As November 2nd draws nearer, it seems that the stumbles and fumbles of key Tea Party candidates just keep on coming. This has given rise to ever more questions about the fitness and viability of some of the leading candidates for public … [Read more...]
Archives for October 15, 2010
My LTE about the MA-02 congressional race
I wrote a letter to the editor of the Milford Daily News today, and I thought I'd share it with the denizens of BMG: On his recent appearance on "That Milford Show - Political Review", Tom Wesley (candidate for Congress from the 2nd … [Read more...]
Why Charles ” Winkevoss” Baker will lose
He just connected with the 1% of the population who went to an Ivy League college. He was more excited about the callers IVY league history then the public school issues that 99% of the voters care about. He seems conflicted about his time … [Read more...]
Who says “Crime doesn’t pay”?
The Washington Post reported in 2008 that Mr. Angelo pocketed FOUR HUNDRED TEN MILLION DOLLARS in salary, bonuses, and stock-option gains between 1999 and 2008. At the time of this piece (January 12, 2008), he stood to gain an addition ONE … [Read more...]
Baker hearts Giuliani
Lines composed on learning that Rudy Giuliani is the politician Charlie Baker would most like to be. (With apologies to Nat King Cole and Mona Lisa) Guiliani, Guiliani, Baker's named you Politician who (to him) is most worthwhile Is it … [Read more...]
The perils of twittering
So I've been getting into the Twitter lately, and I have to say it's pretty fun. There's something satisfying about pushing out 140-character tidbits of information, links, argument, and snark, without feeling like you have to flesh … [Read more...]
The job you save…
The safe guard of the Glass-Steagall Act was in place since 1933 to prevent banks fron acting like wall street casinos and those casinos from acting like banks. The Gramm(R-TX),Leach(R-IA), Bliley(R-VA) act of 1999 tore down the firewall … [Read more...]