The chances of President Bush granting Tom Finneran a pardon strike me as so remote that it's hardly worth getting into why it's a bad idea (among other things, it would require Bush to waive the usual rule that five years must have elapsed … [Read more...]
Senate running out of reasons not to seat Burris
Here's the Secretary's statement: The certificate did not comply with Senate Rule II in that it lacked both the signature of the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, and the Seal of the State of Illinois. But here are the relevant … [Read more...]
Governor’s Ethics Task Force announces recommendations
Here are the highlights (press release, no link, but you can find the whole thing at this link). Tougher Penalties * Increase the maximum punishment for bribery to $100,000 and 10 years imprisonment. The current penalty is up … [Read more...]
Morning roundup
Lots of news today. A couple of items that caught my eye: Tufts Medical Center is trying to get tough with Blue Cross, claiming that their reimbursement rates are not as high as what Partners got unreasonably low. This is almost … [Read more...]
Norm Coleman says that the “healing process” is too important for further election challenges
It's true -- when asked what he'd do if the results showed him down by a few votes, here's what he said: If you're asking me what I would do, I would step back. I just think the need for the healing process is so important, the … [Read more...]
Jim Aloisi as exhumer-in-chief
One thing that is helpful to me is that he knows where the bodies are buried. And you know, the sad reality is that we have to dig up a lot of those bodies, and bury them properly.... there are some agencies ... where the nickname is that … [Read more...]
Lefty, righty bloggers agree: seat Burris
I wouldn't have expected this, but a National Journal blogger poll in which I participate came up with some interesting results when it asked whether the Senate should seat Roland Burris. Left-Leaning (18 votes)Right-Leaning (18 … [Read more...]
Patrick to Obama: don’t repeat our mistakes vis-a-vis the grassroots
It's a very important question, David. I usually am very private about my advice to the incoming administration ... but I said to some of the senior folks right after the election: don't make what we felt was an error here in … [Read more...]
BMG exclusive: interview with Governor Patrick
On the two-year anniversary of his swearing-in as Governor, Deval Patrick was kind enough to give Bob, Charley and me about 40 minutes of his time to talk about what's past, and what's yet to come. It was an interesting, wide-ranging, … [Read more...]
Happy New Year / 2009 Resolutions Open Thread
Have at it! … [Read more...]
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