As usual, the press gets it wrong. News reports of Nancy's Pelosi's 203-vote victory in her caucus yesterday all come with the disclaimer that she still "must" win 218 votes on the House floor. No. … [Read more...]
Congressman Joe Kennedy to nominate Nancy Pelosi for Speaker today
[and Rep. Katherine Clark elected Dem caucus vice-chair. Treat this an an open thread for all things Dem House related. -- promoted by Charley] In the Democratic Caucus this afternoon. … [Read more...]
Green New Deal, Extinction Rebellion Demands, & My Approach to Climate Change
Here are Representative Ocasio-Cortez' proposed goals for a Select Committee on a Green New Deal (https://ocasio2018.com/green-new-deal) as part of the resuscitated House Committee on Climate Change: "The Plan for a Green New Deal (and the … [Read more...]
Open Question to any/all State Representatives or State Senators.
Hello and thank you for your replies in advance. I often read reports that proudly boast about Company X or Business B choosing a particular municipality in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in exchange for something from our government, … [Read more...]
National Climate Assessment drops; drastic action needed in MA
After we've all had a chance to settle in after the holiday weekend, ... will our overwhelmingly re-elected Governor or Speaker of the House hold forth on the new National Climate Assessment, the consensus view of thirteen federal agencies? … [Read more...]
Baker Housing Bill – a Gift to Developers, and the Mayors who love them
[A clarification: We sometimes promote things to the front page on BMG that we don't particularly agree with. This is one such post, most of which I disagree with, but which raises important concerns. I have corrected a contention that the … [Read more...]
My Advice for the Next Democratic President
Post your tax returns for the past seven years as soon as you enter the primaries. Be 100% transparent with the American people. Pledge, beyond the shadow of a doubt that once elected, you will divest yourself of all investments putting … [Read more...]
Moulton’s Own Thatcher Analogy Demonstrates How He Got This Wrong
At his contentious town hall meeting held in Amesbury recently, Seth Moulton compared the now nearly dead rebellion against Nancy Pelosi to the Conservative Party (!) intra-party coup against Maggie Thatcher that was successful in bringing … [Read more...]
Let the majority be the majority…
Predictably, the next presidential race has started, in earnest, and, just as predictably, calls for radical change in the Democratic Party are heard again and again. This is ridiculous. The Democratic Party is not in need of rebirth. In … [Read more...]
He must go: How Bob DeLeo has personally crippled clean energy in Massachusetts
I will not bury the lede: There is absolutely no reason for any progressive representative -- nor really any representative at all -- to vote for Robert DeLeo for Speaker. Any representative that does so should face a primary challenge. I … [Read more...]
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