FURTHER UPDATE [Wednesday evening]: They're baaaaack.  Sorry folks - our last solution did not work, so we've had to suspend posting again while we sort this out.  Bear with us - we have a plan and are hoping to implement it during the day … [Read more...]

I hope you are enjoying Memorial Day, and also that you take a moment to remember why it's on the calendar.  I cribbed a few posts that were floating around Facebook that seemed apt. And, yes, Elizabeth Warren's Memorial Day … [Read more...]

In the course of discussing how to handle the recent uptick in trollish comments, one observation from a number of BMGers is that comment ratings would help.  Ratings allow you to express approval or disapproval quickly, but avoid the kind … [Read more...]

Imagine, if you will, that right after the Herald first reported that a spokesman for Harvard had, in 1996, identified Elizabeth Warren as Native American, she had released a statement along the following lines: Like many kids who were … [Read more...]

Two fascinating tidbits from this Globe story on the latest in the biggest issue that voters really don't care about. First, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, who has steadfastly refused to endorse Elizabeth Warren and who is generally thought to … [Read more...]

Great read from a MarketWatch columnist on the spending spree that wasn't. Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree. As would-be president Mitt Romney … [Read more...]

I've said for years that when a campaign releases an internal poll to the press, that's a good time to ignore it. The latest from Richard Tisei, the Republican running in the 6th congressional district, is an extreme example of why … [Read more...]

It's starting to look that way.  Globe: Donors from big banks are betting on Mitt Romney to defeat President Obama and repeal new restraints on risky, large-scale investments.... The top five donor groups in Romney’s campaign are … [Read more...]