I just wanted to get people's take on the State Committee meeting last Wednesday in Newton. Galvin seemed to be on fire that day but maybe that's just my take... also what was up with Johnston forgetting to mention Andrea Silbert … [Read more...]
National Security, Congressional elections, and the Democratic position on Iraq
Tip O'Neill famously said, "all politics is local" and when it comes to Congressional elections and politics, he's 100% right. At the local level, more and more Americans are feeling the pinch of a jobless recovery. They are … [Read more...]
Health Care Reform – Real Risks
What "risk" is Anderson speaking of? Romney and Trav are right there in the sand box with him. Is it risk from DiMasi? The Speaker is rumored to have made overtures of compromise on the issue, but the other boys in the sandbox keep throwing … [Read more...]
Weekly traffic report
Sometime early Friday morning our 200,000th unique visitor stopped by Blue Mass. Group.It took us ten and a half months to hit 100,000 uniques. It took us only four more months to get to 200,000. Now that's a trend I can live … [Read more...]
More on fake sports
If you want to read more about fake sports in the Olympics, but this time by people who are funny, read this post and the accompanying comments at the always-hilarious Poor Man. Those guys are funny.Then read the Onion: "Olympic … [Read more...]
60 Minutes does excellent work on global warming
... and yes, we're all hosed. Due to CO2 that humans have already released into the air, we're already talking about an adjustment period of hundreds of years -- even if we stopped altogether right away."When you look at the American … [Read more...]
Stating the obvious in headlines
The Globe has a doozy today: "GOP bid to shore up ethics seems to lose momentum.". Now, there's a shocker, seeing as the effort is spearheaded by new Majority Leader John Boehner, who thought it was a good idea to pass out tobacco bribes … [Read more...]
NBC Reaps What it Sows
NBC has been getting hammered for poor Olympics ratings. The network has no one to blame but itself. Gossip politics have been put before sports: squabbling on the speed skating team, snowboarder ethics, and Bode Miller's nightlife have … [Read more...]
Globe v. Herald
The Columbia Journalism Review offers a useful example of the value of having multiple media outlets. The Review contrasts the recent discussion about Logan's finances in the Globe and the Herald:"But as we read the Boston papers' … [Read more...]
Dan Shea: SCOTUS Precedent Protects Web Site
The police came to Mr. Pechonis's door to arrest him. He did not resist in any way. Once he was in handcuffs the police proceeded to swarm his home without showing a search warrant. That kind of intimidation tactic is outrageous and … [Read more...]