According to Boston.com...Legislators reach health care dealBy Frank Phillips, Globe StaffLegislative leaders reached a tentative deal today on the most contentious part of the health care bill, agreeing to assess employers who don't … [Read more...]
This column needs an enema.
"Jon Stewart undermines any remaining earnestness that liberals in America might still possess."Don't laugh at politicians, Jon Stewart; they're our friendssssss!Yeah, our problem is that young libs are ending up at Morgan Stanley because … [Read more...]
Health Care “Endgame”?
The Globe seems a little more optimistic this morning; John McDonough is very upbeat about the possibility of a deal; Steve Bailey says "Reports of the demise of healthcare reform on Beacon Hill are premature." Glad to hear it.It would seem … [Read more...]
Positive Silbert Impressions
First off, Andrea is much more personable than I had remembered her being when I saw her speak at events. I took that as meaning that she's warming up on the stump as the campaign goes on. Going up against two seasoned pols, … [Read more...]
Union Friday
Let's start with the local news: At Harvard, the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM) has begun a "Right to Organize Campaign". The campaign requests that Harvard only do business with companies which take a neutral position on union … [Read more...]
Net Neutrality: Necessary!
As I wrote before, this is happening right now. The internet providers have recently been reclassified by the FCC as "information services" instead of "telecommunications," which allows them to discriminate in serving you up web sites, … [Read more...]
Three bloggers, three views on health care mandates
One of the interesting and productive things about doing a multi-person blog is the disagreements. Bob, David and I have been public about our disagreements over, say, <a … [Read more...]
Abortion: too rare?
Broncaccio leads with a real story from Franklin County:In August 2004, a 10½-week pregnant Shelburne Falls woman went to another woman for a "menstrual extraction" abortion, a method that uses a suction technique to remove an embryo from … [Read more...]