Steve Inskeep's interview with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen. Shinseki would indicate ... maybe not. A few key points: — Steve noted that "it may be startling to some people to realize that the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 11, 2010
Passenger Targeted T Worker Prior to Fight
File this under "Wow, you mean there are two sides to a story when public sector workers are involved!?" TV 7's Victoria Block filed this story on Thursday night with new video of the confrontation between a female MBTA worker and a male … [Read more...]
Another Veterans Day
Well it's another in a long line of Veterans day's. A time to look back in 20/20 hindsight, and think of those people who didn't make it. This one's a lot different than the others because those guy's are lucky they didn't get to see … [Read more...]
IOKIYAR, local edition
IOKIYAR, for those who haven't run across this peculiar acronym, stands for "It's OK If You're a Republican" - the double standard that seems to have taken root across much of the political landscape these days. Things that are … [Read more...]
Secretary Reville’s Revealing Gaffe on STEM Education
Seems like a fairly innocuous statement by Secretary of Education paul Reville, in yesterday's Globe about how MA is lagging in math and science (STEM) performance compared to other nations: "The hope is to get students to think like … [Read more...]
The Patrick-Baker Identity
During the gubernatorial campaign, I wrote that Deval and Charlie are fundamentally alike; I said that Deval devotees are being blinded by partisan politics and their reluctance to admit they were fooled. I urged liberals to break out … [Read more...]
By the way, Howie donates money to Republicans
With all the hullaballoo going on nowadays about what "opinion journalists" (whatever that means) should or should not do, it's well to reflect on the behavior of some of our local opinionistas. Dan Kennedy has done yeoman's work … [Read more...]