This article appears way back on page A16 of today's New York Times. I couldn't even find it in the Globe. So much for that lib'rul bias. The nation’s scientific establishment issued a stark warning to the American public on Thursday: … [Read more...]
Some rather terrifying news on climate
The IPCC's report a few years ago on climate change appears to have vastly underestimated the rate of Arctic ice melt. This is confirmed by data reported in a Globe article today, Arctic ice is melting faster than expected, report says, by … [Read more...]
Same old GOP divide and conquer
(This is my first post attempt with the new system, so wish me luck...) The NY Times has an article on how some GOP lawmakers are taking a bit of heat at town hall-type meetings during their break (House G.O.P. Members Face Voter Anger … [Read more...]
Delay the primary?
It appears that the national Democrats want the Mass Democrats to push back the date for next year's Massachusetts Presidential primary, currently scheduled for March 5 (Globe story). Why? ...allowing the most Republican states to dominate … [Read more...]
Dear President Obama
I am asking you to speak up loudly and strongly against the recent actions of Republican governors and legislatures in Wisconsin and other states. The working people of the United States, the very people who comprised the army of grassroots … [Read more...]
Reminder – Rally for Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon
Reminder - Rally today to support the workers' rights of Wisconsin public employees (and, in effect, the rest of us). Tuesday, February 22nd 4-6pm Massachusetts State House … [Read more...]
Living a conservative’s dream
An article (Budget Worries Push Governors to Same Mind-Set) in this morning's New York Times is the latest news showing that despite two years of Democratic control in Washington, the conservatives are still winning on their one big … [Read more...]
Bernie Sanders filibuster
Bernie is doing it old-school right now on the Senate floor. He started at 10:25 this morning. If you've never seen a real filibuster, or even if you have, you can watch on C-SPAN2. … [Read more...]
What would Jesse “The Body” Ventura do?
So while I think it is useful to debate the details of the decisions that must be made in these last few weeks of the year, I think the more-important analysis needs to focus on this question: Just how in the world did Obama and the … [Read more...]
The communication thing
It starts with the definition of President Obama. As a candidate, he was able to withstand the right wing message machine's attempts to define him, at least to the majority of the electorate that put him into the White House. No similar … [Read more...]
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