I encourage my fellow BMGers to sign my White House petition to end the death penalty. While obviously this petition is symbolic it asks the President to do three things that are within his power. 1) Commute all current death sentence … [Read more...]
Archives for April 1, 2013
CT Passes Toughest Gun Laws in the Country with bipartisan support
From the Times, report that both houses of the CT State Leg have passed the strictest gun laws in the country, including the strictest limit on ammo clips. And its passed with bipartisan support “I said from the beginning it’s … [Read more...]
WBUR Radio Boston on Napalm, An American Biography
From the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion, here is a copy of my interview today with WBUR Radio Boston host Meghna Chakrabarti (You can seize this opportunity to become a Radio Boston Facebook fan and a WBUR member): … [Read more...]
Scott Brown is guest-hosting the O’Reilly Factor tonight starting at 8 pm
Tune your TV to Fox News right now and you can watch our former Senator standing in for Bill O'Reilly. I'm just sayin'. … [Read more...]
Transparency = Accountability
So we said it's all about elections. So what happens after someone wins? Ever wonder what actually goes on at the State House –- or how your elected representatives vote on the issues you care about? Unfortunately, much of what … [Read more...]
Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy at the JFL Library for discussion.
Last Night, I heard a recording of Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy talking at the JFK Library Forum about Whitey Bulger on the WBUR program "Boston University's World of Ideas". I listened to it specifically because I had never heard of … [Read more...]
Somerville School Committee member: Here’s a better way than MCAS to see what a student has learned
A Somerville Journal guest column by Christine Rafal: This past week as MCAS exams began I couldn’t help but think that far too much depends on just a few days, especially for sophomores for whom the tests will determine whether they will … [Read more...]
Gomez: Sullivan and Winslow lack “courage” and “determination”
Yes, my Menino post was an April Fools' joke. But this one is not. In a fundraising email, Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez charged that his primary opponents, Mike Sullivan and Dan Winslow, lack courage and … [Read more...]
He’d like to be a Conservative, but they won’t let him
Matthew James returns to his native Kansas, and laments the Conservatives' veer into unreality. Where I Left Conservatives I want my conservatism with at least a side of compassion. As a red state native, I know the answer to that. … [Read more...]
Troll Food
The excellent EdFactor at Red Mass Group makes a modest proposal: Coalition of Right-Wing Groups Admit: MA is not conservative A diverse group of not-very-diverse people gathered in front of Faneuil Hall today to announce … [Read more...]