Now, after I'm done criticizing him, I think John Aravosis brings up a really critical point:Does the edited and sanitized coverage of news by American media give us a warped view of war? Would Americans react differently if we saw "graphic … [Read more...]
Phoenix is correct — and misses the point
I'd like to say that posting about this tears me up, because I know how sensitive the issue is. I've been encouraged and relieved by the passionate but mostly civil debate of this subject here at BMG.There are some obvious meta-straw men in … [Read more...]
“The Big Dig is the best thing ever to happen to me!”
You see why Governor Velveeta had to leave the state so soon: to tout his leadership on the CA/Tastrophe:AMES, Iowa -- Nearly three weeks after a ceiling collapse in a Big Dig tunnel killed a Boston woman, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney … [Read more...]
Scapegoat accomplished, pt. II
Jay takes issue with my description of Matt Amorello as a "scapegoat":Anyone who still claims Matt was a 'scapegoat' should be forced to defend, point by point, the actions of Matt and the board in the days before the Big Dig tragedy.Well, … [Read more...]
Meet the new Matt, same as the old Matt
Here's a juxtaposition for you:"Patronage will be replaced by professionalism," Romney said. "Secrecy will be replaced by openness."The governor mentioned state Secretary of Transportation John Cogliano as a likely candidate to replace … [Read more...]
Scapegoat accomplished
So, The Hack That Wouldn't Quit Matt Amorello is finally gone. And in the seasonal spirit of Schadenfreude, last night Fox 25 cemented its reputation as the news station for snotty 13-year-olds, playing the Ramones "Glad To See You Go" over … [Read more...]
Romney choosing between doing his job, applying for another
Scott Helman reports that Mitt probably will take that trip to fry steaks and cook up bucks in Iowa, or whatever it is they do there. (Maybe he'll eat, or at least identify, one of these things in the upper left corner:)I don't expect His … [Read more...]
Health Care: We get to keep the $385 Million (whew!)
One of the main incentives for passing the new health care law was the promise of new moneys from the feds: $385 million. This was in doubt because the law was supposed to have been implemented by July 1. It wasn't.Well, the feds have … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on the NECN blogfest
David did fine work last night on NECN, along with relatively newly-minted bloggers Jon Keller of CBS4 and David Dahl of the Globe.I'm happy and grateful that the professional media are noticing what's going on here, and that we have some … [Read more...]
Bechtel Bucks Buying Breaks?
From the Hiding In Plain Sight Department, Aaron does good work with the lobbyist database. Here are some folks who have taken money from Bechtel lobbyists who work with Bechtel (thanks to Hoyapaul) -- Aaron doesn't specify a time … [Read more...]
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