And it's certainly what comes to mind when I recall all the behind-closed-doors meetings, and this whole rush job of a process including the strange emergence of Stan the "guru", a guy with a somewhat unique sense of what constitutes an … [Read more...]
Caring About All the Small People…
The photo above was taken in the parking lot of the Casino Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario Canada. Acknowledging the reality that children are routinely abandoned in casino parking lots, Senator Jack Hart (First Suffolk) of the Senate Ways and … [Read more...]
A Class of Men
Bob DeLeo Reveals Plan to Increase Crime in Massachusetts
At a heavily attended morning press conference, Speaker Robert DeLeo detailed his plan to increase crime in Massachusetts. In addition to authorizing two resort casinos and up to 750 slot machines at the state's four race tracks, DeLeo's … [Read more...]
The Factory
Bob DeLeo Hears Gambling Opponents “loudly and clearly”
The speaker told host Emily Rooney that he has heard gambling opponents "loudly and clearly" and plans to fund addiction recovery programs through funds reaped from the gambling expansion. --Statehouse News Service 2/10/10 … [Read more...]
Songs to Be Sung, Bells to Be Rung
(Cross posted from the Gladys Kravitz blog) I'm realize that I'm a political cynic. And I do not always relish this distinction. It's not a lot of fun. For example, I never bought a supposedly inspiring word of Deval's Together we … [Read more...]
The spirit that made this country great…
From MassLive: Mass. Senate President Therese Murray says casinos are inevitable … [Read more...]
Six Degrees of Suffolk Downs
At the Statehouse. And way too early. Uncomfortable flashbacks to the Spring of 2008 and Gardner Auditorium, with it's tortuous tier of blue carpeted bleachers along the back wall, and where I (sort of) experienced democracy in … [Read more...]
The DiMasi Code
Cross Posted from the Gladys Kravitz Blog … [Read more...]