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If Hillary is president, will there be hell to pay, Massachusetts?

January 29, 2008 By bostonshepherd

While I applaud Ted Kennedy (and I'm no fan of his) for taking a principled stand and endorsing Barack Obama, I can't help wondering what the implications for Massachusetts might be should Clinton win the Democratic nomination and go on to … [Read more...]

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Leasing the Pike

September 11, 2007 By bostonshepherd

Yesterday there was a lot of complaining about the Pike.  Perhaps this is one solution.  Before progressives everywhere wail about the evil, profit-motivated private sector getting their mitts on public infrastructure, you should … [Read more...]

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An arguement for legal gun ownership in MA

August 29, 2007 By bostonshepherd

The tragedy is that honest, law-abiding citizens, like Elizabeth, fearing for their lives, do not have the opportunity to protect themselves from superior and deadly force.Everyone saw this coming, but the law was unable to prevent these 3 … [Read more...]

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Where’s the accountability?

August 27, 2007 By bostonshepherd

Here a Big Dig contractor admits guilt in supplying substandard concrete to the project.Why aren't indictments being sought for the folks who accepted these batches?  As a matter of routine, on each pour, sample are taken and left … [Read more...]

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Likely source of municipal woes?

August 21, 2007 By bostonshepherd

How many towns and cities have the same problem as the MBTA?I know in 2 suburban towns, where I have poked around looking at their financial health, I was told that they do not even calculate, let alone record on the books as a contingent … [Read more...]

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Simple error, or simpleton

August 3, 2007 By bostonshepherd

Did Eileen Donoghue miss high school civic class?How SCOTUS judges are seated is pretty basic stuff even rookie politicians should know.Is this the sort of person we want representing the Commonwealth? … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts Labor & Population trends … not good

January 23, 2007 By bostonshepherd

In their most recent report on labor trends the economy, MassInc  paints a bleak picture.  The 22 page pdf Executive Summary is free.I think anyone here at BMG with influence in the Patrick administration should get the governor … [Read more...]

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A Sign of Life at City Hall

January 7, 2007 By bostonshepherd

Finally, a sign of life at Boston City Hall and BPD HQ.  Instead of blaming guns for our city's shooting crimes, the focus in this Globe article shifts the blame exactly where it should be: on the scum commiting doing the shooting.I … [Read more...]

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Revisit the Valerie Plame “controversy”

August 30, 2006 By bostonshepherd

Not that I intend to post an I-told-you-so (ok, maybe I will), but many electrons gave their lives on BMG in pursuit of assumed-covert-CIA-agent Valerie Plame’s “leakers.”  Much psychic energy was expended demanding justice for this … [Read more...]

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“Universal Heal Care” brewing in San Fransciso

July 21, 2006 By bostonshepherd

News of this alarming development should be of some interest to universal-health-care advocates at BMG.  As you know, I certainly do not include myself in that group.Nontheless, San Francisco's experiment will certainly be instructive … [Read more...]

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