Before the Revolution, New England, the south, the Atlantic area and the backcountry all had different ways of tackling the complex notion of âliberty,â for which they were all fighting. The reciprocal, egalitarian liberty that the … [Read more...]
Is it too early to call him “Chicken Tom”?
From the AP:Patrick challenged Reilly to accept a media offer of debates in late January.... The attorney general replied, "There'll be plenty of time for debates as we get close to the primary, August, early September."Pathetic, if totally … [Read more...]
I usually hate Howie Carr, but …
his column today about the Quittster's exit is pretty much right on target (except for the part where he assumes that Romney would have easily beaten Tom Reilly - not so clear to me, though it's certainly possible). A choice quote:He … [Read more...]
Quotes of note
A few items, in no particular order, that jumped out at me from the Globe's various articles on Mittster the Quittster.Governor Mitt Romney said he was satisfied with what he described as "the whirlwind of accomplishment of the last three … [Read more...]
Problems with the RSS feed
A number of readers who use the RSS feed have reported a problem of receiving multiple copies of posts since our switch to the soapblox platform. And, as any LeftyBlogs users are well aware by now, the repeating post problem tends to … [Read more...]
Open Document, Insert Foot IV: Hearing Aids
So here's the deal: Very basically, the state's Chief Information Officer, Peter Quinn, has proposed that for its computing, the state use document formats that are completely open and transparent to any vendor. That means you wouldn't need … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick cranks up the rhetoric
In response to Mitt Romney's announcement that he will not seek reelection, Deval Patrick has, to my ears at least, sharpened his rhetoric in two ways: (1) to link Kerry Healey with Mitt Romney at every possible opportunity (my quick … [Read more...]
Romney’s Out
Other implications, off the top of my head:Wind farm: More likely. Reilly can change his mind, especially since a good part of his potential constituency seems more likely to favor it.Gay Marriage: Now even more likely to stay, without the … [Read more...]