On Tuesday, the Dartmouth Democratic Town Committee voted to endorse Congressman Bill Keating in his re-election campaign for the new 9th District of Massachusetts. As chairman of the committee, I wanted to inform the community why we are … [Read more...]
Archives for July 18, 2012
Romney, channeling Warren and Obama, says it takes a village to build a business
OK, he didn't say that in so many words. But at a town hall meeting today, Mitt Romney bought into exactly the argument that Elizabeth Warren and, more recently, President Obama have been making - namely, that nobody in America builds a … [Read more...]
A Query
Why is John Sununu a (presumably paid) op-ed columnist for the Boston Globe? Even if we bracket his recent remarks about Obama, has there ever been a Globe op-ed columnist who is also an official representative of a presidential candidate? … [Read more...]
Republican Scott Brown’s Top Ten Tall Tales
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] “When you run for high elected office, you have to pass a test, and that test is one of honesty, credibility, and trustworthiness, and … [Read more...]
Cost Control Legislation in Gridlock: Is Hospital Market Power Actually Driving Health Care Costs?
News is getting out that the conference committee tasked with reconciling the health care cost control bills in the House and the Senate has run into areas of gridlock, and is running out of time. One of the key areas of contention is … [Read more...]
META: Conservatives, Trolls, and Abuse
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed, but off-topic threads trading barbs has reached an annoying level. Part of this is due to some conservative commenters who add little of substance and can't resist inflaming others in whatever … [Read more...]
HCFA Conference Call on Supreme Court Decision on ACA & What it Means for MA
When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, I think it's safe to say most of us in this community rejoiced. We knew what was at stake: whether millions of people would get access to health insurance, or whether we'd walk away … [Read more...]
#DemDoors Diary
This weekend, I went canvassing in Wakefield to talk to folks about Elizabeth Warren, John Tierney and other Mass Dems candidates. After a couple of hours trudging around in the gray, muggy morning, I had knocked on a bunch of doors, but … [Read more...]
Jon Stewart nails it on Romney and Bain (as usual)
No further comment is necessary. The Daily Show with Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cDemocalypse 2012 - Bain Damage - Romney's Blind Trustwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on … [Read more...]
Tax Policy: Presidential Plans for Wealth Redistribution
At some point, the happy, happy, joy, joy political strategy of tax cuts has to peter out. After all, there's a zero lower bound to tax cuts. Once there are no taxes, cuts are no longer possible. Unless the goal is a taxless America, … [Read more...]