I asked Pringle to describe what kind of judge Alito is. She said that Alito is "very thoughtful, very careful, very respectful of Supreme Court precedent. He has a strong conservative intellectual approach to things, but … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2005
Employers are NOT universally opposed to “pay or play”
Why would a coalition of business leaders (Edmundson won't say just yet who is in his coalition - he will announce his membership as part of his State House press conference at noon tomorrow) support an assessment on business?Edmundson … [Read more...]
Nail ‘Em
"Guarantees are for used cars and washing machines, not Supreme Court justices," Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said yesterday on CNN. Not entirely true. There is no … [Read more...]
Willard Weighs in for the Rich
Willard took a jog down a Cape beach in top coat and dress shoes last week to weigh in once again for the rich. The Governor spoke against the clean energy Cape Wind proposal. His Excellency was mocked by supporters of the project who … [Read more...]
Bush wants Alito confirmed this year
President Bush, in announcing Judge Samuel Alito's nomination, has urged the Senate to hold a vote on Alito by the end of this year. That seems very unlikely - last I heard, both Republicans and Democrats were saying that the … [Read more...]
Alito picked to replace O’Connor
Federal appeals court judge Samuel Alito, Jr., currently sitting on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, will be named this morning to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.Bush tried the whole "go outside the federal … [Read more...]
Initial reactions to House health care plan
Here's my quick-n-dirty first take on the House's plan, to be unveiled tomorrow am. See this post for the sections to which I'm referring.A. The expansion of MassHealth is good: It's the strategy for which we had hoped in expanding access … [Read more...]
Summary of Health Access Reform Bill
The bill enhances outreach and enrollment for Medicaid-eligible families and individuals by providing support to community-based agencies for sustainable outreach programs. An additional $80 million is provided to increase Medicaid hospital … [Read more...]
It’s contagious!
Good gravy. We're not satisified with our own screwed-up health care system -- now we're actually exporting it:...Experts questioned the priorities of Washington's $1-billion rebuildingplan, which has focused on construction instead of … [Read more...]
Willard Weighs in for the Rich
Willard took a jog down a Cape beach in top coat and dress shoes yesterday to weigh in once again for the rich and against the people. The Governor spoke against the clean energy Cape Wind proposal. His Excellency was mocked by supporters … [Read more...]
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