Nice legacy to have under your leadership, no? As the song goes, "Don't be sad cause two out of three ain't bad". The largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. First, I would like to give a shout-out to Sen. Paul Tsongas, who … [Read more...]
Archives for July 18, 2013
Enuff of the negative posts on Will Brownsberger
Not a day seems to go by without another attack piece on Will Brownsberger on BMG or an ignoramus comment like "Brownsberger campaign is imploding". Does BMG now stand for Brownsberger Must Go? There are people here trying to turn … [Read more...]
Time to Bring DiMasi Home…
Norfolk Sheriff Michael Bellotti wrote a piece for the Globe's Podium section that I saw on-line today...and I agree with him. Considering the parade of slugs that have paraded before us during the Bulger trial, crooks from both sides of … [Read more...]
Privacy
Over the last several months we have all been prompted to think about our privacy and how much of it we are willing to give up. How much information are we willing to allow our own government to collect if they are using it to protect us? … [Read more...]
Rumor Mill anyone???
Sure, it looks like John Walsh had a great job, because he did a great job. But it is no easy thing to think you can do John's job. Executive skills, management skill, fundraising skill, media skills, and tireless energy. Of course you … [Read more...]
Boston mayoral poll suggests strong regional support for Rep. Marty Walsh
I just posted a new Mass. Numbers piece that looks at the Suffolk University/Boston Herald Boston mayoral poll ward-by-ward crosstabs and finds, unsurprisingly, that Marty Walsh has very strong support in the areas of Boston around his 13th … [Read more...]
Racism, cronyism, or sexism?
This morning, we learn that Judge Douglas P. Woodlock sentenced convicted felon Michael McLaughlin to three years in federal prison. The same judge, in February of 2011, sentenced Dianne Wilkerson to three and half … [Read more...]
Vapors!
Rolling Stone has published a flattering picture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover. How could they!!! Tedeschi Food Shops, which is based in Rockland, Mass., is refusing to sell the edition of the magazine at its nearly 200 outlets, saying … [Read more...]