On March 9th, Representative Alan Grayson of Florida introduced the Public Option Act: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States to buy into … [Read more...]
Jan 31, 2007: Never Forget
Today was the 3rd Anniversary of the largest terrorist attack in recent Boston history. Okay, the terrorists were cartoon characters, and the attack was a fantastical illusion in the minds of authority, but it shut down buildings and … [Read more...]
Where Capuano & Coakley DO Contrast on the Issues.
Martha Coakley, as Attorney General, has presided over a criminal justice system that does a tremendous amount of collateral damage, and could use a lot of improvement. She's been in a position to do that, and at best, she's been a … [Read more...]
A disagreement with Mike Capuano
We got those touchscreen machines all over the country after the 2000 election made a national spectacle of the problems with punch card voting machines, but Massachusetts had its statewide spectacle of the same thing four years earlier, … [Read more...]
Change?
For the past quarter century, our US Senators have been Kennedy, Kerry, and Kirk. Soon, we will elect a new Senator, and it seems likely to be Capuano, Coakley, or Khazei. We might elect another K, or we might risk a new letter: … [Read more...]
Susan Passoni running for State Rep
We've been speculating about who will run to replace Sal DiMasi in Boston's 3rd Suffolk state house district. Someone mentioned Susan Passoni and I said I hope she runs. Well, it turns out she is going to run! I remember Susan … [Read more...]
Is Wilkerson campaign violating campaign finance law again?
I see something strange in Boston State Senator Dianne Wilkerson's OCPF filing: No expenditures for office rent. If it's what it seems to be, it is against the law. Look at her 2008 pre-primary report, covering Jan 1 - Aug 31 of this … [Read more...]
Election Day Registration: We’ve almost got it! But time’s almost out.
"Imagine you've registered to vote, and voted. Then one election day, you go to your polling place, and they can't find you on their list. You've waited in line, it's 8:30am, and you need to get to work. Or you made it to … [Read more...]
Dissenter on the Farm Bill
Last week the House passed the farm bill 318-106, a veto-proof majority. President Bush had threatened to veto, but many Republicans joined almost all Democrats in voting yes. I noticed that only two Democrats within a 1000 mile drive … [Read more...]
Sonia Chang-Diaz is running again!
Community organizer, Democratic activist, and former teacher Sonia Chang-Diaz is going to run again for the State Senate in Boston's Second Suffolk District. I saw her a few weeks ago, when she was weighing the decision, and … [Read more...]
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