President Trump has promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine to combat COVID-19. It's dangerous and recent evidence shows that it is unlikely to work. A confused elder took chloroquine phosphate, mistakenly thinking he was protecting … [Read more...]
Time for VP talk
The game is on for Vice Presidential nominee. One only need survey the roster of democratic women in the senate or governor’s offices to see that we have a lot of good choices. I like Warren, Harris, Klobuchar, and Abrams. I think you could … [Read more...]
Memo to New Hampshire
TO: New Hampshire democrats & independents FROM: Massachusetts democratic Super Tuesday voter RE: your primary decision DATE: February 2, 2020 Hey New Hampshire presidential primary voters! There seems to be one thing … [Read more...]
Next up, deficit reduction and immigration
Now we begin the next round of chicken with deficit reduction. Expect Obama to sit down with Republican congressional leaders soon. Eventually he will offer up a plan loosely based on Bowles Simpson, designed to be acceptable to a majority … [Read more...]
Why the Affordable Care Act will not be repealed
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision was a huge victory for Obama, which, I believe, will enhance, though not guarantee, his chances for reelection. This assertion will obviously be debated extensively. But, despite all of their venom and … [Read more...]
Liberals, time for strategic thinking.
Like most liberals, I don't like the idea of giving in to the lure of casino gambling to solve the state's fiscal problems. However, we do have a siginficant fiscal problem and there is no reasonable solution in sight. … [Read more...]