Is it just me, or is anyone else missing the poetry, romance, and imagery of Russian and American spy exchanges on the Glienicker Bridge? … [Read more...]
Archives for July 9, 2010
Murkowski Part II Rears Its Ugly Head
On June 10th, we all celebrated the defeat of the Murkowski resolution, which would have gutted the EPA's ability to regulate carbon dioxide pollution. Why we needed to defeat Murkowski was explained well by NRDC Action … [Read more...]
Edward James Olmos on the Definition of “Insanity”
Yesterday, the NRDC Action Fund launched a campaign featuring a powerful new ad by renowned environmental activist and celebrated actor, Edward James Olmos. In the video, which you can view here, Olmos explains what makes people - … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: Biden on spy exchange “I thought they’d take Limbaugh.”
Vice-President on Leno discussing Russian spy exchange: "I thought they'd take Rush Limbaugh." Borowitz: "China to Stop Spying on its People; Will Use Facebook Instead. Social Network to Replace Listening Devices, Spy Satellites." BEIJING - … [Read more...]
Kurt Hayes – He’s Baaack…
And apparently, he's also a man of many press releases. But they are very telling, actually. Like the one on March 11: Statement: Kurt Hayes responds to Governor's plan for government run price-fixing of healthcare plans "I strongly … [Read more...]
DeLeo ups the ante on racinos
HT to MassLib for the link to a State House News story showing just how dug in Speaker DeLeo appears to be on getting slots at the tracks included in an expanded gambling bill, despite the opposition of both the Senate President and the … [Read more...]
Baker’s sleazy new ad hilariously highlights job creation in MA
You may have heard about the ultra-sleazy new web-only attack ad that Charlie Baker has just released. Basically, FOX25 was interviewing the Gov, but their audio wasn't working very well, and Patrick couldn't hear several of the … [Read more...]
On A Pair Of Victories, Part One, Or, “I DOMA Think Congress Can Define Spouse Anymore”
This will be too much analysis for one story; we'll be, instead, discussing the ruling in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today; the second opinion, which decides Gill v OPM (OPM is the US … [Read more...]