In case you missed the news: Representative Anthony D. Weiner, an influential Democrat who had been considered a leading candidate to be the next mayor of New York City, said Thursday that he was resigning from Congress following … [Read more...]
Archives for June 16, 2011
How many jelly beans in the jar?
Given that the Governor has ten days to review whatever budget the Conference Committee creates, and the House and Senate pass, and that a new budget needs to be in place as of July 1, 2011 - or interim budgets must be passed to avoid … [Read more...]
Weiner resigns
I could have used any number of sources, but ThinkProgress is as good as any. Haven't figured out how to embed a link in a word or phrase like on Soapblox so the full URL is … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney – Riding the couch in an unfinished Belmont basement?
When Sec. Galvin joked at the Democratic Convention this month in reference to Sarah Palin storming New Hampshire the day of Mitt Romney's announcement with "Did you ever think you'd feel bad for Mitt Romney?" I thought it was a joke. … [Read more...]
METCO Merits More
Expanding School Choice through METCO Non-partisan Research Groups Urge Lawmakers to Expand Minority Students’ Access to Proven Program BOSTON, MA – Pioneer Institute, in collaboration with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for … [Read more...]
More on war powers: nukes changed everything
To continue yesterday's interesting discussion of Rep. Capuano et al's lawsuit against the president for waging war in Libya without congressional approval. Personally, I think much of this discussion misses the point. First, since the … [Read more...]
Attn. Rep. Paul A. Adams of Andover, You Are a Dick! Also, Is Mariano Already Out of Race?
You really are. No two ways about it. What's that? Why are you a dick? Well for one thing it is not because you were an eagle scout, or that the only things listed in your official biography are your college, religion, Republican State … [Read more...]
MASSterList: DiMasi found guilty – Sentencing set for Aug. – Beacon Hill reacts – Cusack refuses to dish details on chamber dalliance
THREE-PEAT: Perhaps you've heard, but former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi was found guilty on seven of the nine charges he faced yesterday as the verdict was read at his public corruption trial.Verdict news from … [Read more...]
Thursday roundup
Game 7 was awesome. Exciting, but not unnecessarily so (I know some were hoping for a double-OT thriller ... me, I didn't need the stress). And Tim Thomas ... my goodness. A 37-year-old goalie from Flint, drafted no. 217 in 1994, who … [Read more...]
Historian Eric Foner Discusses Lincoln’s Faith
In honor of the ongoing Civil War sesquicentennial (the war started in 1861), which will be commemorated periodically here on BMG, here is six minutes of American historian Eric Foner on Lincoln's faith and approach to governing, which is … [Read more...]