OWS is missing the advantage of the Tea Party: combining disparate elements over the TARP and forgetting social issues. The TARP was a clear gift to the mercantilist elements of the financial sector. The social issues are there to divide … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
Globe SpotLite Gets “F” for Journalism & Supreme Judicial Court Gets “Red F” for Jurisprudence
Are we living in a banana republic? It's starting to seem that way. First the Boston Globe does a Spotlight story based on information gleaned from their crack staff, the best of the best, going through a sampling of drunk driving cases in … [Read more...]
‘Twas the Night of Halloween…
(I worked too hard on this not to cross post.) 'Twas the night of Halloween, And in all the streets the branches and debris were frustrating the treats. All little ghosties and ghoulies were kept from their rounds of their … [Read more...]
Nearly half a million in MA still without power. Is this OK?
Globe: State officials said 1,500 crews -- an unprecedented number -- were working to restore power. The officials said they hoped the number of customers without power would be cut in half by the end of the day, but cautioned that some … [Read more...]
Updated “most dangerous words in the English language”
"To update Ronald Reagan, the most dangerous words in the English language are: I'm from Wall Street, and I'm here to make you money." credit to: Ted McIntyre, page A10, Boston Globe of 10/31/2011. My addition: Wall Street makes money … [Read more...]
What’s scarier than Ghosts and Goblins on Halloween? Five Terrifying Facts about the American Economy
It's Halloween, a day for all things spooky and scary. And while ghouls, ghosts and goblins may be stalking the streets tonight, there is something far scarier afoot in America right now. With millions of people out of work and families … [Read more...]
Halloween, Headless Horsemen and Literature in our Schools
Posted by Jim Stergios October 30, 2011 02:07 PM http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2011/10/halloween_headless_horsemen_an.html In this season of ghosts and goblins, it seems only appropriate to think about the … [Read more...]
Scott Brown uses non-public “constituent letter” as campaign fodder. Legal? Not sure. Weird? You betcha.
As you probably know, the League of Conservation voters has put out an ad against Scott Brown arguing that he has a lousy environmental record. Well, he does. Anyway, you can see the ad here, if you haven't already. What's really … [Read more...]
Deval? NH? Maybe Scott Brown, instead?
This isn't about being against New Hampshire. It is about being FOR the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. So, I get this in my gmail: -snip So please join me on November 5th in Windham, New Hampshire -- right over the border -- as we … [Read more...]
Will the sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain hurt his campaign? [updated 2x]
This is sort of a follow-up to Charley's post about the tragic state of the Republican presidential field. The latest wrinkle, in case you hadn't heard, is that Politico is claiming to have identified two women who alleged that Herman Cain … [Read more...]
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