The Huffington Post shares the essence of our junior senator, his truck, his wife, and his ego. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/23/scott-brown-todd-akin_n_1824847.html?utm_hp_ref=politics … [Read more...]
Brown may be clairvoyant….
but the staffer I just spoke to didn't know if the DISCLOSE Act required office holders or contributors to disclose political contributions. I called the senator's Washington office to ask how he would vote on the act and the staffer … [Read more...]
David Gregory
OK, I totally agree that it's time to go positive and that, by electing Deval Patrick twice despite negative campaigns against him, Mass. voters have shown that negativity is not omnipotent here. But I'm compelled to share this about … [Read more...]
Asthma, EPA standards and our junior senator
From National Resources Defense Fund: New standards that will greatly reduce the amount of toxic mercury being spewed by power plants are under attack and The Senate will soon vote on a bill by Senator Inhofe (R-OK) that would repeal … [Read more...]
This is journalism?
The front page above the fold piece in the Boston Globe is headlined: A Scrap For Every Vote and it's a story about the race Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. But here's what landed on the front page up to the jump to an inside … [Read more...]
Boston Conservatory’s Gain is Boston’s Loss
In a January 9th post I wrote that the shift of Boston property to from taxable to non-taxable continues apace as properties are bought by wealthy not-for-profits. Today, The Boston Conservatory announced the $5.1 million purchase of 132 … [Read more...]
Does The Globe think plagiarism is cute?
Saturday's editorial, "My Kingdom for a Quote" ( http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2011/10/14/kingdom-for-quote/sY4JJnzzAsSokeMSAEa7yJ/story.html ) is a whimsical piece about Scott Brown's plagiarizing Liddy Dole on two pages of … [Read more...]