Letter, no link: Thank you for your generous response to the latest in my embarrassingly steady series of requests for help. My Republican opponent-a Tea Party favorite-just boasted to the Wall Street Journal that he had received $400,000 … [Read more...]
Archives for November 16, 2010
First, they came for Four Loko
Universal Hub reports (hat tip, Richard Herold for the source): Garrett Quinn observes (hat tip, Joe Butler): The Globe has the full story here. Will the case against Ulysses be reopened next? There is some drinking in it, after … [Read more...]
Mass GOP at a New Low
On election day, State Representative Geraldo Alicea lost to his Republican challenger by only 2 votes. As one would suspect a recount has been requested and will take place in the next few days. A friend of mine sent me an … [Read more...]
Comment of the Day: Why Taxes on the Rich Create Jobs
Esteemed BMGer Petr on what happens when someone with $1 billion in the bank has to pay 10 percent in taxes rather than none in taxes: What's more, that 100K million (Ed.) is no longer lounging around earning that measly X% but rather … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Councillor-Elect Matt O’Malley!
Matt O'Malley - a BMGer from way back - has won the special election for Boston City Council. Congratulations Matt! Hope you'll keep stopping by to update us on the goings-on in District 6 and the rest of the city. :-) … [Read more...]
Hurry and buy some OTC meds before it is too late.
Something which was slipped into the Healthcare Reform Act was a change effecting the spending of FSA (Flexible Spending Account) money. In a nutshell, starting in Jan/2011, you will not be able to us FSA money to pay for OTC medications … [Read more...]
National Corporate Greed Going Local for the Holidays
The plant in question is an Express Scripts processing facility in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, employing 365 workers represented by SEIU Healthcare PA. In 2009, Express Scripts thanked those workers for setting a nationwide one-day … [Read more...]
Grace Ross on Elections and Beyond
Ross is right out there. She is also pretty optimistic. For one, she thinks that the anger and energy the Tea Party types rode in this last election cycle is populist not right wing energy. I am not as confident as she that clear-eyed … [Read more...]
Shakin’ it up…
According to today's Globe, Governor Patrick has asked for the resignations of his entire cabinet so as to put everyone on notice that complacency won't be the order of the day as he starts his new administration. … [Read more...]
Scott, We’re With Ya: Enough with the Fluff
Apparently Senator Brown has really had it with fluff. Addressing the Boston Chamber of Commerce yesterday, he said, "I can't go back to Washington later today and start working again on fluff, when we should be focusing on the very … [Read more...]