In a press release, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA-8th) officially announced he was coming on board the Tim Ryan challenge to Nancy Pelosi's leadership. The Boston Democrat said Monday he respects Pelosi, but believes Democrats need to change … [Read more...]
Archives for November 28, 2016
BMGer says Arlington is Home To “The Everyman” of the MA 5Th – Globe Needs Another Co-Conspirator As Next US Attorney – Globe Practices Transparency Through Incompetence
So the other day I brilliantly make the case that the elite liberals have to get out more and see what the rest of the country is up to. Otherwise they have nobody to blame but themselves for the Trump vote. Then I astutely observed that … [Read more...]
Resiliency in the age of Trump
Part of living in the Trump era is to find the points of resiliency -- the parts of government we can still influence for the better, amidst the onslaught of bad faith, disenfranchisement, and kleptocracy that will issue from Washington. … [Read more...]
A primer on identity politics
There has been a lot of talk about "identity politics" since the election, too much of it self-serving complaints from arguably the most privileged demographic in America until it was eaten by its own dragons — working-class white … [Read more...]
DDS upholds complete ban on family contact with developmentally disabled woman…Case shows why voters feel abandoned by the political system
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) After a "careful review" that did not happen to include interviews with at least two of the three principals in the case, the Department of Developmental Services has upheld an indefinite ban on all … [Read more...]