Due to the weather and the serious difficulties being experienced by people in various parts of the state, the Democratic State Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday evening, January 13th has been postponed. Members of the committee … [Read more...]
Archives for January 12, 2011
What a great speech!
I'm watching the President's speech in Tucson. What a speech! It's in the tradition of Pericles. I think our best politicians get a bad rap. I don't think you can give a speech like this in a moment like this without being a person of … [Read more...]
Liberal Shot Giffords Say Howie and Right Wing
Wow how low can they go? First the right wing denied that anything they say is bad. Then the right wing talk show haters (oh hosts I meant) said "not our fault". So what to do when the country is looking with a spotlight at your words and … [Read more...]
Competing in a global economy
I agree with Senator Eldridge's statement that Evergreen Solar's announcement is deeply disappointing. The Marlboro-based company has worked hard to compete against heavily subsidized foreign competition in China and, as the Senator points … [Read more...]
Are Mass Movies a Sound Investment?
How do film credits impact our short and long-term goals for the state?As opposed to other tax credits such as the research credit, low income housing tax credit and life sciences tax credit, the film tax credit strategy is not making a … [Read more...]
Evergreen Solar: It’s Time to Reassess Our Corporate Tax Break Strategies
The "tax breaks for corporations" economic development strategy is not new, and in fact this approach exists in almost every state across the country, resulting in a "race to the bottom" that forces states to compete against each other … [Read more...]
Hope is Evergreen
Well, that happened.Plant will shut after $58m in state aid Evergreen Solar to cut 800 jobs as it tries to compete with China Evergreen Solar Inc. will eliminate 800 jobs in Massachusetts and shut its new factory at the former military … [Read more...]
Looking to the POTUS Tonight
We should be plain that not all the brains behind those millions of lonely eyes will be receptive of such inspiration and transformation. We are not, for example, likely to hear widespread support in Congress for either turning down … [Read more...]
And with that, Sarah Palin’s political career ended [updated]
"Blood libel"? Really? In her seven-and-a-half minute video, Ms. Palin said that "journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn. That is … [Read more...]
Reaction to the State of the City Address
Hi All: It was very comical that Treasurer Grossman was busy texting while Mayor Menino was giving his "State of the City" address yesterday. Senate President Murray didn't seem too pleased either. After Menino finished, she looked at her … [Read more...]