[Cross-posted at planetgrafton.com] A good friend of mine asked me a couple weeks ago what I thought about Governor Baker so far. “He’s been okay,” I said. “I really like him,” he replied. “Quick, what was Charlie Baker’s … [Read more...]
Take the Robichaud Challenge
After reviewing the Obama campaign website, I asked readers on Saturday to tell me about Barack Obama's accomplishments. The responses were weak at best. Several people posted about him writing two books, but as we all know they were … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with being Pimped Out?
Now, I'm all about the street-slang. Ya know? Word. And I guess I take Shuster's question to ask whether the former first-daughter was promoted or featured too prominently by her mother and the Clinton campaign. Featured … [Read more...]
Mitt, we love you!!
FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS. : Tonight marks the beginning of a comeback, a comeback for America. I so needed this. You know, only a week ago, a win looked like it was impossible, but then you got out and told America what they needed … [Read more...]
Ed’s Political Ad of the Week
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The Governor, Fundraising, and Editorializing on the Front Page of the Globe
And I mean this question to be an honest one. I think it's important to view the media with a critical eye and this is an extremely close call. If the fundraising isn't news, then the only thing news-worthy about the fundraising … [Read more...]
Obama: Come on, Feel the Noise
Yesterday, Barack Obama made headlines with the following statements while at the Hampton University Convocation Center:"This administration was colorblind in its incompetence,but the poverty and the hopelessness was there long before the … [Read more...]
Of property taxes, health insurance, and the GIC
The piece, authored by Samuel Tyler of the Boston Municipal Research Beureau, argues that the present system of funding municipal health insurance is unsustainable because of the upward pressure it places on local real estate taxes.By way … [Read more...]
Sacrifice and Keith Olberman
Keith is underrated and has been a major, but largely unnoticed, voice in opposition to Iraq policy. He's on MSNBC's Countdown. Might be worth checking out as a Kouric alternative. … [Read more...]
A Win for Gay Marriage?
How can today's tortured passage of the anti-gay-marriage petition fit that description?Easy. It marks the beginning of the end of the "rogue court" argument against same-sex marriage.The court-ordered genesis of same-sex marriage has been … [Read more...]