Just little pieces of the ranter left on the floor after the President of Ireland Michael Higgins gets finished with him. From March 2012: no idea why it too us so long to find this. Hat tip, EBIII, who brought it to our attention. Wait for … [Read more...]
Archives for August 22, 2012
CBO says “Fiscal cliff” is coming, recession, 9%+ unemployment…
The director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, said Wednesday that currently planned sharp cuts in spending and increases in taxes at the end of the year would cause “a dramatic reduction in the federal deficit” and “a … [Read more...]
City Council Adopts Controvesial Redistricting Plan on 7-6 vote
Today the Boston City Council adopted a redistricting plan proposed by South Boston's Bill Linehan that dilutes the voting strength of the city's growing minority communities. … [Read more...]
American Catholic Bishops’ Opposition to Akin & GOP Platform Plank
I was raised Catholic, but have moved on to "not Atheist." An acquaintance of mine is a practicing Catholic and had some interesting observations, as she struggles with what Akin's comments meant to a family planner who relys on what you … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren hits a home run
Elizabeth Warren just sent precisely the right email to her supporters, and asked us to share it. I love the tone, and I think she knocked this one out of the park. Here's the email: Elizabeth Warren for … [Read more...]
Hey Scott: put your money where your big mouth is. [updated]
Scott Brown is apparently feeling the heat over the abortion controversy that has unexpectedly flared up in light of Rep. Todd Akin's crazy commentary. Here he is in the Herald: "Apparently she’s a little confused as to who she is running … [Read more...]
Atty. Paul Ware, aka Alfred E. Newman Sr., aka SJC’s Bobo, Finds Way To Remind Us What an Unethical Jerk He Is
Here's the story from today's Herald. Attorney Paul Ware, of illegal Ware Report fame, has latched himself on as "co-counsel" for a guy seeking a new trial on a murder that occurred in 1986; back when Reagan was president and the ball went … [Read more...]
Previous Literature Review on Deinstitutionalization Outcomes is Flawed
From Elizabeth Cullen with Leo Sarkissian, The Arc Mass. Self-determination, choice and dignity have always been central tenets of our society since its founding; yet, they are not always afforded equally to every citizen. The national … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney, Scott Brown, and The Half-Medieval Hive Mind
So I was up late once again, as I always am, dwelling on what I usually do, which is Mitt Romney, the Man and the Legend. I was actually contemplating Romney’s role—along with Senator Brown’s—within a larger context. It was more than a … [Read more...]
Warren/Brown update: on the right track
Two of this morning's developments strike me as on precisely the right track, along the lines of what I posted earlier today. First, Elizabeth Warren has a new radio ad that talks not so much about Brown in particular, as about the … [Read more...]