The mayor's point-man on debates - an out-of-town, uninformed, corporate executive named Ed Fouhy - told the Boston Herald it was because MassVote "lacks the organizational capacity to sponsor a debate." This is of course nonsense. In 2006, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
Unions sue over pension changes, legislators cheer
Strange, you say. Why would legislators be cheering -- albiet solely in their non-public cell phone calls to each other -- this decision by two of the state's biggest public employee union groups to challenge the upcoming pension changes? … [Read more...]
“Lottery Bonds”?
What if the Commonwealth were to offer "Lottery Bonds" to fund the current cash crisis. By "Lottery Bonds", I mean a series of bonds that have the interesting property that they offer variable interest rates, comparable to the winners of a … [Read more...]
Worst fundraising idea ever by a news organization mercifully bites the dust
It's astonishing that this was ever under serious consideration. The [Washington] Post decided Thursday to cancel plans to charge lobbyists and trade groups $25,000 or more to sponsor private, off-the-record dinner parties at the home of … [Read more...]
Possibilities from A to … Japan
Letter continues: Japanese people have told me that the idea is that everyone who wants to work should be able to work where they want without being deterred by the cost of the commute. At one firm I worked at, the limit for the … [Read more...]
Well yeah, this is kind of true.
From State House News Service's weekly email roundup*: "We pulled back," Patrick said of the administration's 2007 retreat from a grassroots offensive against tax-resistant legislators, "and I'm sorry we did to tell you … [Read more...]
Joan Vennochi: Governor, I Knew Barack Obama …
(Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune.) I have mixed feelings about Joan Vennochi's column today. On one hand, she said what everyone is thinking. On the other hand, everyone thinking it does not automatically justify saying it. It's not … [Read more...]
World Affairs Quiz: Where have 20,000 people been killed in the past few months? (w poll)
You'll learn that and much more in this interview with the smartest man in the world. Not to be confused with the Dos Equis guy. Or Bill Belichick. *You'll learn why Obama fired the general in Afghanistan and brought in … [Read more...]
Driving Equality Van Unconstitutionally Searched
This is the fourth time we have been search, and it is the second unconstitutional search. The first unconstitutional search was at a checkpoint between New Mexico and Texas. The van was searched without my permission and without a warrant. … [Read more...]
Doug Rubin stepping down as Gov’s chief of staff; Arthur Bernard taking over
This just in (email, no link): Governor Deval L. Patrick announced today that Arthur Bernard -- currently a Senior Advisor to the Governor -- has been appointed Chief of Staff in the Governor's office. Bernard will replace Doug Rubin … [Read more...]