Somehow I missed this, but it's been percolating over the last couple of weeks: another interesting possible gubernatorial candidate is Juliette Kayyem. Kayyem is a lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School, and previously served as President … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2, 2013
77% of new jobs Obama has created since January are…..PART-TIME!
Am I not to report the cold hard facts? No matter what party you affiliate with, these jobs numbers are abysmal, and must not be ignored, even here on BMG. Harry Truman once said "the buck stops here". So where does this economy stop at, … [Read more...]
Stan Rosenberg as Senate President?
About two months ago we discussed the coming opening for state Senate President. David S. Bernstein now posts, at Boston Magazine, that Sen. Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) is the current favorite to succeed Therese Murray. Rosenberg, it … [Read more...]
Boston Mayor Would-Be Platforms
A platform-specific annotated subset of the campaign sites of the dozen running to be Boston's Mayor follows. The last post on the topic was likely too dense. Of course, this is a cross-post from Marry in Massachusetts. Yesterday, … [Read more...]
What Questions Really Matter in the Boston Mayor’s Race?
Recently David posted about the survey done by the Globe on the Boston Mayoral Race. We at Progressive Mass were also pleased that some candidate comparison is finally available in the mainstream press but we found the content of the … [Read more...]
Goal or excuse?
Our fair city was awash in helicopters and emergency vehicles again Wednesday, as a prisoner attempted to escape his handlers while being taken to Mass. Eye and Ear for treatment. Those of us who happened to be downtown couldn't fail to … [Read more...]
BMG: Separating Candidates from their Committees/Consultants
It's election time (yet again) and here come the candidates hoping to get the attention and support of BMGers. No problem with that. BMG is a blog spot where individuals express their views for others to see and comment on...At BMG you … [Read more...]