It is dribbling into the press that Bernie Sanders applied for Conscientious Objector status during the Viet Nam War. At the time he believed in pacifism. Something he still does, but with a strong corollary. It has to be clear that … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Which Reporters Fell For the Latest Fracking Front Group?
The American Petroleum Institute and America's Natural Gas Alliance have launched the "New England Coalition for Affordable Energy," the second oil & gas industry front group to hit Massachusetts in less than a year. Shocker: It's put … [Read more...]
Wonk Post: Trump’s standing among Florida Republicans
Considering that all politics is local, herewith the polling aggregate for Florida, where Trump is running against an ex- Governor and incumbent Senator: … [Read more...]
Revenue and Fairness Matter: The Case for the Progressive Income Tax
Cross posted from Progressive Mass, big shout out to Harmony Wu and Ben Wright for their tremendous editing, formatting, and imaging assistance Here's a sneak peak at a blog post I've had the privilege of writing for Progressive … [Read more...]
A bold and brilliant political move by Chris Christie
No doubt about it. Christie's presidential aspirations were just about dead; but now he's come up with a proposal that is clearly intended to get himself a piece of Trump's looney hater vote. Christie has proposed to "track undocumented … [Read more...]
Why are the DNC and some state Democratic parties putting their thumb on the primary election scale?
First, we heard that four state Democratic parties signed fund-raising pacts with Hillary Clinton. These are the crucial primary state of New Hampshire; also, Mississippi, Virginia and Wisconsin. "The four are a small fraction of the … [Read more...]
Trump Notes, from Ernie Boch’s Trumpalooza
Shared with permission, originally posted on dKos and the Trump Notes FB page Cliff Notes from Donald Trump's Campaign Speech In Norwood, Mass Sorry for the delay on this one crazy day for me....if you're on Facebook feel free to like … [Read more...]
Mr. Krabs for President?
Try the quiz - Who said it? Donald Trump or Mr. Krabs? The only problem is, as Mr. Trump would quickly point out, that Mr. Krabs has trouble producing a birth certificate. If it weren't for that, Mr. Krabs would be the better handler of … [Read more...]
CLINTON / CASTRO IS MY DREAM TICKET
Julian Castro was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Obama in 2014. He is the former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas where he earned a national reputation as a leader in progressive urban development. … [Read more...]
GOP 2016: Trump-Carson. You heard it here first.
I'm calling it right now. The 2016 Republican nominee for president will be Donald Trump. And Ben Carson will be Trump's running mate. You don't think it's going to be Trump? Who else is it going to be? Jeb Bush, the supposed choice … [Read more...]
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