Democratic Chairman John Walsh and State Rep Jim Cantwell stop by the local South Shore Phone Bank for Dr Peter Smulowitz. We made a lot of phone calls for Dr Smulowitz and Dr Smulowitz … [Read more...]
Archives for May 10, 2010
National Tragedy Demands Real Response
Shared national experiences are pretty powerful things. Although one can't really compare a terrorist attack on our nation to a mechanical failure that causes catastrophic loss, the experience of communal mourning is still … [Read more...]
Key cautions while we await the signature count
I expect those who think they know what is important about being a candidate to be judgmental. I am sharing the following anyway, knowing that some of you know why my perspective is important: The issue for all Democratic candidates this … [Read more...]
D’oh! 27 new offshore wells approved without environmental review
Center for Biological Diversity 7 May (hat tip, Democracy Now!): Even as the BP drilling explosion which killed eleven people continues to gush hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Department of … [Read more...]
Republicans’ first attack on Kagan hilariously misfires
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele thinks he's found a zinger to use against President Obama's just-announced Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. But zingers have a nasty habit of boomeranging. Here's Steele … [Read more...]
Civics Lesson: Moving Transgender Forward If You Want
Many are questioning my motives in champion transgender equality. Others wonder why I chose to pick on Jason Lewis and not Joe Driscoll. Fair questions. So let me respond. This country prides itself in protecting the weak minority or … [Read more...]
Boil order post script: Water was OK after all
I'm not disagreeing with the boil order - it was certainly the right thing to do. But that doesn't mean the boil-water order was a needless hassle for up to 2 million people, officials said, noting that state and federal regulations … [Read more...]
South shore phone bank for special election
We can win Senator Scott Brown’s old state senate seat this weekend. On May 11, there will be a special election to fill Scott Brown's seat in the Massachusetts State Legislature. … [Read more...]
Obama apparently will nominate Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court
NYT: President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nation's 112th justice, choosing his own chief advocate before the Supreme Court to join it in ruling on cases critical to his view of the country's future, Democrats … [Read more...]