority, of an animal rights ballot initiative that will ban factory farms from keeping calves, pregnant hogs or … [Read more...]
What Ever
Climate Engineering http://www.google.com/hostedne... http://www.naturalnews.com/026... And whose tin foil hat needs adjustment? … [Read more...]
Deval Must Fire Doug Rubin – DeLeo and His Chief of Staff Not Impressive
Doug Rubin was brought in to steer the SS Deval on to a proper course after the disastrous start. Doug however has made things worse. The election is 18 months away and the only thing Deval has going for him is the weakness of the … [Read more...]
Former head of HEFA alleges illegality in proposal to merge bonding agencies
Interestingly, Ciolek uses one of Doug Rubin's BMG comments as evidence for his "restraint of trade" argument: That stifling competition is the goal of the merger, is clear. That competition saves participants money is equally clear. … [Read more...]
New servers and new URLs (and a few new bugs)
BMG has been upgraded to the latest version of the soapblox code. At the same time, we've been moved to new servers hosted by Warecorp, which will soon host the entire Soapblox network. This should provide improved up-time, … [Read more...]
Pigs is pigs
No one should be shocked or dismayed that the ARC has finally revealed itself to be the vendor that it is. The ARC has long disguised itself as a family advocacy group without acknowledging that it is also a multimillion dollar … [Read more...]
Can it be true, cuts instead of new taxes…
The Boston Globe (while it is still open) published a story today saying the House and Senate are looking to balance the budget with severe cuts vs. new taxes. Hallelujah. What have they been drinking up there to finally see the light? Do … [Read more...]