I am a victim too. I could chalk it up to being a busy law student, working 20 hours a week as a clerk, or just plain being lazy and relying on media hype. They got me...but it didn't last long. Ever since the midterms, I … [Read more...]
North Korea – could this be a political gold-mine for Republicans?
I haven't written on here in a while, but figured I'd break back into it...Taking the focus off of the gubernatorial race for a minute, let's take a second to reflect on the political implications of North Korea's recent nuclear … [Read more...]
Voting Rights forum, John Bonifaz, and campaign finance reform
This evening I was privileged to attend a small, but extremely engaging and inspiring forum hosted by Suffolk University Law School's Civil Rights Project. The topic was voting rights, and the future of campaign finance. Some of … [Read more...]
“Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, your time is through
Having recently separated from active military service, I'm pretty happy to see that there is significant public interest in the military's homosexual policies. See the story published in the Globe this morning: … [Read more...]
A closer look at Romney’s gay adoption provision
So there has been pretty substantial talk about Romney's push to allow a loophole in his adoption plan, in order to permit Catholic charities to discriminate against homosexual couples adopting children. I'm a little confused as to … [Read more...]
Too much too soon on abortion?
So, as I'm sure we all know, the South Dakota State Legislature and the Governor have officially passed a bill banning all forms of abortion, except those that would save the mother's life. Naturally many pro-choice advocates are up … [Read more...]
A problem for the Murray campaign? Major school closures in Worcester.
An article published in the Worcester T&G today indicated that the Worcester School Committee is closing down four of its public schools in light of an $8 million budget gap for the coming fiscal year. You can view the article … [Read more...]
What about Paul Hackett
I figured this blog would be exploding with commentary regarding the democratic party's somewhat dispicable move of pulling all backing from Ohio senatorial candidate Paul Hackett. Hackett, an honorable Iraq war vet, seemed to be … [Read more...]
Goldberg’s kickoff in front of State House impressive….I’m sold
Lieutenant Governor candidate Deb Goldberg made a very impressive campaign kick-off announcement today in front of the State House in Boston (even though the campaign's been going strong for months). I realize that this particular … [Read more...]