This is a peer post of sorts to charley-on-the-mta's call on the US to help the refugee crisis by taking in refugees from Syria.To whoever has not been keeping up with the news: a humanitarian crisis of epic proportion is playing out on the … [Read more...]
Why are the DNC and some state Democratic parties putting their thumb on the primary election scale?
First, we heard that four state Democratic parties signed fund-raising pacts with Hillary Clinton. These are the crucial primary state of New Hampshire; also, Mississippi, Virginia and Wisconsin. "The four are a small fraction of the … [Read more...]
Mr. Krabs for President?
Try the quiz - Who said it? Donald Trump or Mr. Krabs? The only problem is, as Mr. Trump would quickly point out, that Mr. Krabs has trouble producing a birth certificate. If it weren't for that, Mr. Krabs would be the better handler of … [Read more...]
The jungle behind amazon.com
Jack Welch's style of management (fire each year the bottom 5 or 10%) can't hold a candle to the management style of Jeff … [Read more...]
Push for shared parenting reform in Massachusetts
The Boston Globe reports on the recent hearings on shared parenting reform: "The State House hearing room seemed an unlikely place for grown men to bare their souls. "But as father after father took a seat in a committee room, urging … [Read more...]
MD health exchange on Martin O’Malley’s watch was as broken as the MA health connector
Noridian to pay $45 million to state, U.S. government for flawed exchange - writes the Washington Post. "Then-Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), now a presidential candidate, predicted the Maryland marketplace and its accompanying Web site would … [Read more...]
Bad News for Those who Favor Clean Elections
The rules prohibiting coordination between super PACs, allowed to raise unlimited money, and candidates, will be bypassed this presidential election cycle. First, it was Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and other Republican candidates who broke … [Read more...]
Baker, Coakley out of tune with the high tech industry
What do Blue Mass Groupies think of Baker and Coakley's appearance at the High Tech forum in Cambridge? "Both major-party candidates for Massachusetts governor were clearly out of their element Monday before an audience of about 150 tech … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s ouster of two Sex Offender Registry Board top officials
This story has many scratching their head. Gov. Patrick fires the Chair of the Sex Offender Registry Board, veteran prosecutor Saundra Edwards, and puts its executive director Jeanne L. Holmes on leave, citing their treatment of the case … [Read more...]
Three favorite news reports and analyses (…well, four)
For this Democratic primary cycle, what are your favorite, most informative, bold and revealing news pieces? My nominations are: Number three. "It’s mismanagement to treat them in a harsh, demeaning way and mismanagement to base … [Read more...]