Seems an obvious fit, no? The Senate Democrats will have two open slots on the Banking Committee come 2013, with Senators Akaka and Kohl retiring. Elizabeth Warren knows a lot about banking, and she has a lot to say about it. The banks … [Read more...]
Archives for November 20, 2012
Resolved: the state sales tax should be reduced to 5%
Here's a tasty debate topic: you know how the sales tax got hiked from 5% to 6.25% back in 2009, when the state was in the throes of the great recession? Governor Patrick was, for a long time, very leery of going along with the hike, but … [Read more...]
State of Marriage Equality Worldwide (from The Economist)
A cool image for the day, IMHO, as I prepare to travel into the heart of the Red section of New Hampshire for the holidays at the home of a Romney Precinct Captain. For some reason, I cannot get the link to The Economist to work, so here … [Read more...]
Jury duty: follow along!
So I've got jury duty today (Tuesday). On the one hand, jury duty can be a big pain; on the other, the jury system is in its way kind of awesome, and it only works if everyone participates. So I'm trundling up to Lowell bright and early, … [Read more...]