So what are our Congressman up to?  Barney Frank is obviously at the center of the financial, housing and credit storms as Financial Services Chair.  Ed Markey will be a leading light in climate change debates.  Capuano, a … [Read more...]

I remember listening to Obama on the campaign trail talking about green jobs and such.  Always sounded cool.  Then he got elected and talked about it more as part of the big stimulus bill.  Then he got it passed.  Now, … [Read more...]

So even after the Democratic leadership in the Senate trimmed the final budget by $211 billion, Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, who had been on the President's veep shortlist, still voted against the final budget.  And for what? Some … [Read more...]

HUD AND DOT ANNOUNCE INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood … [Read more...]

So our Treasurer might challenge our Governor. Why? Beyond the ambition of every aspiring politician I really don't see what this guy offers.  I mean Tim for Treasurer was a bit catchy in the no-name two-Cahill 2002 Treasurer race. … [Read more...]

Just wanted to quickly rant about how bipartisanship is stupid as an end in itself.  Of course, Obama needs 60 votes to pass things so getting a couple votes from GOP Senators is necessary at this point.  But, that's just math. … [Read more...]

Obama seems a little too convinced of his own personal qualities and his being the embodiment of change that he has let his erstwhile fellow travelers in the Congressional Democratic Party make a hash of his first major legislative … [Read more...]

Not one Republican vote for the House stimulus.  Nada.  Zip.  The press report it as the end of the Obama dream of changing the tone in Washington and bringing in a bipartisan consensus.  Nothing like a quick verdict … [Read more...]

Well what can you say. What a wonderful day for our nation and the world.  Even as I always believed Obama could do it, it still boggles the mind that he actually did it. They say politics is the art of the possible.  Well today, … [Read more...]