This is about as simple as it gets. Per the New York Times:If Mr. Mukasey's nomination reaches the Senate floor, moderate Democrats appear likely to join Republicans to produce a majority for confirmation. But a party-line vote in the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2007
Well, DUH!
Oh, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! … [Read more...]
Search Committee for UMass Chancellor Stacked? Not Much.
Cross-posted to Granby01033This is a follow-up from my previous post on a graduate student senate.I received an email from the UMass Graduate Student Senate about the lack of graduate student representation on the search committee for a new … [Read more...]
Do You Want a Government of Laws, and Not Men (and Women)?
A little background. This case is being brought by ten voters seeking an SJC order to place the Health Care Constitutional Amendment on the 2008 ballot after the 2005-2006 Constitutional Convention failed to take an up or down vote on … [Read more...]
Daughter of Prominent Anti-Gay Activist Comes Out
Exclusive Interview with QueerToday.com Below: 1. Hi Claudia! Could you tell the readers of QueerToday.com what your participation in the Laramie Project has been like?Being a part of Laramie Project is great because it's such an important … [Read more...]
AFSCME to Endorse Clinton
Here's a snippet:CLINTON: Any doubt that the Democratic primary campaign is taking a toll on Clinton's free trade tendencies? She's apparently not decided yet on whether to vote for a free trade agreement with Peru. Obama is for the … [Read more...]
October 31 Rate Cut: Trick or Treat?
I'm not saying but here is a treat ...Ron Paul & Sex Pistols Rock Leno … [Read more...]
Edwards in NH: “The poison fruit of corruption”
Edwards delivered his new remarks in an old fashioned New England Town Hall packed with at least 400 people maybe more and another 60 or so kids from nearby Phillips Exeter Academy sat upstairs in the balcony. We were all in a happy mood … [Read more...]
Insult to Injury: What the Legislature Does to Cities and Towns
In his "municipal meltdown" diary last week, Charlie quotes a Commonwealth piece extensively about the fiscal crisis facing cities and towns. One line from Commonwealth really pushed my stupid button:When the leader of the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the Unreality-based Community
h/t Atrios … [Read more...]
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