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Reality-based commentary on politics.

Time for road pricing in Boston?

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The New York Times reports today that NYC is one step closer to sharing a $1.1 billion pot of federal money to implement road pricing schemes:Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg?s congestion pricing plan got a boost today from the governor and the … [Read more...]

Kerry Considers the Issues

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Charley and I chatted yesterday for about half an hour with our junior Senator about war, wind, the web, marriage, and Alberto the Insult Comic Attorney General. Kerry rose to a passionate pitch on Iraq and the environment, but was … [Read more...]

Tom Friedman Finally Makes Some Sense

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After beating the drums of war for Bush's invasion of Iraq, disgraced NYT columnist and Bill O'Reilly/Fox News wannabe Tom Friedman has of late been trying to claw back some respect from the reality-based community. His latest vehicle of … [Read more...]

Universal Health Care? It’s History

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There wasn't a lot you could do for a sick person in 1912; the greatest cost of illness or injury was loss of wages. Keeping their workers -- and their armies -- on the job was one reason most European countries, starting with Germany in … [Read more...]

America’s Finest News Sources

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Catching up in the always-entertaining BMG archives -- down with seatbelt laws and the diktat of the Nanny State, up with personal freedom, by the way! -- I observed that this gem of explanatory reportage, "As Goodling as it Gets," by the … [Read more...]

WSJ Reports John Henry Having Problems

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The Wall Street Journal reports today in its Heard on the Street column that Red Sox owner John Henry's funds are down about 80% in total assets, from $2.5 billion about a year ago to around $500 million today. Potentially bad news for our … [Read more...]

Why Does Paul Donato Hate Marriage?

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Sco lays it out at .08 Acres: Medford Representative Paul Donato wants to reduce the number of people who can get married in Massachusetts. Why does this elected official hate the wonderful institution of marriage? Why is he opposed to … [Read more...]

Lexington’s Shame

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On this day in 1971, according to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities:Over 450 anti-war protesters occupied the historic Lexington Green and refused to leave. The Vietnam Veterans Against the War had organized a three-day march … [Read more...]

Department of Defense on the Job

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The Associated Press brings us an update from the front lines of war against terror. An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind a U.S. Defense Department false espionage warning earlier this year about … [Read more...]

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