Governor Patrick, who according to the rag "The Herald', is on his way to DC for a dinner with the President. If: 1) He is offered a cabinet position, and 2) He accepts. I get that Tim Murray would become Governor, but would: * … [Read more...]
Archives for November 9, 2012
How NOT to honor veterans this Veterans Day
By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist As we pause to honor Veterans Day, ponder this: Boston Police officers assigned to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center---one of dozens of "fusion centers" … [Read more...]
Moving Forward: How do we make the case for a progressive vision of economics?
Like many of you, I am very pleased with the election results on Tuesday. Obviously, President Obama was re-elected with a large Electoral College margin and a popular vote margin of some three million votes. The President won 11 of the … [Read more...]
Globe tries to put Warren in her place
What a ridiculous story splashed on the front page of today's Globe: "Warren doesn't talk enough in first press conference, journalists piqued." The subtext is clear: we helped put you in office, and we can help you back out. A similar … [Read more...]
Libertarians as Scapegoats
Amazing. In the last 24 hours I have read two media opinion peices blaming Liberarians for the defeat of an Tea Party incumbent Republican in New Hampshire and the defeat of a Republican congressional challenger in Massachusetts. What … [Read more...]
Maddow to conservatives: “You guys, we’re counting on you.”
Many of us here have been thinking this exact thing ... Rachel Maddow on Obama's Re-election - YouTube. The competition of democracy ought to result in the spiraling upwards of ideas, a competition to see who can out-do the other … [Read more...]