A quick post about Senate race speculation. WCVB Janet Wu Cong Capuano on WCVB's OTR: Democrats should line up behind one strong candidate to run against Sen. Scott Brown. He'll decide by summer. Interesting; but wait, there's … [Read more...]
More Meta on BMG 3.0
A few thoughts on the new design. - Like I said, I'm getting used to it. Someone said the white is too white -- yes, but that's OK. - Don't like anonymity of uprating/downrating. However, do like the simple pass/fail system. - … [Read more...]
Removing the Poison Pill
Sorry this is a bit rushed, but I thought I should dash off a quick note before the convention. I don’t expect John Walsh to read this from the podium, but maybe I can interject something into a couple of the lunch conversations among a few … [Read more...]
Chris Christie’s $400 Haircut
Cross-posted locally. Right before the lineup cards were being exchanged on the field, a noise from above distracted the spectators as the 55-foot long helicopter buzzed over trees in left field, circled the outfield and landed in an … [Read more...]
The Herald Has Been Wronged
Cross-posted locally. I'm sure everyone has seen http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1339038 or something like it, about the Herald's ban from the president's fundraiser. I thought this would be a bigger … [Read more...]
New Hampshire GOP Legislators Try to Ban Collective Bargaining
NHDP Chair Ray Buckley, on Blue Hampshire. I was just told that the House Republicans just attached an amendment on the budget bill calling for the repeal of collective bargaining. http://www.bluehampshire.com/d... I imagine Governor Lynch … [Read more...]
Expired Food in Boston Schools?
Apologies for the short post, but there's really little to say. File this under "Really basic stuff that should not be allowed." Kudos to Councilor Connolly, and to the Globe. This bears further watching, I think. Deputy School … [Read more...]
The Double Standard at Work
Cross-posted locally. WASHINGTON - Potential presidential candidate Newt Gingrich quietly lined up $150,000 to help defeat Iowa justices who threw out a ban on same-sex marriage, routing the money to conservative groups through an aide's … [Read more...]
RIP, David Broder
Well, somebody should say it. … [Read more...]
A Proposal: Actual Citizen Journalism
Cross-posted locally. So, this blogging thing ... I've been struggling with it lately. What purpose does it serve? For example, should we engage in all-out message war with the likes of the Koch brothers? (Those guys make no bones about it … [Read more...]
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