Cross-posted in the usual places. According to the Washington Post, President Obama is opposed to a "truth commission." In a lengthy exchange with House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), Obama appeared to back away from a … [Read more...]
Our 200-Member Governmental Task Force Is Failing Us
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. I haven't read this MassINC piece yet, so if I hit on similar themes, it's coincidental. I remember, a long time ago when Mike Barnicle was a Globe Metro columnist, and he got frustrated with the … [Read more...]
Menino is running
Developing ... http://www.boston.com/news/loc... … [Read more...]
Bill Simmons on the Death of Newspapers
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. Despite his fondness for Rocky IV and tendency to bash John Turturro (OK, he did it once), Bill Simmons, the Sports Guy, is pretty sharp. But this really surprised me in his column about Kevin … [Read more...]
Yoon Office Cited for “Code Violation”
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. The Globe seems be buying the Yoon campaign spin on this. I do not, and I think it's a bad tactic: the law is the law. But I put quotes on code violation simply because this is a new one for me. He says … [Read more...]
Here’s What You Do, Globe
(Cross posted on Blue News Tribune and Blue Hampshire.) Enact this short list of proposals immediately: 1. No more "news analysis." You make that something reserved for the truly complex: credit default swaps, the federal budget, or the … [Read more...]
As the Globe Turns
Switchblade sisters: Boston.com teaser copy on the lead story from the Globe: Threat to Globe triggers flood of feelings News that The New York Times Co. might shut down the Boston Globe if its unions don't swiftly agree to $20 million in … [Read more...]
Seasons
Romance: I'm writing this on the Internet. Comedy: Jimmy Kimmel, on President Obama giving Queen Elizabeth II an iPod: "Now she can listen to Lil Wayne on the treadmill without anybody bothering her." Tragedy: Gunman kills 13, then self in … [Read more...]
Don’t Lie to Reporters
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. As Chris Rock once said (and, if memory serves, later proved), you can't cheat because you're gonna get caught. Contradicting a series of steadfast denials, internal e-mails show that Governor Deval … [Read more...]
Specter Trails Likely GOP Challenger
(Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune.) From Talking Points Memo. The numbers: Toomey 41%, Specter 27%. Specter's loss of his Republican base also leaves him with weak numbers for a general election, with only 31% against a generic … [Read more...]