I meant this post as a comment to Frank Skeffington's post on conservatives but for some reason my comments keep getting blocked at the preview section so just figured I post it anyway The right-wing has clearly outdone themselves this time … [Read more...]

There may be a real hurricane affecting the Gulf Coast but Sarah Palin is the true category 5, blowing from obscurity onto our political radars with a force Ross Perot would admire.  Like a nor'easter stalled over Georges Bank, she is … [Read more...]

While the attention of the political media has been focused on how McCain and the Republicans are desperately trying to look competent in dealing with Gustav given their Katrina history, I haven't seen much focus on the fact that such … [Read more...]

A little while back I noticed a story in State House News (sadly subscription only) describing how the Patrick Administration may be shifting the emphasis of its municipal relief/reform proposals from giving cities/towns more revenue … [Read more...]

As Barack Obama spoke to the people of the world with grace and composure back on his tour in July, McCain's campaign seethed with envy - and sputtered to anyone who would listen about how Obama was taking a victory tour, being presumptuous … [Read more...]

Or so says John McCain - who seems to harken back to the good ole' days of the Cold War - when we knew who and where the bad guys were and what they were all about.  AmberPaw has a good post on the background to the latest of the … [Read more...]

David's thought-provoking posts on amending the constitution to allow for a progressive income tax and imploring the Governor to take a more high-profile stand against the income tax repeal ballot measure got me thinking as it has many of … [Read more...]

This isn't exactly a unique observation, but for me its striking how much the race for the presidency this year is all about Barack Obama - for better or worse, for him and all of us.   Take for example the fact that as Senator Obama … [Read more...]

A few days back the Globe ran this op-ed about recent report on the deficiency of Massachusetts infrastructure, something Governor Patrick has been addressing through some of his capital plans.   The op-ed said:   According to a … [Read more...]