The New Leaders Council is recruiting fellows for our Spring 2010 Class! We'd like to invite Blue Mass Group readers who would consider applying to join us at Cheers Boston at 84 Beacon Street on Thursday, October 1st from 7 to 9 PM. … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
“Don’t ask don’t tell” suffers a near-fatal blow. Can Senator Kirk help deliver the coup de grace?
Fascinating report in today's Globe: An article in the Pentagon's top scholarly journal calls in unambiguous terms for lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, arguing that the military is essentially forcing thousands of … [Read more...]
U.S. Senate candidates fundraising on ActBlue
Interesting to look at the fundraising results from ActBlue. Pagliuca's average donation at $1,500? Huh, wonder what that means? Looks like he has the support of those who have disposable income in their accounts. I also … [Read more...]
YEAAAAAAH SENATOR KERRY!
This is a leadoff home run for the Senate ... for what will doubtless be a grueling, discouraging game on climate change. The Senate bill, authored by Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and … [Read more...]
BMG sits down with Martha Coakley and EMILY’s List’s Ellen Malcolm
Malcolm answered: "... It is very clear, it has been studied by academics for years, that when women are in office, they take leadership on issues that have been left out of the mainstream when it's just a roomful of guys ... Given … [Read more...]
Andy Williams: Too Many Days[Daze] Of Wine[Whine] And Roses [4 Roses]?
Huffington Post is reporting that 81 year old faded singer Andy Williams is calling President Obama a Marxist as well as his administration. Maybe, Andy Williams has had too many 'days of wine and roses' or is drowning in Moon … [Read more...]
Taxes fall in MA: we’re now 38th/50, down from 35th (plus 5th richest)
Mass Budget and Policy Center Reports: Today the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of State and Local Government Finances, providing national data for Fiscal Year 2007. The amount of state and local taxes paid in Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Wilderness Walmart Fight Rages On
For those of you who don't know about the Wilderness, it was a famous Civil War battle near Chancellorsville, Virginia. 3,700 Americans died there. To put that in perspective, about 2,000 Americans died on the shores on Normandy. The Civil … [Read more...]
Howie Carr Sponsors’ E-Mail Addresses. Let’s Go Peeeple – WITH POLL
So anyway there are many anti-Howie people out there who don't read BMG and not far left thinking. Many conservatives also think he is not a nice person who needs to be taken out. So start sending e-mail blasts to sympathetic friends with … [Read more...]
Public International Law: Sometimes Ridiculous
The EU has just released a report concluding that Georgia was unjustified in international law in starting the short 2008 war with Russia over South Ossetia. Here's what baffles me. The EU recognizes South Ossetia as part of Georgia. And … [Read more...]
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