Our Twitter-pal Scott Conway, lately of the Richard Tisei campaign and now of unknown (to me) employment, questions whether the League of Women Voters' now very-famous Scott Brown TV ad, and, presumably, its follow-up radio ad as well, are … [Read more...]
Archives for May 16, 2011
Health care costs: This *is* the ballgame.
I was at the packed Gardner Auditorium at the State House this morning for the hearings on the Governor's health care cost control bill. For so many reasons, this bill, this issue, are the Super Bowl of Massachusetts public policy right … [Read more...]
MA GOP launches unfounded attack on League of Women Voters
As posted by massgop at RedMassGroup, the Massachusetts Republican Party has decided to attack the League of Women Voters instead of defending Scott Brown's votes. If you click the link, you can see their video. I have copied the letter … [Read more...]
Newt Gingrich Says Scott Brown in Favor of ‘Right-wing Social Engineering
Newt Gingrich and the Massachusetts delegation almost always differ on the issues. This weekend was no different, when two sides clashed: Senator Scott Brown endorsed Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposed budget; Newt Gingrich … [Read more...]
In a major setback for Democrats, Donald Trump is not running for president
The tragic news, as reported by the NYT: The real estate mogul and reality television host is not going to run for president, he said Monday, ending months of over-the-top speculation that he might seek the 2012 Republican … [Read more...]
Hurray for hyperlocal blogging!
You are, no doubt, aware of the impressive number of WickedLocal websites in eastern Massachusetts. In virtually every neighborhood east of Worcester (see the map at right), WickedLocal has a site (including many dead-tree operations like … [Read more...]
Administration admits to discrepancies in vendor salary info
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) Patrick administration officials appear to be admitting we may be on to something when we pointed out the state may be getting different information than the federal government gets about salaries … [Read more...]
Brown trashes ‘one-party rule’ – Gov’s Health bill before committee today – Steve Buoniconti: pitch man – Brownie backlash
DOWNTOWN: U.S. Sen Scott Brown used his graduation address at Lasell College over the weekend (AP) to trash Democratic one-party rule on Beacon Hill (Globe), blaming state government’s corruption problems on a "go along, get along" … [Read more...]
Oil executives are great
This guy puts together a couple simple charts showing the runup in oil prices in mirror-like opposition to the run-down in the value of the dollar: Do Oil Executives Understand Their Industry’s Economics? On Thursday, CEOs from the five … [Read more...]
“Why Your Stitches Cost $1,500”
Health care explained in graphical form. Via: Medical Billing And Coding … [Read more...]