I have known Barney Frank for over a quarter of a century. Much has been said about Barney's intelligence, experience, and expertise. But I would like add another consideration: repaid loyalty. Barney has dedicated his life to protecting … [Read more...]

Liberals are fascinated with ultra-conservative paranoia about government coming to take away their arsenals.  This may explain the ridiculous over-coverage by the media this past week of the speech by Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle … [Read more...]

“Let me warn you and let me warn the Nation, against the smooth evasion that says, ‘Of course we believe these things; we believe in social security; we believe in work for the unemployed; we believe in saving homes.  Cross our hearts and … [Read more...]

It's an interesting time to be involved in politics in Massachusetts. Two men with roots to my hometown of Wakefield - and strong and loyal support - are candidates for seats in the U.S. House and Senate. One could tip the balance of … [Read more...]

What is causing the current crop of Republican candidates for federal office in Massachusetts to falter from the high expectations of this past Spring ?   Pundits have expressed surprise that Sen.Scott Brown finds himself not only not … [Read more...]

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.  But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”   MARK TWAIN As June is Father’s Day … [Read more...]

The U.S. Congress has fallen a long way from the days of the Glass-Steagall Act (1933 – 1995). Just take the embarrassing deference with which virtually all senators treated Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase last week. Mr. Dimon, … [Read more...]

Tomorrow my thoughts will drift back to the night of June 6, 1968.  I remember sitting with my mother, the late Susie Leone Rich, and watching in stunned disbelief as a news bulletin announced the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. … [Read more...]