NPR: Exhausted, confused and extremely frightened, Owen immediately ran to the safety of a giant tortoise when we released him in Haller Park. Mzee, our 130 year old tortoise, just happened to be nearby and he was very surprised by Owen's … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
Help Us Restore Tax Credit Transparency
The Governor has proposed an amendment to the budget that would reinstate the full reporting requirements that go along with this important piece of government transparency and accountability. This amendment ensures that the Legislature and … [Read more...]
What gets covered by Public Option?
The major difficulty in creating a public health insurance option is deciding what the plan covers. The most obvious contentious issue is abortion, so this should be no surprise: Pro-Life Democrats Urge Pelosi to Exclude Abortion … [Read more...]
House Starting to Shake – WITH POLL
The Herald reports that reps are pissed at Speaker DeLeo and not afraid to say so. Could Deleo be a Pope John Paul I sort of thing? The beginnings of an insurrection? But who is the coup leader? … [Read more...]
Time for action by Obama and Clinton on Honduras
If President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton are sincere in their professions of enthusiasm for democracy and popular rule, they should join every other state in the region and withdraw our ambassador from Honduras. They should also … [Read more...]
Climate bottom line => Whip it up.
Following its passage by the House, we've been hearing this week what a disappointment Waxman-Markey is. Yes, many folks told us so beforehand. It's a vast legislative kludge, with giveaways and little legislative bribes galore. … [Read more...]
Howie Carr: The New Joe McCarthy? WITH POLL
Howie Carr's bizarre on-air rants against Tom Finneran are disturbing. What the Hell did Finneran ever do to him? Is Howie a self-hating Irish Catholic? To say Howie has 'no class" is a not only a huge understatement but an insult to … [Read more...]
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