A new study by the beverage industry claims that expanding the bottle bill to reduce the litter they inflict on the state will cost them $68 million per year. This, of course, implies that not passing the bill will keep that $68 million, … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2, 2014
Coakley and DCF case: What it’s really about
In light of the shabby SuperPAC ad being aired against Martha Coakley, Commonwealth Mag revisited the whole case. The ad flamoyantly characterizes a case with a complex array of legal interests, and hyperbolically blames Coakley for the … [Read more...]
I Was Hoping CRUX Would Be Relevant, Uplifting, and Progressive. It’s Not. CRUX SUCKS!
Ask anyone who received even the tiniest education in an urban or suburban post Vatican II Catholic school and 99% will tell you that all they heard when half paying attention was help the poor, help the disabled, help the old, the sinner, … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker PAC Sinks to New Low
Commonwealth Future PAC which we know as a front group hiding the Republican Governors Association (RGA) PAC money has just sunk to a new low. I don't know if I've ever seen something this disgusting. But this is all Charlie Baker, he owns … [Read more...]
WAKE UP, LIBERALS !
OK,I'll admit it. I'm done with the constant hand wringing about Martha Coakley not being liberal enough to deserve our support. What is wrong with this picture ? Pogo said : "We have met the enemy and they are us." Why can't we see … [Read more...]
Vote YES on #3: The Two Questions Casinos Don’t Want You to Ask
The casinos are projected to siphon an additional $1 billion dollars out of the Massachusetts economy every year. This isn't money that is currently being gambled by residents. It's money that residents are currently spending at nearby … [Read more...]
Why Martha? I’ll say why
For this: Ensuring that we meet our 2020 and 2050 GHG reduction goals Ensuring that every home and business in Massachusetts undergoes an energy audit within the next eight years . Increasing regional investments to expand access to … [Read more...]
Holy Effin’ Sh!t! Feds Just Indicted Steve Crosby’s Former Business Partner’s Business Partners For Doing What It Is That Everett Does (Hey Globe$ox, Why No Link To The Indictment?)
Was I only the only person with an opinion who suggested some wise guys have their vice-grips (get it? "vice" grips) on the Everett/Wynn deal? Well am I? About time. Yeah, That's right. I'm going all Steve Tocco/James Franco on … [Read more...]
Big Beverage vs. The Environment
It seems that it was just yesterday that people drank water from bubblers, and that buying a cold drink meant buying Coke, Pepsi, or 7-Up. But over the past 30 years, there has been a huge shift in what we’re drinking – and how much of it … [Read more...]
What is Seth Moulton, really?
According to John Tierney he was actually a Republican, but we know what the voters thought of Rep. Tierney's challenges with telling the truth. According to his newfound friends here at BMG, he's actually a Progressive. It seems that … [Read more...]