What do you do when you vote with the extreme right wing of the Republican party? Ask them for money. Scott Brown quietly took off for a few days to hang out with fellow co-sponsor of the Blunt Amendment Marco Rubio in Florida to attend a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 22, 2012
Funeral Service for Jobs Killed by Bain/Romney
If you were anywhere near Copley at lunchtime today, you might have heard the somber notes of "Taps" from a funeral service outside the John Hancock Tower. That's because dozens of unemployed workers, faith and community leaders gathered to … [Read more...]
Obama bails on gas prices
I'm tired of politicians passing the buck on this issue. Oil isn't expensive, the dollar is cheap. If someone or something is forcing the Treasury and the Fed to devalue the dollar, then I would prefer if they came out and said it, instead … [Read more...]
Phoenix: Brown Joins Vast Right-Wing War on Women
The Phoenix posted an editorial today, entitled "Scott Brown, Crazy Person," on Scott Brown co-sponsoring legislation that allows employers to restrict contraception coverage. Brown has also move from a moderate position within the … [Read more...]
Raise tax rates, cut revenues
Austerity conservatives have blown it in Britain. They raised the top income tax rate to 50% only to experience declining revenues from that bracket: The Treasury received £10.35 billion in income tax payments from those paying by … [Read more...]
A question I wish they would ask tonight.
Since the 10th Amendment says nothing about nuclear power, shouldn't it be the right of a state (let's say Vermont) to shut down a nuclear power plant? For that matter shouldn't individual states or communities be able to stop a pipeline … [Read more...]
“Crazyland”
Last week Scott Brown proudly announced he would lead the charge for an extreme measure being considered in the U.S. Senate that would allow employers and insurance companies to deny medical coverage. The “Blunt amendment” that Brown is … [Read more...]
Really?!?
SNL takes on the Party of Santorum. Funny: If SNL is any indication of the conventional wisdom ... it's gonna be a blowout this year. … [Read more...]
Steven Bright on indigent defense – and we DO care about access to justice – or don’t we?
Steven Bright on the failure of the public defender system Steven Bright makes clear that the explosive growth in the number of incarcerated Americans is the result of over worked public defenders with impossible case loads, under funded … [Read more...]