Archives for 2014

yes it's true. This whole EB3 thing was based on a bet with a guy I know from Worcester. His challenge to me one night over Cuddy Sarks and beers at The Wonder Bar on Shrewsbury Street was 1. join a blog  and make everyone hate me . ("I can … [Read more...]

First of all, congratulations to the good people at Stop Predatory Gambling, who have successfully raised such a ruckus regarding the ATMs in casinos issue that people are actually paying attention, even though it's holiday time and the … [Read more...]

Boston cops are far from the worst. For the most part they're actually pretty cool. Remember Occupy Boston? When every other police force in the country was pepper spraying and provoking protesters into arrest our guys were thanking them … [Read more...]

An excellent piece by Todd Wallack in the Globe today details efforts by the Boston Police to hide the names of drunk driving officers. What is most interesting is that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, likely with an eye to his southern neighbor … [Read more...]

Take a look at the state legislature. I dare say that the over-all quality of those running for and getting elected to the house and senate has seriously diminished in the past 20 years. Actually 30 but since the internet took hold it's … [Read more...]

Charlie Baker has once again demonstrated his lack of understanding of people who make less than $1 million a year. In an op-ed published on Masslive.com, Baker addresses homelessness. Although he correctly identifies the problem - we have … [Read more...]

On Christmas Eve morning, when virtually no media, citizens or other state legislators were paying attention to legislative business, the Massachusetts Senate approved an amendment during informal session that would allow ATMs inside … [Read more...]

  CNN released a poll today.  The headline refers to a Jeb Bush surge.  That said, I was more interested in the cross-tabs for Democratic candidates by race and gender. An asterix refers to "under one percent … [Read more...]

I have read and reread the timeline of the murders of two police officers in Brooklyn by Mr. Brinsley. At 5:48am of the day of the murder the Baltimore police know about the shooting of his girlfriend, know he has her cell phone, and … [Read more...]