First, a word of warning: federal statutes in general, and statutes about programs like SCHIP in particular, are notoriously impenetrable. Much legalese ahead.OK, so what's really going on here? The part of the SCHIP bill … [Read more...]
MassINC hits the blogosphere
We're pleased to welcome "Beyond Red & Blue," MassINC's new blog, to the local blogosphere. In their own words:The Beyond Red & Blue blog is a tour of nearly everything that makes states, cities, and towns different from each … [Read more...]
SCHIP: it’s on
As expected, President Bush has vetoed the bipartisan SCHIP bill. The Senate has enough votes to override the veto; the House does not.At least, not yet. Word on the street is that the House leadership will wait a while before … [Read more...]
Whopping good poll numbers for Hillary; Rudy still strong
A new ABC/WaPo poll (HT: Globe) has startlingly good news for the Clinton campaign, and is quite the downer for everyone else. Yes, it's a national poll -- it's not NH/Iowa focused. Still, it's big. Here's most of what you … [Read more...]
Ogonowski’s secret Iraq strategy revealed!
Victory in Iraq is the time when American forces are no longer on the front lines and when a stable and self-governing Iraq is in charge of its own security. Success is keeping our commitment to stabilization, democracy and economic growth … [Read more...]
More on the Suffolk DA (if you can stand it)
A few more data points on the ongoing spat between Suffolk DA Dan Conley and BPD Commissioner Ed Davis.This interesting op-ed from the Globe a few days ago argues that Conley is absolutely wrong to divide up homicide jurisdiction in the way … [Read more...]
Open thread
Heck of a game going on right now between Colorado and San Diego -- it's a one game tiebreak to determine the National League wild card. It's on TBS, if you've got the standard cable.What are you watching?UPDATE: NL wildcard game is … [Read more...]
Romney and Iran: do as I say, not as I do
This video is really something. Here's the text version: it goes through several of Romney's statements urging tougher sanctions on Iran, and focuses particularly on a speech in which he called on New York's comptroller to disinvest … [Read more...]
California electoral vote ballot initiative is near collapse
Some good news from the left coast: California's proposed ballot initiative, which would have changed the way CA allocates its presidential electoral votes from winner-take-all to a formula relating to congressional districts, appears to be … [Read more...]
Gingrich will not run
Newt Gingrich has announced that he will not run for the Republican nomination for president in 2008. It would have cut into his apparently wildly profitable speech-giving."Newt is not running," spokesman Rick Tyler said. "It is … [Read more...]
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