Anyone on BMG who reads my diaries or comments knows how much I admire President Reagan. I remember seeing him in Boston at a rally during the closing days of the 84' campaign and on the back of my car, I had a green bumper sticker that … [Read more...]
Archives for June 1, 2014
Leland Cheung (R-Virginia)
It appears there are a few things that Leland Cheung conveniently leaves off his official biography. Seems he was a Virginia Republican. Not just a Republican, but the 2005 GOP candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates representing … [Read more...]
Whiny Karyn Polito Puts On Gabriel Gomez’s Running Shoes
Remember how Gabriel Gomez, last year's failed Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, seemed to take "running for office" literally? GOP candidate for lieutenant governor Karyn Polito is following in his wasted footsteps, and complaining … [Read more...]
Gambling “regulator” Steve Crosby assists casinos in whining
As expected, the casino industry loses no time in attempting to weaken regulations that they agreed to when applying for licenses. This will continue forever, unless the casino-enabling law is repealed. It's what they do. Crosby wants … [Read more...]
US Drone Surveillance Used in Quincy MA?!?!
As Joe Biden once said, this story about the US government using a drone as a domestic surveillance tool, is either a BFD, or the Patriot Ledger will have egg on their face. Here is a Globe story from last year about the mysterious UFO … [Read more...]
Today’s gambling roundup
Today's NY Times reports that a large casino in Mississippi is closing, resulting in almost 1,000 layoffs, because "there may be too many casinos chasing too few gambling dollars." So, you know, heads up, Massachusetts. Relatedly, Jim … [Read more...]
Attention New Hampshire: Scott Brown is a joke
You probably knew that already; we certainly did down here in MA. But in case you were uncertain, today's Globe supplies another piece of pretty solid evidence to that effect. Last summer, Scott Brown joined the "advisory board" of a … [Read more...]