(Cross Posted with Retire Conte in 2006)While there is a lull in the in the "Posting of the Baby-Cam Arrest Video" case (the restraining order against the SP is in effect till at least April 7) another case in the ever entertaining world of … [Read more...]
Bishops vs. kids
MassMarrier beat me to it: he says just about everything that needs to be said about Catholic Charities' announcement that, rather than abide by the state law barring discrimination against gay couples in adoptions, they will stop handling … [Read more...]
young and impoverished (DCI thoughts contd.)
When my friend "Rob" moved back in with his parents I laughed at him. He got a great engineering degree from a top-tier Catholic college and solid job and he can't find an apartment?? Really now.How much could it really cost to live on your … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick Rally, Saturday at noon, Faneuil Hall
Just a reminder: The Deval Patrick campaign is holding a huge celebratory rally at Faneuil Hall, tomorrow, March 11, to start at noon. Doors open at 11am. Please come early. There's a party afterwards at Ned Devine's. If you haven't had a … [Read more...]
What if the “sensible center” isn’t sensible?
Regarding the possible health care compromise, Scot Lehigh asks, "Can the sensible center hold onto a delicate deal?" He's referring, of course, to the $295 per-employee per-year assessment compromise recently struck between DiMasi and … [Read more...]
O’Connor v. DeLay
Charley called to my attention an NPR story about a speech that my former boss, Sandra Day O'Connor, gave in Washington the other day. In it, she reportedly lambasted the attacks on the independence of the federal judiciary by … [Read more...]
The Spyder who’s a junkyard dog
Christy Mihos is turning into some Homer Simpson-esque hallucination:Hiller"Tell me three words to describe you."Mihos"Tenacious⦠Oh, can I take that one back? Junkyard dog. That's three. Tenacious and junkyard dog."Hiller"Did you make … [Read more...]
“Differently winged” blogs
I wanted to call attention to Charley's latest addition to our blogroll: a collection of "differently winged" blogs, all Massachusetts-based, whose take on many issues of the day is quite different from ours (and, I should add, quite … [Read more...]
A tough week in the Brown family
Yesterday, word leaked out that dark horse Reed Hillman had beaten out Scott Brown to be Kerry Healey's running mate.Today, word is that Scott's daughter Ayla was voted off of American Idol.No worries, though. Scott is still a … [Read more...]
Of Blogs and Spheres, Part Deux
Chris at Left-Center-Left has a response to my post on the "blog bubble" and what to do about it; Chris has theoretical and writing chops that I seem to have diluted with Schlitz in college. So go read it. (Hypocrisy warning: my hearty … [Read more...]