The Baker campaign has outdone itself. On Wednesday it attacked a lottery employee who works two jobs because he supports Tim Cahill for governor. Thursday’s gem was an attack ad whose “truthiness” is … [Read more...]
Archives for July 8, 2010
Good to see the Constitution win one.
In this age of constitutional lawlessness, it's good to see a victory for the 10th Amendment. … [Read more...]
UPDATE: House passes H4560 Today…on to Senate! University status one floor vote away!
Following up on earlier posting...GREAT NEWS! H4560 which will finally give Salem State College the UNIVERSITY status it deserves WAS REPORTED OUT TODAY and PASSED THE HOUSE BY A VERY WIDE MARGIN!! NOW ON TO THE SENATE!!! Hats off to … [Read more...]
Exciting News: Federal Judge Finds Section 3 of DOMA Unconstitutional
In a huge victory for marriage equality, today a federal judge in Boston found that Section 3 of DOMA violates both the 5th and 10th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Below is a link to the decision in the Gill case that was … [Read more...]
DOMA Smacked – Federal Judge Rules it Unconstitutional
More to come on this, I am sure. But, in the meantime, a victory for human rights. … [Read more...]
Immigration Throwdown tomorrow! Join the fun.
Boston Herald Immigration Throwdown link tomorrow, Friday 7/9/10. This will be a live, online, semi-moderated discussion which will create a recorded transcript. Let's have a group effort, more of a tag team if you can do a … [Read more...]
Fighting Back on MA HCR
So, how do we respond to this criticism? My thoughts are these: +MA has expensive HC because we have great healthcare +HC doesn't cost us a great deal +MA also has the Partner's oligopoly, which raises prices throughout the state. … [Read more...]
What WE need is a Legislative Budget Office (LBO)
On the federal level, the Congressional Budget Office costs out all legislation. In Massachusetts, Beacon Hill does not cost out anything before passing it - neither the Republicans nor the Democrats can put a pricetag on anything they … [Read more...]