It's 9:21 pm and the Boston Globe has published nada on the US Supreme Court overturning the conviction of slime-ball former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell's conviction for violation of the honest services law. Funny the Globe is front and … [Read more...]
Archives for June 27, 2016
Neo-birtherism and Sour Grapes
Our friend Scott Brown, who may be the only person is one of the only people (Thanks to jimc for pointing out that Endicott Peabody also lost in both MA and NH, albeit 20 years apart in his case.) in history to lose races for the US Senate … [Read more...]
A right without access is not a right
Yes, that was the decision today, one that all Democrats including the presumptive nominee for president cheered. A right without access is not a right. You know where I am going, eh? If, according to our presidential nominee, … [Read more...]
How will Clinton or Trump “Bring the Jobs Back”?
A bit of anecdote here. A former college of mine traveled to Chihuahua Mexico where a US auto parts manufacture had set up a factory to make steering wheels. He was there to install equipment we had sold to them via their offices in … [Read more...]
Down-spinning the platform battle
The DNC platform negotiations are gathering rather more attention than usual. And how they're going, and who's exercising influence ... well, depends on whom you ask. Here's the AP: ST. LOUIS (AP) — A draft of the Democratic Party's … [Read more...]