Dear person a few years older than me who is being promised some sort of legacy Medicare* grandfather clause, You're health care future is not as secure as it seems. Right now, I wish we all had Medicare-like health care. I tolerate … [Read more...]
Archives for March 21, 2012
Deval gets #3 seed, Elizabeth Warren #4 in WaPo’s “Sweet 2016” bracket
Bored with the 2012 presidential race? No worries - people are already talking about 2016. In particular, Chris Cillizza, the proprietor of WaPo's excellent "The Fix" blog, has set up an NCAA-style bracket he calls "Sweet 2016" with 8 … [Read more...]
The Pros and Cons and Unknowns of Casinos
After all the hoopla and passing a Bill that allows us to have casinos, the issue about if a community is going to have a casino has not been resolved. There has been a lot of talk and debate about the pros and the cons of casinos in … [Read more...]
Mitt’s response to Etch-a-Sketch worse than the original comment
Eric Fehrnstrom's Etch-a-Sketch gaffe is truly one for the ages, but, hard as it is to believe, Mitt Romney's response may have been worse. First, Mitt shouldn't have commented at all. He should have distanced himself. Instead, in a … [Read more...]
Etch-A-Sketch-gate is in full flower
You almost have to feel sorry for Eric Fehrnstrom. His boss wins a big victory in Illinois, which leads just about everyone to conclude that, yes, he will be the nominee... ...and then Eric wrecks everything by shooting off his big … [Read more...]
An Ominous Comment For Conservatives?
Back in February I penned a short article addressing whether or not the Republican Party needed to doctor up Mitt Romney's image so as to make him palatable to the Party's conservatives. I framed the piece this way: "Does the G.O.P. and the … [Read more...]
Eric “Etch-a-Sketch” Fehrnstrom: I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
Eric "Etch-a-Sketch" Ferhnstrom, God's gift to the Democratic Republican Party, is the gift that keeps on giving. Famous locally for his success with Scott Brown's senate campaign and creating fake Twitter accounts to attack Democratic … [Read more...]
Lefler v. Cooper US Supreme Court ruling today may slow the freight train down in watering down indigent defense in Massachusetts
Courtesy the Huffington Post; run with their story on Lefler v. Cooper as "Breyer tweaks Scalia" Indigent defense is in a shambles. In Massachusetts, a Democratic Governor has said we cannot afford the model system of indigent … [Read more...]
March Madness and the Updated Bottle Bill
I’m a basketball fan like anyone else (though hopefully most of you are doing better with your bracket than I am), but the more pressing definition of “March Madness” is the action taken on March 20 by the Telecom, Utilities and Energy … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s Piece of Advice
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] You may recall that Mitt Romney’s economic policies left Massachusetts a distant 47th in job creation during his time as Governor. Perhaps … [Read more...]