In the last Congress, the Republican minority more than doubled the previous record for filibusters, and they are on a pace to challenge or surpass that "accomplishment" this Congress as well. And filibusters are only the most obvious part … [Read more...]
Archives for March 1, 2010
Time for a comeback
I WILL FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT NEED A COMEBACK! Middle class families are barely hanging on. People are worried and anxious about their futures. Jobs are scarce, wages are being cut and families are tightening their belts. … [Read more...]
Schadenfreude watch: King Lear Division
As Rupert Murdoch sinks into a pile of senescent goo, News Corporation comes apart at the seams. Read and enjoy. Uh, David, uh, does this count as a personal attack? … [Read more...]
What’s fair is fair
Or is it?Larry Bartels of Princeton shows that more often than not average Americans side with businesses and the wealthy in tax debates--voting for tax cuts they will never receive and against tax increases they will not pay:“What is … [Read more...]
The Students and Workers will always be together.
We need to make sure that we support these people. If you wish to do so please get in contact with SEIU 615 who helped coordinate this rally yesterday. The minimum wage is one thing but the living wage is another. Yes we can and yes we will … [Read more...]
Speaking Out on Spending
I was so encouraged with the great welcome I got from so many BMGrs with my last post about Jobs I thought I would share our latest video on spending. I am the Republican candidate for State Representative in the Eighth Suffolk … [Read more...]
Marjorie Decker Withdraws from State Senate race
http://www.wickedlocal.com/cam... With seven candidates vying for Gooch's old seat and with four Cantabridgians in the race, she made a wise decision. She's young and has a great political future. Best wishes to Marjorie! Excerpt: Cambridge … [Read more...]
Reconciliation Tidbits (or political spadework)
And a boo-YA! "First, reconciliation has been used for major legislation almost constantly, particularly on health-care reform... "Second, Democrats are not proposing to create the health-care reform bill in reconciliation. Rather, they're … [Read more...]
Feds to Probe Canton Torture Chamber
For those who might have seen the movie or read the book "A Clockwork Orange", the principle underlying the Rotenberg Center is almost exactly the same as that which was behind fictional Alexander DeLarge's treatment. The only difference is … [Read more...]
The Grain of Truth
Here's what usually happens:Squeezing the oligarchs, though, is seldom the strategy of choice among emerging-market governments. Quite the contrary: at the outset of the crisis, the oligarchs are usually among the first to get extra help … [Read more...]