Yet while the cost problem is widely understood to be one of the two key reasons health reform is necessary (the other being the large and growing number of uninsured), the Senate bill as presently constituted does not tackle this problem … [Read more...]
Archives for December 10, 2009
Comment of the day: Coakley and the public option
RIGHT NOW is a really good time for ... Martha Coakley to take an outspoken, leadership role in the fight to preserve a strong public option. I would love to see her and Mike Capuano, along with the rest of the Massachusetts congressional … [Read more...]
UMass Law = Bad Idea
On having no budget impact: 1) They are going to have to make millions worth of physical upgrades. Expanding the class size from 230 to 550 requires space for all those people. And now that its public, youre doing to have to do … [Read more...]
Obama’s Nobel Call to Action
When President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize he promised to accept it as a call to action. Today he called for "Agreements among nations. Strong institutions. Support for human rights. Investments in development," and "faith in human … [Read more...]
I Pledge Not to Invade England
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. Scott Brown has pledged not to raise taxes. Because, as we know, junior senators in the minority party are just handed the tax code as soon as they walk into the Senate. Maybe that's mean, and I should … [Read more...]
Copenhagen summit at odds with reality
I hate to write it, because I think global warming is a catastrophic problem that requires a solution, but the idea that the people of the world are going to forego relatively cheap fossil fuel energy to forestall a possible, even probable, … [Read more...]
Holiday Party/Unity/December 31 Deadline/Random
12/13/2009 Westborough DTC Holiday Party at Kate's House Sunday, December 13, 2 - 6 PM 17 Gary Circle, Westborough, MA This is always a fun event! The guest list is always growing but I have confirmations from: Governor Deval Patrick. … [Read more...]