The Republican Party -- led in Massachusetts by Senator Scott Brown -- have forced a downgrade in the nation's credit rating by manufacturing the recent crisis over the debt ceiling in a ham fisted and self-destructive attempt to play … [Read more...]
Archives for August 5, 2011
Tea Party revealed as bastion of Southern extremists
Hat tip to AmberPaw for this revealing analysis by Salon: The four states with the most Tea Party representatives in Congress are all former members of the Confederate States of America. The states with the greatest … [Read more...]
Brown to Visit Amherst on Jobs Tour
Northampton's Daily Hampshire Gazette reports: Scott Brown, the commonwealth's junior senator, is scheduled to visit the New England Scenic Trail in Amherst next Wednesday [August 10?] as a part of a statewide jobs tour. "Job creation, … [Read more...]
The myth of Obama’s weakness
Glenn Greenwald isn't buying the idea that Obama showed himself a weak negotiator who fumbled the debt-ceiling situation. It appears to be true that the President wanted tax revenues to be part of this deal. But it is absolutely false … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: “Bachmann Proposes Slashing Half of Alphabet”
Borowitz: Bachmann Proposes Slashing Half of Alphabet: ‘Vowels Are Not Free,’ Says Tea Party Favorite WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – Fresh from the Tea Party’s triumph in the recent debt ceiling fight, Tea Party favorite Michele … [Read more...]
Friday: Purge the bad news [bleeaahaaghghhg]
[Dare I post that Rebecca Black song?? Dare I??] Nah. Here's a compilation of one of our new Patriots. I'm going to enjoy having this guy around: And a song for right now .... … [Read more...]
Draft Deval for Senate – Channel 5/Michelle McPhee – Dan Winslow – City Square – Roid Ball
Where have you gone Issac Laughinghouse? (There's an obscure reference. Anyone? Bueller?) I say this because yesterday WCVB Channel 5 announced that Boston's own Michelle McPhee will be reporting the news. Ouch. Now I don't mean to be the … [Read more...]
MASSterList: Davey to take over for Mullan at DOT – Brown launches jobs tour – Court reform signed
NEW GUY: Rich Davey is your new Bernard Cohen/James Aloisi/Jeff Mullan (WBUR). Welcome to the most popular job in state government.(Globe) TOURING WITH SCOTTO: Scott Brown's on the move (Herald), talking about jobs (AP) and hating on the … [Read more...]
I’ll be on the Emily Rooney show today at noon
I'll be a guest on the Emily Rooney show on WGBH radio (89.7 FM) today at noon. My usual partner-in-crime, Garrett Quinn, won't be joining us; instead, it will be the week-in-review show, an hour-long chit-chat about what happened over the … [Read more...]