My apologies to Mr. Widmer. I wrote a post yesterday in which I slanderously accused him of not registering as a lobbyist, because I was searching for his name in what appears to have been an old database here . The real database is … [Read more...]
Feds to Probe Canton Torture Chamber
For those who might have seen the movie or read the book "A Clockwork Orange", the principle underlying the Rotenberg Center is almost exactly the same as that which was behind fictional Alexander DeLarge's treatment. The only difference is … [Read more...]
What’s up with Obama’s “Spending Freeze”?
To me, this sounded like a colossal pander to the Tea Party and fiscal conservative crowd, brought on by post-Brownday panic attacks. It also struck me as a pretty radical suggestion: freeze government spending for the next three years on … [Read more...]
Carmen Ortiz off to a Bad Start?
According to the Herald stories, after reading a 300-page manuscript written by a crusading retired attorney, Morrison Bonpasse, who identified numerous flaws with the case against convicted bomber Alfred Trenkler, five jurors from the … [Read more...]
My Personal Encounter with Doug Bennett
I noticed that some of the people in the Dunkin Donuts were looking at him with something bordering on hostility, and it occurred to me that this kind of aggressive campaigning in Boston required something approaching great personal … [Read more...]
What was that all about?
I've been thinking a bit about the recent terror raid in New York City. Obviously it's difficult to form a good opinion or talk too much about this episode because of the limited information we have, but I thought I'd try to post on it … [Read more...]
Boston Got Madoff’d
Did anyone catch this little tidbit from Boston.com? Apparently the "Deputy Collector's office", to whom I would periodically refer taxpayers when I was working at Assessing, may have been run by a complete crook who stole $2.7 million from … [Read more...]
Cognos and the 2007 Kentucky Derby
In a story about Secretary of State Galvin's decision not to suspend lobbyist Richard McDonough, Boston Globe reporter Brian MacQuarie mentions a 2007 junket taken by three prominent Democratic representatives, apparently on Cognos' … [Read more...]
Is the Ethics Commission Understaffed?
Massachusetts State Ethics Commission Dismisses Case Against Former Executive Office of Public Safety Assistant Secretary Michael O'Toole Based on Statute of Limitations The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission issued a Decision and … [Read more...]
Bill Maher: Fool, Tool, or Totally Cool?
With little over a month to go before one of the most important elections in our lifetimes, Bill Maher, part-time political commentator and full-time "politically incorrect" comedian, will be appearing in what appears to be a scathing … [Read more...]
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