The NRA and it's allies are very good at side-tracking the media coverage of the real issues around semi-automatic weapons and 30-round magazines. Just take a look at what they have been able to generate as "news" while the the final … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
Christmas Day Open Thread – Predictions for next year?
It has been my custom for the past several years (2009, 2010 and 2011), to have a Christmas Day open thread. It's a chance for those who choose not to celebrate to share their thoughts here. Or if you have a low key celebration and want to … [Read more...]
I Think Scott Brown Can Beat Ted Kennedy, Jr.
I think others can beat Scott Brown but Teddy, Jr plays right into Scott's sweet spot. Liz Warren lived and worked in the State and because of her willingness to be the public face of fighting the corporate/financial man she had … [Read more...]
No guns: no massacres of 1st graders
Adam Gopnik lays it out in the New Yorker: So don’t listen to those who, seeing twenty dead six- and seven-year-olds in ten minutes, their bodies riddled with bullets designed to rip apart bone and organ, say that this is impossibly … [Read more...]
Why the Right Still Fights: The NRA Vision for America [UPDATED]
The truth is that our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters — people so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven by demons that no sane person can possibly ever comprehend them. --Wayne La Pierre It's … [Read more...]
The NRA destroys whatever credibility it had left
By now, you've probably heard that the National Rifle Association's considered response to the horror of Newtown was (a) we need more guns in the schools, in the form of federally-funded armed guards, and (b) it's all the video game … [Read more...]
Catholic Democrats Congratulates Senator Kerry On Being Nominated as Secretary of State
Catholic Democrats issued a release congratulating Senator Kerry on being nominated as Secretary of State. The organization began as Catholics for Kerry in 2004, and is pleased to see Senator Kerry achieve this honor. The text of the … [Read more...]
Who Would Be The Best Interim Senator?
Someone who's retiring from Congress at the end of his term in January 2013. Imagine how great that would be. … [Read more...]
Let the Games Begin – Choosing your candidate
It's official. President Obama has formally nominated Senator John Kerry to be Secretary of State. Will Elizabeth Warren have the shortest tenure as Junior Senator in the history of the Commonwealth? One of the BMG readership will … [Read more...]
Bring on the Bush Tax Hikes!
You'd never know it watching the news, but all this posturing about Republicans never agreeing to tax hikes is a fraud. They already did! Ultimately, they own the sunset provisions they voted overwhelmingly for 10 years ago. Those … [Read more...]
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