Don't get me wrong -- this is not a "they're all crooks and sellouts" rant -- I think one of the highest callings you can pursue in a democracy is elected office -- it's just an observation of a phenomenon, that I think can afflict anyone. … [Read more...]
Barrios’s War on Fluff
Now, many of you may chortle and scoff at his legislation banning the use of fluff in the public schools. But as a parent, I can tell you that I was appalled to find out they're serving that crap to kids in school lunches. That … [Read more...]
Father’s Day – So Good Luck with that Parenting Thing!
My first memory of actually being a real, not potential father, was watching as they pulled my son out of his mom's abdomen (I'd gotten a quick glimpse of what THAT looked like, someone's internal organs that is, which I never hope to … [Read more...]
Meeting Ned Lamont in Boston Last Night
I'm sure most of you who read this blog are familiar with Lamont's basic pitch: how he got into this race because he cares about education, how he got tired of Lieberman's support for Bush, Lieberman's support for Alito, the failure of … [Read more...]
Three More Days to Meet the Nedmentum in Massachusetts!
I have this conversation around election season all the time: "yeah," says the progressive Massachusetts Democrat,"I really want to get involved in the (a) midterm; (b) Presidential election, but the Republicans don't stand a chance here, … [Read more...]
Meet Ned Lamont, April 18
For those of you-all within the sound of my voice here in Eastern Massachusetts who've been eager to join the Nedmentum, now's your chance to both (a) help take out faux Democrat Joe Lieberman and (b) actually meet the next (real)Democratic … [Read more...]