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Why do we let the media tell us who our choices are?

July 5, 2010 By liveandletlive

It just keeps on happening, over and over again. Finneran thinking for us, because apparently we aren't capable.  Begins @ 1:09 mark: "In 7 months, one of you three is likely to be sworn in as the next governor, OK.  With all due … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010-elections, governor, jill-stein, massachusetts, media-control, media-manipulation, wrko

Is President Obama finally getting it?

June 13, 2010 By liveandletlive

Does he now realize that corporate welfare will not generate significant job growth, but a strong healthy working/middle class will?  In this letter to Congress, President Obama is urging "swift action on several critical priorities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget-cuts, congress, education, local-aid, massachusetts, president-obama, school-budgets

a little humor

June 9, 2010 By liveandletlive

My curiosity about a large, crowded, overbearing, pushy caucus is at an all time high. So I decided to take a trip to YouTube to see if I could find video of that type of caucus. This was one of the first ones listed, so I decided to take a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: caucus, delegates, elections, politics

I am supporting Mike Lake for State Auditor

June 2, 2010 By liveandletlive

I am supporting Mike Lake for State Auditor because he shares my vision for an efficiently run government.   As our state and local governments struggle to meet budgets, the solution always seems to be to increase taxes and fees. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, mike-lake, state-auditor, time-for-change.

Watching BP

May 8, 2010 By liveandletlive

Will BP try to raise the price of gas in order to recoup the cost of the mess they created?  It seems they could be trying.   In an earlier post about abusive corporate practices, I noted that the price of gas at our local BP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bp, corporate-greed, corporate-responsibility, gulf-oil-spill, massachusetts, price-gouging, united-states

Wall Street – from their perspective.

April 9, 2010 By liveandletlive

It is interesting to listen to the talk on Wall Street, and the way they feel put upon by government and society.  They think Tim Geithner is "solid" and the good guy.  They spin tax numbers to make it seem like they are going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: financial-reform, lobbying, progressive-tax, protests, unions, wall-street

Anyone affected by flooding?

March 31, 2010 By liveandletlive

We have an innocent little seasonal stream about 10-15 ft from our house that becomes a raging river when we get days of heavy rain.  I thought the rain was supposed to end yesterday afternoon, and I thought we had weathered the storm. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: floods, new-england, unrelenting-rain

The madness of bullying. Is it finally the end?

March 29, 2010 By liveandletlive

Charges are being filed against the bullies who terrorized Phoebe Prince during her days at South Hadley High School.  It's stunning that the faculty did not understand how to manage this situation.  It's terrible that there may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bullying-in-schools., phoebe-prince, south-hadley-ma

Bernanke is puzzled? Maybe he should find another job.

March 29, 2010 By liveandletlive

From cnbc.com: The Jobs Puzzle Bernanke Can't Solve It's a mystery that has puzzled even U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke: if the U.S. economy is growing rapidly, why isn't it creating jobs? And so, let us hear from the wisest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bernanke, corporate-profits, economy, stimulus

Big Corporations trying to get a piece of the small business jobs bill.

February 24, 2010 By liveandletlive

Reid Spars With CEOs, Walks Out Of Meeting Corporate America descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning hoping to ride the small business gravy train that's been gaining steam. Instead, they caught an earful from Senate Majority Leader … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: absurd-profits, ceo-bonuses, corporate-welfare, harry-reid, jobs-bill, taxpayers, wall-street

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