The Saloon I invite each and every one of you to join me and hopefully us at a hopefully-monthly BMG "Stammtisch" on Wednesday, 3-February-2016, and the FIRST WEDNESDAY of each month after that. This not-to-be-missed event will take … [Read more...]
Archives for January 27, 2016
MASC: Governor’s education funding “less than adequate.”
School Committee Association raises concerns over less than adequate education funding in Governor’s proposed FY17 budget Boston—The Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) responded to Governor Baker’s proposed FY17 … [Read more...]
O’Malley the Kingmaker
Surprised not to see much discussion of this five days out from Iowa. For anyone fortunate enough not to see the perversion of democracy that is Iowa, there is a significant rule that bears mentioning. And it means the forgotten Democratic … [Read more...]
Guns: It’s 11:01
Note: A version of this post posted briefly yesterday. This updated one is a little bit better. I would like to throw this out to the group. The concept is borrowed from the Doomsday Clock, which as it turns out was updated the other day … [Read more...]
Don’t Fund Schools, it will hurt the Children
Oddly enough, that's the rallying cry from our Education Secretary Jim Peyser Education Secretary James Peyser's firm rejection of a proposal that would generate $1.9 billion for Massachusetts transportation and education evoked a strong … [Read more...]
When Was The Last Time an Establishment Democrat Became President?
Any guesses? If you went with 1932, you are correct! Let's review: We leave out Johnson and Truman, who first became President through death rather than election. Barack Obama defeated establishment favorite Hillary Clinton on his … [Read more...]