[UPDATE: The Gov's weekly podcast is about this topic]The basic plan:Governor Patrick announced today that he will create a Homeowner Circuit Breaker that will apply to homeowners of all ages. Under the plan, which would take effect January … [Read more...]
So much for the Dems playing nice during the primary
Here we go.The Clinton campaign has gone into overdrive over remarks Hollywood mogul David Geffen made about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former (definitely former now) pal Bill Clinton to Maureen Dowd in her column today....here are … [Read more...]
Romney: “I am a small shadow of the real deal”
When Mitt Romney said that, he was doing the obligatory good son routine -- he was talking about what an extraordinary guy his father George Romney was. Yet that quote is actually pretty reflective of what one sees in watching Romney … [Read more...]
Warning: meta post ahead!
Ratings. Trolls. Civility. We've been through all of these topics before, and no doubt we'll go through them all again. Here's where we stand today.For a few days, the community's ability to hide a comment by giving … [Read more...]
Hey Jeff, here’s “disgraceful and dishonest” for you.
Jeff Jacoby has penned one of his worst efforts to date in today's Globe.there is no end of Americans who insist they "support" US troops in Iraq but want the war those troops are fighting to end in defeat. The two positions are … [Read more...]
House passes non-binding resolution; escalation accelerates
So the House passed a 97-word, non-binding resolution that gives President Bush a thorough tut-tutting. It's even "bipartisan," since 17 Republicans voted for it (and 2 Dems, Jim Marshall of Georgia and Gene Taylor of Mississippi, … [Read more...]
More on Obama’s netroots
The fact that Barack Obama's presence on social networking websites dwarfs that of every other candidate has started to attract some MSM attention. Seth Gitell wrote it up for the NY Sun (he quotes my NECN appearance from last … [Read more...]
Patrick’s “municipal partnership” plan: another in a continuing series of good ideas
Deval Patrick has announced what sounds like a very good pension reform: municipal pension plans that are both less than 80% funded, and are more than 2.25% underperforming the state pension system over 5 years, will be taken over by the … [Read more...]
By the way,
in case you were still unclear on this, Bill Donohue is a truly repulsive human being.Check it out.This really isn't about whether Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwen should or should not have been hired or fired by the Edwards … [Read more...]
The Speaker’s blog
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has inaugurated a blog, called "The Gavel." Could be a great thing. At the moment, comments appear to be disabled; it's unclear to me whether that's going to change. … [Read more...]
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