One of the basic principles of our extensive health care discussion has been that we don't let people die in the streets in 21st century America. Treatment first, payment second.The Republicans are out to challenge that assumption. The … [Read more...]
LG Candidate Andrea Silbert Releases Tax Returns for 2003, 2004 and 2005; Challenges Fellow LG Candi
Greetings Blue Mass Group - Our campaign issued the following Press Release earlier today. Best, ChristyFor Immediate Release - April 12, 2006Andrea Silbert, Democratic Candidate for Lt. Governor, today released federal tax returns for the … [Read more...]
SILBERT POSTS TAX RETURNS
From today's State House News.April 12, 2006LG CANDIDATE ANDREA SILBERT RELEASES TAX RETURNSFor 2003, 2004 and 2005; Challenges Fellow LG Candidates to Release Their Tax and Income InformationAndrea Silbert, Democratic Candidate for Lt. … [Read more...]
Surprise! Romney vetoes employer assessment
AP reports that, as expected, "Governor" Romney vetoed the employer assessment in the new health care bill. AP says he also vetoed several other provisions of the bill, but doesn't say what they were.Let's hope that the Democrats make … [Read more...]
Meet Ned Lamont, April 18
For those of you-all within the sound of my voice here in Eastern Massachusetts who've been eager to join the Nedmentum, now's your chance to both (a) help take out faux Democrat Joe Lieberman and (b) actually meet the next (real)Democratic … [Read more...]
Boston.com Poll: Should Romney Veto Employer Assessment on Health Care
A Message from the Mass. AFL-CIO on Health Care:Boston.com Poll Asks if Romney Should Veto Employer Assessment for Health CareA Boston.com poll asks whether Governor Mitt Romney should veto the $295 employer assessment part of the new … [Read more...]
Hoss on the LG money race
Over at his new blog, MassChange, hoss has posted one of his excellent monthly roundups of the Lieutenant Governor money race. Here are the facts:1. Andrea Silbert: $408,226.86Starting Balance: $389,255.36Receipts: $ … [Read more...]
New Face in Worcester DA Race
The Worcester T&G reports that Daniel J. Shea, the Houston-based lawyer who has been representing Leominster mom Mary Jean in her fight with the State Police over the baby-cam video, is moving to Worcester to run for district attorney. … [Read more...]
Democrats should boycott health bill signing
The idea of Ted Kennedy, Sal DiMasi, and Robert Travaglini, among others, standing behind "Governor" Mitt Romney as he signs the health care bill at Faneuil Hall makes me positively ill. And it should make them ill as well. … [Read more...]
I was threatened with arrest for collecting official petition signatures
We tried to point him to the ruling many times, telling him these were official petitions protected under the law, but he wouldn't listen and became rather belligerent, threatening to call the police. In fact, he lied later on, when we … [Read more...]