Boston.com has a list of 86 House members apparently committed to voting for Robert DeLeo as the next speaker. It's unclear where they got it, but one assumes the DeLeo camp released it. Names that jumped out at me on quickly perusing … [Read more...]
As if we needed another reason to dismantle the Boston Licensing Board
The Boston Licensing Board is a ridiculous artifact. It's a three-member board that handles liquor licenses for the city of Boston. Insanely, its members are appointed by the Governor, not by the Mayor of Boston -- an artifact … [Read more...]
Gillibrand it is
Kirsten Gillibrand will fill Hillary Clinton's now-vacant Senate seat. At least, that's what the current reports are. As we know, anything can happen with this one, but it looks pretty definite. For all the (entirely … [Read more...]
NY Senate derby heats up
With the surprise news that Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her bid to be appointed to the now-vacant New York Senate seat, the field is suddenly wide open. Here's a weird line from the NYT story: "Ms. Kennedy believed that the job was … [Read more...]
The “gay agenda,” now live on WhiteHouse.gov
The White House's official website, www.whitehouse.gov, now bears the name "President Barack Obama." What a pleasant change that is. And it has a blog! Perhaps more importantly, WhiteHouse.gov sets forth an aggressive gay rights … [Read more...]
Ted Kennedy suffers seizure
The TVs are reporting that Senator Kennedy suffered a seizure during a luncheon at the Capitol. Not much more detail as of yet, but the reports suggest that it may have been fairly serious. UPDATE: Subsequent reports indicate that … [Read more...]
Pre-inauguration open thread
HT Laurel for the awesome graphic. (Sadly, the graphic appears to have stopped working, perhaps due to overwhelming demand.) What's on your mind? … [Read more...]
“By the relief office I saw my people”
The more I think about it, the happier I am about Pete Seeger, accompanied by his grandson Tao and Bruce Springsteen, singing Woody Guthrie's great anthem "This Land Is Your Land" at the end of yesterday's concert. As I noted … [Read more...]
Inaugural Committee, not HBO, made the call to exclude Robinson from TV
HBO has given a statement to the effect that it was the Presidential Inaugural Committee that made the determination that NH Bishop Gene Robinson's invocation would not be part of the televised portion of yesterday's "We Are One" event on … [Read more...]
Where was Gene Robinson?
I watched the whole "We are one" concert. It was actually pretty good, overall. Obama gave a nice speech toward the end -- likely a warmup of sorts for Tuesday. And the 89-year-old Pete Seeger did a great job with "This … [Read more...]
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