I'm unsure of what the "health care crisis" is all about in the first place. I, for one, am happy with my Harvard Pilgrim HMO, my PCP, and the service I receive. Then I look at the terrible shape Medicare is in. I went through … [Read more...]
Archives for June 19, 2009
The Catholic Church and education
Got caught up with some newspaper reading and ran across Kevin Cullen's June 1st article in regards to the closing of St. Anne's School in Hyde Park. boston globe I was a product of 12 years of Catholic education and it has served me well. … [Read more...]
Gov comes out strong for ethics reform; will veto sales tax hike without it
From my inbox (no link): The following is a statement from Governor Deval Patrick: "I pledged to veto the Legislature's proposed sales tax increase unless the Legislature first enacted meaningful reforms in the pension system, the … [Read more...]
Conference Committee releases State Budget today – 6/19/09 with POLL!
First, here is the link to the Budget as released by the Budget Conference Committee, today: http://www.mass.gov/legis/ht04... The only vote allowed is yea or nay - no amendments. YOU get to vote for YOUR least favorite cut in my poll. … [Read more...]
@petehoekstra open thread
This particular phenomenon is so funny that it deserves its own special Joke Revue thread. Some good ones I've seen so far, in addition to the ones Bob notes below: Was a bit warm and muggy outside today. Now I know what it was like … [Read more...]
Massachusetts backed Alaska in yesterday’s Supreme Court DNA case
A lot of people are upset about yesterday's Supreme Court decision in District Attorney's Office v. Osborne holding that there is no post-conviction constitutional right to potentially exculpatory DNA evidence. Not the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Battle Lines: Massachusetts Taxes
So, there's been a lot of outrage down here about some developments in the past couple of weeks. While the State Senate here was doing its debate on the budget, two crucial issues came up: freezing the corporate tax rate (excise) and … [Read more...]
Sign the Petition: Demand Obama and the DNC do better!
I figured that I should post this here, in addition to sending it to friends via email. 21,000 people have signed. The goal is to get 30,000 before the DNC fundraiser on Friday. People are dropping out of the 'gay pride' fundraiser in … [Read more...]
Why, Senator Brewer, is no cost-benefit analysis needed for Fernald?
Here's the irony, though. The conference committee language that you came up with, Senator, does nothing to protect any of the facilities. So that leaves us with a nagging question. Why was it so important to take … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate won’t condemn clinic violence
Many people across party and ideological lines have spoken out against anti-abortion violence in the wake of Dr. George Tiller's murder. Recently, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote a … [Read more...]