Have you ever wondered why the right is so obsessed with Saul Alinsky and why they always try to tie Barack Obama to him? Well for one thing perhaps they have finally come to the realization that Reverend Wright's use to them has faded but … [Read more...]
Archives for January 28, 2012
Weekly Joke Revue: “Obama Risks Alienating Republicans By Using Facts”
Be sure to visit the "Dog's Against Romney" super-pack. Onion: Romneymania Sweeps America TAMPA, FL—From coast to coast, town to town, and in nearly every public meeting place and private residence across America, millions have been … [Read more...]
Stand for Children, MTA and other leaders agree on evaluations; now let’s make sure they drive staffing decisions
With the introduction of the Great Teachers Great Schools initiative - An Act to Promote Excellence in Public Schools – earlier this month, and the subsequent lawsuit the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) filed to challenge Attorney … [Read more...]
Mitt’s Corporate Taxes
Mitt Romney is now making the laughable claim that his effective tax rate is “really closer to 45 or 50 percent.” Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo explains the spurious rationale: Romney’s argument is that even though he pays only … [Read more...]
R.I.P. Mayor Kevin White
Heard on the late news tonight that Hon. Kevin White, former Mayor of Boston (1967-1983) passed away today. He steered the city through the bussing crisis of the 1970s. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1970 and on the short … [Read more...]