Why hasn’t any reporter picked up on the fact that only one person running for State Senate in the 2nd Essex District didn’t file her year-end report on time? The reports were due on January 20, 2012 for the 2011 campaign year, yet Salem … [Read more...]
Archives for January 24, 2012
Dreaming Trolley Dreams: Lowell Is Better Than Your City
Yeah, hyperbole and half. But really, isn't that what being in love with the community you chose to live in is all about? :) I normally would not post about a post on Left in Lowell that really is only of interest to us Lowellians, … [Read more...]
Why Can’t Conservatives Be Honest About Keystone?
It has been quite amusing to read over some comments posted recently that tried to portray Barack Obama as being opposed to building the Keystone Pipeline when the reality is that the president isn’t opposed to the project at all, he’s just … [Read more...]
DDS stonewalling on cost, care information
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) (Part 2 of 2-part series on transparency issues in the Patrick administration) The Patrick adminstation contends it is striving to be "transparent" in the way it conducts the public's business, and … [Read more...]
SOTU Watch Parties
Friends, I hope by now you've found a place to watch the President's State of the Union address tonight at 9PM. If you haven't, YDM would like to invite you to join us at one of four parties hosted by our regional chapters: Greater … [Read more...]
Climate: Oh, let’s just go backwards
Some really hideous advice for Obama on how to "reach common ground" with Republicans in tonight's State of the Union address, from former GOP Congressman Vin Weber: Vin Weber: There’s a huge opportunity for us now in terms of conventional … [Read more...]
Women’s health is at stake in Massachusetts in 2012
This past weekend marked the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling in Roe v Wade. Yet, in spite of that landmark ruling, women’s health opponents have persisted in their efforts to erode access to sexual and reproductive … [Read more...]
PROFOUNDLY
Is Newt Gingrich a PROFOUNDLY, FUNDAMENTALLY, shameless hypocrite? Does it even need to be pointed out? GOP, you've got toilet paper on your shoe. Actually, your pants are down. Actually, you've got no clothes at all. Jon Stewart Loses … [Read more...]
Join the Online SOTU Discussion TONIGHT
I'm sure many of you in the Blue Mass community will be watching the State of the Union tonight. And I'm just as sure that you'll be brimming with comments and insights about what the President says (and what it means). Tonight, … [Read more...]
John Kerry Had Cosmetic Surgery While Playing Ice Hockey? – Apologies to Kraft Family
John Kerry got whacked in the face playing hockey. Check out the photo. While you're doing that I'm going to check my annotated thesaurus to see when they added the phrase "post cosmetic surgery bruising" as a definition of "hockey … [Read more...]