It would be fun if people started showing up at Romney events with the Cayman Islands flag. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 19, 2012
It’s better in the B … er, the Caymans
So, Mitt's campaign claims that he paid the same US taxes on his Cayman Islands accounts as he would have, had they actually been located in the US. And -- I hope you're sitting down -- this may well not be true. Reports the Wall Street … [Read more...]
Blue Mass Group Joined USAprogressive To Discuss SOPA
Thank you David for coming on the show to discuss SOPA and its implications on a free and open web. … [Read more...]
Open Checkbook could be more open
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) (Part 1 of a 2-part series on transparency issues in state government) Despite its promises of greatly increasing government transparency, the Patrick administration's new Open Checkbook website … [Read more...]
GOP presidential race in turmoil. Again.
Big news in the GOP primary race today. First, it turns out that Rick Santorum, not Mitt Romney, won Iowa. Second, it turns out that Newt Gingrich, not Mitt Romney, may well win South Carolina (that is, if ABC's interview with Newt's … [Read more...]
News Flash
The Boston Herald will need to downgrade Romney's Iowa "HOME RUN!" to "Bloop Single." So much for history. … [Read more...]
Oops! Perry withdraws, backs Gingrich
AP via Globe: Texas Gov. Rick Perry will abandon his presidential bid and endorse Newt Gingrich, two Republican officials said Thursday, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner Mitt … [Read more...]
Who Wants to Be a Mayor?
Maybe the world, or at least Boston's City Hall, is mellowing. Our extremely popular, longest-serving-ever Mayor Tom Menino seems less prickly in recent years, even laughing at criticism...sometimes. City Council President Steve Murphy is … [Read more...]
Money Bomb Today!
Remember two years ago, all the talk about "the People's Seat"? And how that special election held two years ago today would ensure the people of Massachusetts elected a leader -- a trustworthy steward of "the People's Seat"? That's … [Read more...]
Envy vs. Fairness
Of late Mitt Romney seems to have a fixation on “envy.” He has made it part of his stock speech to claim that Barack Obama fosters and promotes a culture of envy and class warfare in the United States. Mitt, however, has it all wrong as … [Read more...]