It was reported Monday (but you had to look hard to find it) that Bernie Sanders won the Americans Abroad Global Primary with turnout up 50% over 2008, 34,570 US citizens living in 38 countries voting by internet, mail, or in … [Read more...]
Berwick on the SCOTUS decision
Don Berwick today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision that companies cannot be required to cover some types of contraceptives: “Today’s abhorrent Supreme Court decision is yet another affront to women’s health. … [Read more...]
Berwick’s Speech, A Moving Sermon
and a Clarion Call for Wisdom, Courage and Vision! As someone experienced in sermon writing, I give Don an A+ for his convention speech. It engaged the mind, moved the heart and lifted the spirit. As I listened to his words I thought … [Read more...]
Progressives Give Berwick the Big Mo!
In the last several days, State Senator Pat Jehlen (Somerville), State Rep Jay Livingstone (Boston/Cambridge) and former State Rep Paul Demakis have all endorsed Don Berwick, increasing his list of Progressive endorsers as we approach the … [Read more...]
Vermont, Don Berwick and a Commonwealth For All!
I love Vermont, our spunky, independent little neighbor to the north. Vermont is often a spark plug that can get the rest of our region moving on an idea. Marriage equality is a case in point. In 2000, the Vermont legislature made the … [Read more...]
Cambridge Ward 6 Endorsements for Sept 14 primary
The Cambridge Ward 6 Democratic Committee has announced its endorsements for the September 14, 2010 Democratic primary and the November 2 general election. The committee's endorsement meeting held on September 2 issued unanimous … [Read more...]
Sweet Caroline — It’s Not Too Late to Save the Ticket!
Senators Biden and Bayh voted for that invasion and that war, the war Barack ran against, the war Barack reminded us was the big difference between him and Senator Clinton because she voted for the war and he spoke out against it while … [Read more...]
Obama/Clark Revisited!
In essence Clark would strengthen the ticket by bringing gravitas on the major issues of the campaign; national security, the war in Iraq, and the economy. And as it has been said, he is the one candidate whom McCain has to solute. … [Read more...]
And the Winning Ticket is: OBAMA / BAYH!
While Bayh comes off arguably more conservative than Gore is now, we all know that Gore has moved progressively toward the visionary left over the last decade. A strong supporter of Hillary during the primaries, Bayh would help to bring … [Read more...]
Running for a DSC seat!
I consider myself a member of the BMG blogging community. I haven't posted much recently, but I began posting here in March of 2005 when many folks hadn't yet heard of BMG. It was a result of one of the founders (thanks Charlie!)who … [Read more...]