I had sent my member of Congress -- also Democratic Caucus vice-chair -- a comment and made a phone call, supporting impeachment. Her response is below. tl;dr: "We're doing lots of investigation." The widely-held impression is that … [Read more...]
Things Gov. Baker has time for, that aren’t riding the T
“I’m too busy with Really Important Stuff to ride the #mbta; but I am sending a high-level delegation of orange cones” -- Gov. Baker, probably. Y’all. You’ve got to be kidding me. @MBTA @universalhub @FixTheMBTAnow @wutrain #QuincyCenter … [Read more...]
Sounds like Richard Neal will have a challenger in MA-1
We've been calling for it. And we seem to be getting it. We've said that Rep. Neal needs a primary challenger, and Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke seems to be stepping up. Springfield Republican's Jim Kinney reports: “I’ve been meeting with … [Read more...]
MBTA: Reviewing the road to ruin, 2006-present
At some point, we reach a reckoning point for political and policy wisdom: The rewards for long-term thinking come to fruition (though often under-appreciated); and the bills for political cowardice and short-sightedness come due. How … [Read more...]
Weymouth Compressor blows up — politically
Update: Commissioner Suuberg has approved the permit. This fight will go on, in court. This thing has gone statewide, folks: 29 State Senators signed a letter to Mass. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg, … [Read more...]
Grading Gov. Baker on the Patrick scale
Hello everyone -- hoping your 4th was restful, safe, genuinely patriotic, and tank-free. I want to play off of nopolitician's trenchant observation regarding the latest RMV failure: If Democrats want to take back the corner office, they … [Read more...]
Light, or fire, from Ayanna Pressley
Watch Rep. Ayanna Pressley brave hecklers (!!!) while delivering a message of defiance to child torturers at CBP. It may occur to you: How are there pro-child-torture hecklers? What kind of human being does the things that are happening … [Read more...]
Debate #2 open thread
Not available to watch myself. What am I missing? I hear Bernie’s in this one. … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren to visit Homestead FL child prison this am
You can call this "political talent". But we know it's just a beating heart. In Florida, Warren took a question from a woman who has been sitting vigil at the immigrant child prison in Homestead for 135 days. Will you come with us? she … [Read more...]
MBTA: “Baker needs to step up” — five years ago.
Jim Aloisi's latest piece on the MBTA in Commonwealth Magazine is really a must-read. Don't take my too-long-didn't-read summation here. While Aloisi praises the T staff that seem to be doing the best they can with inadequate resources, he … [Read more...]
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