Dear folks: After last night's Nuclear Hootenanny, Senators really need to hear some phone calls on this issue, especially (but not only) if you live in NH, ME, and RI. And don't get complacent: The Dems need to hear from you, too. In his … [Read more...]
Boston: We’re just a pathetic backwater now.
This ... thing ... in the NY Times today was flat-out garbage. "Boston's inferiority complex"? Because we lost a magazine? Riiiight. Not since October, baby.And besides, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (full disclosure: my … [Read more...]
A bad transit day on Earth Day
I waited 45 minutes for a #1 bus in the middle of the day today. Not cool. Then, of course, three line up right behind one another. Not a shiny happy people crowd on that first bus, let me tell you. Maybe it was the blizzard, I don't … [Read more...]
Breathe in the sweet smell…
... of idling traffic:Poorly maintained and badly timed traffic signals are needlessly compoundinggridlock and air pollution in American cities, according to a newnational report...The report, issued by a coalition oftransportation agencies … [Read more...]
McClellan: A raving loony is EXACTLY what we need at the UN.
In which the order in which information is presented makes all the difference: The Senate Foreign Relations Committeeset no new date for a vote, but a delay of at least two weeks seemslikely while the committee looks into new allegations, … [Read more...]
Newt speaks at Harvard, 4/19
Now, Newt's a pretty interesting guy to talk about the future, becauseas David Ellwood said in his introduction, he was envisioning aRepublican majority from the moment he was elected to the House as a35-year-old in 1978. His ideas have … [Read more...]
The Grassroots Demand Better Hacks, part ARRGGHH
I often feel a little self-conscious linking our little blog to a heavy hitter, but just go read Josh Marshall's latest on our feckless House Democrats, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Don't come back here until you read it!For … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick is IN
He's officially in the race. Story here:"All over the state people tell me the same things," he said. "Oureconomy is weak at best and has no credible champion for businessdevelopment. Our public schools -- from kindergarten … [Read more...]
Health Care: Great Expectations
Well, we heard that health care expansion in MA was coming down the pike. First the Guvnah tried to get out in front of the issue, then Travaglini held forth with a slightly less modest proposal. It's easy to look at the current scenario, … [Read more...]
Republican hack nails it.
In this state-of-the-Dems article, there's a lot of deserved back-patting and strutting among Democrats, about standing firm in the face of the Republican onslaught against things that make life less miserable, like Social Security. But … [Read more...]
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