“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” MARK TWAIN As June is Father’s Day … [Read more...]
Archives for June 25, 2012
Supreme Court notes
As you have likely heard by now, the Supreme Court will almost certainly announce its decisions in the health care cases on Thursday morning. I, along with everyone else, will be following SCOTUSblog's excellent live-blog coverage of the … [Read more...]
Is Equal Pay for Equal Work a “Burden”? Scott Brown Thinks So.
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] Republican Scott Brown has been airing vapid television ads that Joe Battenfeld of the Boston Herald and NECN calls “political porn,” hoping … [Read more...]
Rep. Charley Murphy not Seeking Reelection
I just received the following e-mail from Rep. Murphy. I know that this has been in the news for a few days but I haven't seen it discussed here. Rep. Murphy has been a passionate public servant for sixteen years. We serve on the DSC … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren to introduce President Obama at fundraiser.
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x1767479236/Obama-heads-to-Mass-for-fundraisers Obama heads to MA for Fundraisers. (full AP story at link) .The president's first event is a small campaign round-table at Hamersley's Bistro in … [Read more...]
Supreme Court open thread
Today is set to be a busy day for SCOTUS from a news standpoint. I received an email this morning from Common Cause indicating that they have declined to hear the case from Montana about whether states have more leeway than the US in … [Read more...]
Should Our Premium Dollars (and Tax Dollars) Pay For Willy Wonka?
Last week, WBZ-TV reporter Jon Keller turned his investigative eye to the pharmaceutical marketing gift ban. Who is suffering because … [Read more...]
Bay State to become more bay, less state
So there's this minor issue of local interest that perhaps should play a role in our Senate race this year: As temperatures are projected to climb, polar ice to melt, and oceans to swell over the coming decades, Boston is likely to bear a … [Read more...]