Speakers ranged from Rep. Michelle Bachmann to Texas Governor Rick Perry and potential 2012 Republican Presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney. Each speaker tossed the red meat to their base of teapartiers and crimson red supporters. Some spoke … [Read more...]
Archives for February 11, 2011
Our 2011 Legislative Agenda
Our endorsed campaigns and initiatives for 2011 include the following: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Multi-language training materials: We believe that our training materials and our most important communications should be … [Read more...]
Scott Brown and the vital center: Is he a bridge or a berm – what say you Rep. Winslow?
The other day, Republican State Rep. Dan Winslow posted about the retirement of Judge Nancy Gertner and suggested she run for Congress. In jest, I asked him if he would support her against Scott Brown in 2012. He replied: Um, no. … [Read more...]
Does the Community Preservation Act deserve a reappraisal?
Re-open the topic of CPA? (0.00 / 0) The controversial Rappaport-sponsored study of CPA is over three years old. At the time, the response seemed to be mostly against the study's conclusions. Since then, the state's economy has gone … [Read more...]
Real Competition at the Health Connector?
The Connector Board yesterday moved forward with plans to introduce "competition" into the bidding process for insurers selling to those buying coverage within Commonwealth Care (CommCare). CommCare: more than 160,000 residents - … [Read more...]
Transfixed by Egypt as Mubarak resigns
I listened to Hosni Mubarak's rambling speech live on the radio yesterday afternoon. As soon as it became clear that Mubarak was not stepping down - as had been widely reported he would - but rather was still planning to stay in … [Read more...]
Public option is dead — long live the public option?
So says CommonwealthUnbound (email, full article posted at Jamie Eldridge's site):Congressional Republicans saw their sweeping midterm gains as a mandate to roll back the nation’s sweeping new health care reform package. After … [Read more...]