Jay at Hub Blog is against the public option, and equates it with single-payer system. From cradle to grave, if you are a crime victim, the police will seek the criminal. Doesn't matter who you are. From cradle to grave, if … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2009
Three Little Letters Lowell Doesn’t Want to Hear: FBI
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. I don't often read the Lowell Sun. But it's must-see this week. LOWELL -- For the most part, City Councilors were guarded yesterday in their comments regarding the city's 10-page investigatory report … [Read more...]
Let Murray and DeLeo Hear From You Today
Flood the State House offices of senate president Murray and speaker of the house DeLeo and demand respectfully that they allow Governor Deval Patrick the legal right to appoint a 5 month temporary Senatorial appointment to the late … [Read more...]
If an interim appointment is a good idea, it’s a good idea. Right?
I hereby nominate House minority leader Brad Jones's op-ed in the Globe for the "most confusing position" award. Five years ago, I led legislative Republicans in making the argument that, by not providing the governor with an opportunity to … [Read more...]
OPEN THREAD: WRKO Monti Scholars Broadcast (Live!)
Bloggers unite to support the Jared C. Monti scholarship fund. We matched the first $200 in donations to this excellent cause. Click on this link to make a donation to the Monti scholarship program. A very moving and impressive WRKO … [Read more...]
Keep the new deal alive!!!
we need to keep the new deal alive, we need to carry the torch lit by FDR and carried by a multitude of our fellow democrats and carried by OUR TED KENNEDY. We must never extinquish the fire the burns within us to keep the dream alive, the … [Read more...]
Let’s count EVERYONE and avoid losing a seat!
Together we can avoid losing a seat. There are several under counted constituencies, seriously [and this list is not exhaustive] 1. Children in foster care 2. Cognitively limited adults in group homes run by DDS 3. … [Read more...]
Grateful to Senator Kennedy
So many words have been shared about Senator Kennedy, whose life and memory we have been honoring over the last few days. So many of drew inspiration from his life, and benefited directly from his efforts. Twenty years ago this week I … [Read more...]
Salon’s take on the Kennedy succession and Obama’s eulogy (updated link)
Here are some Salon columns from today. One has the full text of the President's eulogy; the second is the article on succession which this diary previously linked; if you can stand it there's a column talking about Mike Huckabee's … [Read more...]
Detroit unemployment hits 28.9% – and Michigan still requires ZERO financial disclosure
Detroit unemployment means that nearly 3 in 10 in Detroit need a job. Pause for a moment, and imagine what local life would be like if nearly 3 in 10 needed a job in Boston, or Lowell, or Springfield. It may be that part of the … [Read more...]
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