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Gabrieli part of the VLWC

July 17, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

... the budding Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy, that is :An alliance of nearly a hundred of the nation's wealthiest donors is roiling Democratic political circles, directing more than $50 million in the past nine months to liberal think tanks … [Read more...]

The last resort: Doing it right

July 17, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

So we've been talking a lot about taxes, politics, and public investment here. It might be interesting to bring up the case of Mark Warner, former Dem governor of Virginia who pushed through a tax increase to invest in public … [Read more...]

KnowThyNeighbor: Hate to say I told you so…

July 14, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Last year the website Knowthyneighbor.org rolled out, publicizing the names and addresses of people who signed the anti-gay-marriage amendment petition. At the time, I said it was a terrible idea; that it would lead to reciprocating … [Read more...]

The Biggest Dig

July 13, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

The Big Dig is the biggest issue in the campaign. It always has been, but folks in the media and political junkies like us haven't really recognized that. It's an issue so resonant, so ridiculous, so nifty, so wasteful, so tragic, with so … [Read more...]

ConCon: Is health care amendment likely to get on ballot?

July 12, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

(Updated for clarity and accuracy. See above.)The Health Care Amendment ballot initiative will be taken up second today.The summary of today's amendment is as follows:SECTION 1: The People of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby declare … [Read more...]

Liveblogging the Smackdown!

July 11, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Keller: Mihos strafed Romney at presser today, saying Romney's been in the tank with Bechtel. Only problem is that this is coming from Christy.David: Future of Matt Amorello? Romney will start proceedings to fire him, but after Mihos vs. … [Read more...]

“Gay wedding bell blues” hits the WaPo!

July 10, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Hey, one of us hit the big time! Our own DebManischewitz's reworking of "Wedding Bell Blues" is apparently a YouTube smash -- and merits a mention from the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz.Nice! … [Read more...]

Al Gore Has a Posse: Tom Brokaw!

July 10, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Tom Brokaw's going to talk up global warmingSunday at 9pm -- unfortunately, on the cable Discovery Channel, not a major broadcast network:Brokaw said he has seen and was impressed by "An Inconvenient Truth," Gore's documentary on the … [Read more...]

Tom, where’s the $500 mill?

July 9, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

One of Tom Reilly's favorite "moderate" riffs is that if the personal income tax were rolled back to 5.0%, the next governor would still have $500 million to play with. And of course, Healey, Mihos -- and to an even vaguer extent Gabrieli … [Read more...]

Dem muckety-mucks want a clean fight — wherefore raillery?