... the climate time bomb keeps ticking, as reported in today's Globe (Study finds warming in Arctic near record pace). There was a slowdown in Arctic warming in 2009, but in the first half of 2010 warming has been near a record pace, with … [Read more...]
Who will be able to buy all this stuff?
Reich says that all that has been done to pull us out of the recession, those things that have worked in previous recessions, have not worked. That's because the real problem has to do with the structure of the economy, not the business … [Read more...]
Boil order post script: Water was OK after all
I'm not disagreeing with the boil order - it was certainly the right thing to do. But that doesn't mean the boil-water order was a needless hassle for up to 2 million people, officials said, noting that state and federal regulations … [Read more...]
Stevens retiring, effective this summer
Story here. Let the speculation begin (or continue). … [Read more...]
Caucus thread
I'm surprised that a thread for caucus results has not been started yet. Maybe everyone is just getting home, like me. In any case, put your results in the comments. … [Read more...]
Capuano’s passion: some in media get it
Her conclusion: Whether you agree with Capuano or not, he is undeniably himself out there. He is the most un-managed serious candidate we have seen in years, and certainly in this Senate race. We used to have a lot of politicians like him … [Read more...]
Markey endorses Capuano
Ed Markey will endorse Mike Capuano today. Markey is the dean of the Massachusetts delegation and nearly ran himself in the special Senate election to fill the seat vacated by the late Edward M. Kennedy. Markey's formal endorsement of … [Read more...]
Senate candidates forum in Lincoln Saturday
Source On Saturday, Nov. 21, the Democratic senatorial candidates will come to Lincoln to present their case for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the passing of Sen. Kennedy. This is expected to be the last of the large senatorial … [Read more...]
Remember the public option?
Discussion item #1: What do you think (outside the realm of the Senate race) about the possibility of a final reconciled bill w/o a public option? Discussion iten #2: One might be tempted to now ask each Senate candidate how they would vote … [Read more...]
Pop Quiz on the Constitution – updated
An A+ to Christopher for both nailing it and guessing why. My guess as to why this was posted is that someone got the Constitution confused with the Declaration again, which seems fairly common among those who invoke these documents in … [Read more...]
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