So, it’s a grift after all, not a coup. Why don’t I feel better about that?
Trump’s Plan B is his 2016 Plan A.
Wouldn’t someone actually in favor of policing want to fix what is broken?
It will be fun to see how the Biden Bros handle the end of the honeymoon.
For Congressional Rs who attack the election as fraudulent: So, you won’t be taking office, then?
Meanwhile, in Mass.: I wonder what a 2-party system would be like.
“Police the police” would not be a bad slogan.
If only the political shenanigans did not absolutely destroy public trust and support for stuff we really need.
Besides being utterly corrupt.
Memorize this phrase: grievance conservatism.
Why should the Rs stop the nonsense? It works!
(Want to stop it? Then learn how, for crissakes. Or expect more of the same.)
Will this convince the emaskulators?
And where are they on the vax?
We have an anti-vaccine movement before we even have a vaccine.
Is it true that we’re gonna lose the House races because somebody someplace said “socialism”?
Heaven help us then because you just know somebody will.
So, cower in fear, right?
Can we just agree that the S word really does apply to fire departments, social security, the NFL, Medicare, public schools, and all that other stuff that makes America great?
Let’s get that “socialism” thing done with.
To the bike shop that tried to upsell me to a deluxo disassembly and parts cleaning for my beater: No.
Is there a better pick on Climate than John Kerry?
Maybe Al Gore, though at this point even that is debatable.
As an environmental guy pretty far to Kerry’s left, I have to say, this give me hope.
Nice post.
Extending public education to include college-level degree programs (including vocational training) is not a dichotomy with “Essential wages with essential workers” — please don’t attempt to make it so.
Your analogy may be more apt than you realize. In today’s Somerville, any qualified realtor would tell you that the property has to remain empty for at least a year and that you may be responsible for the relocation expenses of any tenants living there.
While not defending today’s State Police, I think it’s worth asking whether they are a symptom or a cause of the pervasive culture of corruption in state government. To stay with your analogy, there’s a very good chance that whatever new building is erected on the site will sink into the muck and need to be condemned just like the current building.
Our state government is pervasively corrupt. Rebuilding individual parts of it without eliminating the corruption is a waste of time and resources.
The problems that face America and Massachusetts are not the result of the vacation choices of any president — past, present, or future.
I hope that we can focus our attention on things that actually matter, and resist the temptation to perpetuate empty, divisive, and deceptive “populist” attacks that do nothing beyond pander to obsolete stereotypes. Surely we’ve had enough of that from Donald Trump and his ilk to last several lifetimes.
Did I misunderstand something or are residences in Somerville really required to remain vacant for one year between occupancies? I can’t imagine what sense that makes or what that accomplishes!
My understanding is that a one-year period is required before converting a rental property to a condo. I think (although of course I’m not sure) that the same period is required for a tear-down and re-build.
Local ordinances are intended to make it take longer and cost more to “flip” a rental property into a condo or otherwise remove it from the rental market.
At this point more worried about olive branches to Wall Street.
What do you make of Vilsack? (Me too.)
I’m ok with choosing easy-to-confirm nominees like Mr. Vilsack for some positions if that means aggressively promoting leaders like Neera Tanden for strategic roles.
I remain eager to see who Mr. Biden puts forward for AG and State.
How does that “if” thing work?
Unless you assume he is cutting deals already. Which, OK, but unlikely.
I don’t think it’s all that complicated — it’s a matter of “pick your battles” or “choose which hill(s) to die on”.
I don’t want to see Mitch McConnel and the GOP choose the members of the Joe Biden administration and White House staff. I also don’t want the incoming administration to spend months of time and political capital fighting confirmation battles.
With a razor-thin majority in the House, no majority in the Senate, and a GOP that has abandoned any pretense of anything except scorched-earth hyper-partisanship, Mr. Biden’s options are limited at best.
Antony Blinken has already been named Secretary-designate of State.