Dear Sell the Helicopters, Actually what countries like ours are doing is trying to buy "excess" helicopters" from Australia. They apparently have 24 that they could sell for a group price of 2 Billion. Let's see 24 into two billion is … [Read more...]
What were they thinking?
Dear Pffft, Oh Dear. What a pity that the Board did not think about how to minimize the inevitable negative reaction to such a severance agreement, never mind the negative public reaction to the fact that BCBS Board members get, … [Read more...]
Just in time advice for Joint Ways and Means Public Hearings–
Dear What, It’s probably worth it for you to make a plan to bring two of your most sympathetic and articulate family members to the hearing, The plan should include some advance work with the main television stations,the two state … [Read more...]
I think we need to have a conversation about taxes.
Her home town’s Newton Tab Blog accused her of “damning the voters” and attracted the usual negative commentators. A Boston Globe Blogger accused her of displaying Beacon Hill chutzpah, but attracted no commentators. … [Read more...]
Rebuilding our revenue base.
Right now somebody is thinking of something worseYou know a lot of folk are pessimistic about our chances of winning public support for a balanced solution to our current budget crisis and are facing the new year like this delightful … [Read more...]
Proud to be a Network Liberal
He offers some examplesthat put folks like my friend Mike Capuano and many of my friends here in the Cluster Liberal category.Ted Kennedy was a network liberal, willing to stray from his preferences in negotiation with George W. Bush or … [Read more...]
Civic Engagement or Asking your Legislator to do something .
In my day job as a lobbyist I encourage my clients to cultivate positive and productive relationships with their own legislators and the Governor’s office in the hopes that when they call and ask their Rep or Senator to get a bill … [Read more...]
Building Arks – the hack -progressive alliance
"You just got elected and a lot of people are telling you it's a great honor, it's a great responsibility, it's an amazing challenge. But I think it's a gift," she said. "And in the arena of pay-it-forward, this is an opportunity for you … [Read more...]
The Donut Fund and Other Holes in Connaughton’s Story
Dan Payne gets it right, I mean correct, in this piece on WBUR's Electionwire. Somebody should get a prize (Dan? Ben Swasey?) for the title of the piece too. I think I should get credit for using that picture in a comment on this … [Read more...]
Once more into the breach dear friends, Once more….
And fellow enlightened progressives everywhere, we need to keep people like Barbara in government so lets all join her in any way we can -- "Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more Or close the wall up with our English … [Read more...]
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