Today's announcement that Supreme Judicial Court Justice Robert Cordy will retire in August means that Governor Baker will be appointing a majority of the SJC -- and soon. Justice Francis Spina turns 70 later this year, and Justices … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Other People’s Money?
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money” Margaret Thatcher famously said as she and our President Ronald Reagan began their revolution against anything that was socialist and embraced all things … [Read more...]
Iowa maps from New York Times
The New York Times continues to post interesting maps and other graphics. Here are some slices of the data from Iowa. Have at numbers fans. … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Presidential Caucuses
With the Iowa caucuses generating interest and discussion here about the role of delegates in the nominating process I thought I would share some basic information about the Massachusetts Presidential Caucuses. But wait, you're thinking, I … [Read more...]
Rep. Clark “Swatted”
I'm not really sure what to say about this, other than how horrifying it is. It was supposed to be a quiet evening. The kids had gone to bed and US Representative Katherine Clark and her husband had settled in, watching “Veep,” on Sunday … [Read more...]
Gov. Baker’s FY ’17 budget continues race to the bottom in care of the developmentally disabled
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) In his proposed Fiscal 2017 budget, which he filed last week, Governor Baker is continuing to boost funding for privatized care for the developmentally disabled at the expense of state-run … [Read more...]
Why Hillary Really Won Last Night
Another way to understand why Hillary Clinton won last night in Iowa is to appreciate the operating dynamic of the Democratic nomination process. So consider the delegate math and you'll see why the Clinton advantage is impossible … [Read more...]
Iowa results thread
A very interesting night in Iowa. The big stories appear to me to be: Ted Cruz's investment in his Iowa ground game appears to have paid off. A lot of people who tell pollsters that they like Donald Trump actually do show up. Marco … [Read more...]
Not interested in predictions – I want results and reactions to the Iowa Caucuses!
Have at it - for me, I will check in and see what y'all have to say, tomorrow. … [Read more...]
An “Affordable” Human Right?
If "Affordable health care is a basic human right." one problem is defining "affordable". I could afford a Ferrari today, but it would require that I sell my house. So how do we define what is affordable? Let's look at Canada. I … [Read more...]
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