The San Francisco Chronicle has a helpful article about how religious institutions on both sides have lined up with amicus briefs in this case. This is important as the arguments made by these groups (as well as many others) will inform the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 19, 2008
Obama plagiarizes/copies/shares with/borrows from Patrick…AGAIN!
Politico.com is reporting another incident of Obama/Patrick "sharing": A rival campaign is circulating another pair of videos of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) echoing Deval Patrick, a friend who is now the Massachusetts governor. This time, … [Read more...]
Reminiscing about Devack …
Check out Scott Helman in the Globe -- almost a year ago (HT Adam, who raises a good question, so check out his post as well): Of all the things Deval Patrick's Republican opponent threw at him in last year's governor's race, one charge … [Read more...]
FCC Public Hearing in Boston – Save the Internet!
More information: www.savetheinternet.com/=boston The question before us is simple: Will we have a closed Internet controlled by a small handful of giant corporations, or an open Internet controlled by the people who use it? With so much … [Read more...]
The suddenly rhetorically challenged Obamas
If it can be done, forget who Bill Kristol is just long enough to consider that his review here might be right. "...they're running against the status quo ... You have to be careful not to let that slide into a kind of indictment of … [Read more...]
Taxation tango: NH and MA
I am trying to get a handle on some statistics that show how much revenue is garnered from NH residents that work in Mass on an annual basis. Massachusetts Statistics of Income (SOI) Reports are available up to 1996 and are cryptic, staing … [Read more...]
More on legislative races: Sen Antonioni’s State Senate Seat
Brian Knuuttila, who is best known to me for his strong, consistent support for indigent defense, has declared and I will support in so far as someone from outside the district can do so: See http://www.fitchburgpride.com/... Rep. Naughton … [Read more...]
Better Know a BMGer: tblade in 10.5 questions
1. So you blog. Why? I think online communities are good at filling gaps in personal lives. Very few of my friends hold a common interest in the current affairs and social thought that interests me. It's like if a Brit wanted to … [Read more...]
What Indians Do With All That Casino Loot
One stereotype, which various tribes actually use to market themselves on, is that a core value for any Indian is the health of the land or a connection to the land (check out the Foxwoods logo, for example). Well, let us look at … [Read more...]
Update on Devack Obatrick: Obama says he should’ve credited Deval
Here's the latest on this amusing story. Sen. Barack Obama said today that he should have given credit to his friend, Deval Patrick, when he used language very similar to some previously spoken by the Massachusetts governor in 2006. "I was … [Read more...]