Are you at all surprised? Recently we learned that Our Guv is concerned about the $295-per-employee assessment in the House/Senate compromise. Said he might veto the bill.This is a broken record: We taxpayers are paying $213 million for the … [Read more...]
Frank Phillips did an excellent piece
on the two homes that Deval Patrick and his wife own. The 24 room mansion under construction in the Berkshires, the home in Milton and the $27,000 monthly mortgage payment to support both of them is amazing. I would like to know … [Read more...]
Mihos gets old school
...real old school. Like, George Washington.WHEN GEORGE Washington announced his intent to depart the presidency, he left the American people with a stern warning regarding political parties: ''They are likely in the course of time and … [Read more...]
Hillman – I KNEW it!
Kerry Healey has chosen ex-Rep. and ex-head of the State Police Reed Hillman as her running mate. As soon as Hillman's name appeared out of nowhere, I figured he was the odds-on favorite. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance … [Read more...]
Priceless! Ex-Md. Gov “barks like a dog”
If you thought Romney/Healey was the height of incompetency, check out this article from the Baltimore Sun. Former Gov. William Donald Schaefer, while waiting for Gov. Robert Ehrlich to arrive at a hunger drive, "barked like a dog" and then … [Read more...]
LG Forum Tonight!
Just found out about this: there's an LG forum tonight at Harvard. Apparently it's being put on by the Harvard Dems. According to the Harvard Dems website, it's in and "KIRKLAND JCR", and Silbert's website says it's at Kirkland … [Read more...]
Big Love Blowback for Willard?
The article continues:Romney, the Republican governor of Massachusetts, is a direct descendant of one of the Mormon church's original pilgrims. He joined the Mormon priesthood at 12, and became a church elder at 18, before serving as a … [Read more...]
media jabs (and pulled punches)
One thing that some activists love to do is attempt to skewer the media for bias and unfairness. It's pretty hard to quantify (and therefor qualify) those arguments, but it still falls into the sort sportsman's style of political analysis … [Read more...]
journalism, disclosure and ethics
Many bloggers now face the same ethical and professional questions journalists continually face as professional writers and reporters. After David's presentation at the DCI, and subsequent discussions there and on this blog, many … [Read more...]
Tim Murray: Polished Professional
Health care. Murray argued passionately for an expansion of employer mandates. "To me it is patently unfair to have employers who are doing the right thing and then have to pay an additional tax to pay into the free care pool to help … [Read more...]