The Lowell Sun reported today that Senator Pam Resor plans to step down from the Senate at the end of her term. See the article here. Tonight, Jamie Eldridge held a fundraiser in Boxborough, with Gov. Patrick and Sen. Resor in attendance. … [Read more...]
The 10% Solution: Your Personal Bali Convention
I suggest this because I did it in 2007, and found it shockingly easy. For years, for example, I have driven about 15,000 miles per year. I set my target at 13,500-a reduction of only 125 miles per month. A small amount of … [Read more...]
The Pats and Cheating
IMHO, if the charges are true, the Pats should be punished pretty harshly. The cheating represents a management failure by the team, not the players. The team itself should be fined, Coach Belichek should be suspended for at … [Read more...]
Ogonowski Background Music
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;The love that never … [Read more...]
MA-05 One Month to Go
Miceli has staked out the DINO position on most issues, so for me, he's a non-starter. Eldridge is the most solidly progressive on all the substantive issues in the race. What I wonder is first, how he would do in the general … [Read more...]
Let the People Vote? Maybe Not.
If there ever was an argument for the not-so-salutary results of direct democracy, it's Hillary Clinton's new campaign song. Phillip Anderson of The Albany Project has a wonderful post on the results of Hillary's contest for a new … [Read more...]
ConCon: Time for Hearings Before Voting?
A second important aspect of hearings on the proposed amendment would be to invite people from other states to testify about the presumed equality of civil unions. As we now know from New Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont, Civil Unions … [Read more...]
Taking the 5th
I also expect each candidate to take clear positions on the conduct of the war, including Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Patriot Act, warrantless wiretaps, and the other actions our federal government has taken to reduce constitutional rights … [Read more...]
The Subprime Mortgage Bubble: Echos of Dot-Coms Past?
I'm getting the creepy feeling of major financial scandal brewing. The familiar pieces of the story are: (1) lenders who abandoned generally accepted lending standards to write loans they probably shouldn't have written; (2) … [Read more...]
Bush: Stay the Course 21.5k (Iran and Syria Edition)
Syria and Iran, along with the other countries in the region, all have interests in a more stable Iraq. If nothing else, both countries are now facing a major refugee crisis, as literally millions of Iraqis flee the civil war in … [Read more...]