even stopped clocks are right twice a day (as I'm fond of saying), and Paul is right about this. David Barron, a Harvard law professor, husband of MA-Gov candidate Juliette Kayyem, very smart guy by all accounts, and (most relevantly) … [Read more...]
Archives for May 6, 2014
MassBudget analysis of House FY2015 Budget amendments
During three days of budget debate the House made only modest changes to the budget put forward by the Ways and Means Committee. Overall, the House added $143.9 million in amendments, about a third of one percent of the budget. The final … [Read more...]
Let’s Have a Fight to Gear Up For
I could write 5,000 words about this, or I could write about 50. According to this story from USA Today, we are in for a first class thumpin' in the midterms. Because people hate us. They may hate Republicans more, but it's a binary … [Read more...]
An Early Postscript to the Marriage Equality Fight
Maggie Gallagher is the former President of the National Organization and one of the leading figures opposing marriage equality. She has come to realize her side has lost. In an interview with Lila Shapiro of Huffington Post, she concedes … [Read more...]