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Adding my voice to the growing chorus

March 1, 2006 By David

I practically choked on my Cheerios this morning as I read the news, discussed in more detail by Charley and John McDonough, that the Senate has unanimously (!) passed a bill that not only does nothing to encourage employers who don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, massachusetts, mitt-romney, robert-travaglini, sal-dimasi

Romney goes psycho on social issues

March 1, 2006 By David

The Herald reports that Mitt Romney, if presented with the wacko abortion bill now pending in South Dakota, would sign it.  This is the bill that forbids all abortions except to save the mother's life.  No exception for rape, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, mitt-romney

Kerry Healey lurches left

February 27, 2006 By David

The latest: turns out Kerry Healey was in favor of stem-cell research all along!  She just never mentioned it.  From the AP article:Healey supported the bill passed last year by the House and Senate but later vetoed by Romney. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: kerry-healey, massachusetts, vote-9.19.2006

What would politics be without irony?

February 27, 2006 By David

As .08 and MassMarrier have already noted, the Globe has a report today on Deval Patrick's visit to Dorchester's Greater Love Tabernacle Church.  Why was he there?to explain who he was, and to address a belief in equal-marriage rights … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, massachusetts, tom-reilly, vote-9.19.2006

Weekly traffic report

February 27, 2006 By David

Some good stuff coming up this week.  We talked with Lt. Gov. candidate Tim Murray and with Middlesex DA candidate Gerry Leone, and we'll be posting those write-ups soon.  Also, we'll continue trying to learn more about the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, random, traffic

Herald: Galluccio was busted for drunk driving in 1984, later pardoned

February 25, 2006 By David

From today's Herald:Cambridge City Councilor Anthony Galluccio..., 38, was just 17 when he was busted in Cambridge for OUI and put on probation for a year. Then in 1985, he got a three-month suspended jail sentence, another year of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: anthony-galluccio, galluccio, massachusetts, vote-9.19.2006

Driver of car hit by Galluccio says that Galluccio was drunk, tried to leave scene of accident

February 24, 2006 By David

If you watched Channel 5's story on the four-car accident caused by Cambridge City Councillor and state Senate candidate Anthony Galluccio two months ago, you heard occupants of the three other cars - lawyer Ed Prisby, cab driver William … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: anthony-galluccio, massachusetts, vote-9.19.2006

Patrick, Reilly mix it up on Cape Wind

February 24, 2006 By David

AP has posted an article provocatively entitled "Patrick calls Romney, Healey, Reilly 'gang-of-three' on Cape Wind."The issue is the amendment that would effectively kill the Cape Wind project and that Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) is trying to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cape-wind, deval-patrick, kerry-healey, massachusetts, ted-kennedy, tom-reilly, vote-9.19.2006

Both papers praise Foy, criticize Romney

February 24, 2006 By David

The Globe and the Herald both published editorials today praising outgoing Secretary of Commonwealth Development Doug Foy, who announced a couple of days ago that he is resigning from the Romney administration.Herald:Foy made good use of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts

Some thoughts on the Senate health care compromise

February 23, 2006 By David

Courtesy of our very own sharpchick, we have access to a copy of a "confidential" health care compromise that was proposed by the Senate, but rejected by the House.  State House News posted a copy of the whole thing at their site.It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, massachusetts

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