In contrast to the Saturday meeting in Chelmsford, this meeting was civil. No one was shouted down, and in fact there were very few out-of-order interjections at all. There was some applause -- on both sides -- but nothing that … [Read more...]
Archives for August 11, 2009
BREAKING NEWS – Gov. Patrick suspends fare hikes and service cuts!
Confirmation of story The story was first broken to me by my Rep., Sean Garballey who was part of a group of legislators who spearheaded a circular letter opposing both the fare hikes and the service cuts. The service cuts and dropped … [Read more...]
Reform, it is a comin: So suck on that teabag Palin, Rush, Newt and the rest of em’
Every time I think our great nation has crossed a certain threshold of political maturity, these malign malcontents of so-called middle America, remind me how far we have yet to go. So last year, when John McCain won the Republican … [Read more...]
Obama town hall meeting live.
He's getting out his message! Awesome. It's more of a rally than a town hall meeting. Can't seem to imbed live but you can find it at this link. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21... … [Read more...]
Grabauskas Needs to Explain Himself
Much has been discussed about Dan Grabauskas' July 6th email. How does that reconcile with Grabauskas' Greater Boston interview on July 21st where he said that even with the sales tax increase, fares will still need to increase (at … [Read more...]
Can we do something like this in MA???
This story talks about George Soros (gag me) donating $35 Million to a program in NY which uses a 4-1 matching formula from the Stimulus package to fund school supplies for needy kids. His gift will help fund a program dubbed "Back to … [Read more...]
Dan Conley and His Toadie…
don't belong in their jobs. David Bernstein gives us a nice example of what happens when incompetence meets arrogance meets job security meets public apathy. A first assistant d.a. responding to charges of wrongful conviction in a … [Read more...]
The passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
I was a little surprised that nobody else had posted this yet, but Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away this morning at the age of 88. There are links to articles and Obama's statement at the newly reformated Politics1. For those … [Read more...]
Could someone explain why Jim Aloisi shouldn’t resign?
Maybe the latest insanity coming out of the Transportation Building isn't as awful as it appears. But if it's not, someone needs to explain why, and fast. Otherwise, Jim Aloisi's credibility is shot to hell, and he cannot any … [Read more...]
Health care reform and abortion
Recently, there has been a flurry of debate over health care reform and reproductive rights, especially the issue of abortion. Opponents of health care reform are using anti-abortion politics as a way to derail real change. NARAL Pro-Choice … [Read more...]