According to the bloggers at Ned Lamont for Senate, Swing State Project, and other places, today 19 July is Blogosphere Day. These worthy folk argue, not especially convincingly in my opinion, that this day should be so commemorated because … [Read more...]
A Bit of News From Iraq
T. was a 26-year-old civil engineer who worked with a group of friends in a consultancy bureau in Jadriya. The last time I saw him was a week ago. He had stopped by the house to tell us his sister was engaged and he'd brought along with him … [Read more...]
Iraq War Cost to Mass. Tops $8.5 Billion
According to the Iraq War Cost Counter maintained by the National Priorities Project, Massachusetts' share of the cost of the war in Iraq has topped $8.5 billion. Not to mention our dead and wounded, the thousands of National Guard … [Read more...]
His Excellency Should Manage the Turnpike Authority
It is properly a part of the Executive Branch. We don't have a separate Authority for every government department, and shouldn't; an elected representative should have direct management control over the Big Dig. As frequent BMG writer … [Read more...]
Who Knew?
I posted this yesterday as a comment to David's excellent Mitt *hearts* Matt post that discussed Willard's campaign contributions to Amorello, and his 56% cut in the 2007 CA/T Operations and Maintenance budget. The outrageousness of this … [Read more...]
Rasmussen Puts Dems on Top
"More recently, Reilly was narrowly the leader among the three Democrats, but is now bested in our match-ups by the very man, Chris Gabrielli, whom he almost picked as his running mate. Among Democrats, though, Patrick does a little better … [Read more...]
What’s the Deal with the Turnpike Authority
First Jane Swift, now Mitt Romney. The wrangling over appointments to the Turnpike Authority board never seems to end. I think we can safely assume that noble rhetoric notwithstanding, merit and better government operations are not the … [Read more...]
Excellent Smackdown!
Rich, meaty, informed and provocative political discussion. I'd like to thank Jon and Adam, my fellow editors David and Charley, Peter Porcupine and the other community members who joined in, and everyone who submitted questions. … [Read more...]
Marriage Good for Business
The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin cites the beneficial economic effects of the pro-marriage policies in Massachusetts in an editorial this week: "Massachusetts is the only state in the union that allows same-sex couples to marry. … [Read more...]
Pundit Smackdown! Tomorrow 8.00 PM Questions Please
Please start submitting questions here for the first BMG Pundit Smackdown! tomorrow at 8.00 PM. Everyone is welcome. Please call 641-297-5400 at 8.00 PM or a bit before and enter Participant Access Code 123789. Jon Keller. Adam Reilly. The … [Read more...]
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