Of course it's bagels to donuts comparing Boston's mayorship with Kennedy's role. Yet, that is a powerful argument that proponents of local term limits need to confront directly.Similarly, at-large Councilor Steve Murphy … [Read more...]
Pending Boston Vote on Term Limits
At yesterday's Government Operations Committee hearing, numerous voters made it plain they favored limits. One spoke against and maybe 18 in favor. Coverage of that is at Marry in Massachusetts and surprisingly good detail at the … [Read more...]
Who’s Picking Whom for Senate?
It may be little surprise to Marry in Massachusetts readers that I went for Mike Capuano. A few have asked by we at Left Ahead! have not made a pick though. Over there, we rarely do. First, while the three of us are self-identified … [Read more...]
Tough Transit Talk
"The days of highway expansion in Massachusetts are over," declared Aliosi. Now is the time to act and particularly to level the playing field by developing passenger rail and public transit. He ticked off such benefits as sparking … [Read more...]
Councilor Connolly Goes Public on Schools
On the way to becoming a lawyer, he taught in a tough NYC school and then in a Boston charter one. He still believes in charters, not as the salvation but as proving grounds for prototypes to replicate.As well as the details of budgets, … [Read more...]
Peace Prize as Catalyst
Using repetition as his rhetorical punchline, he asked iteratively whether receiving the award would help Obama — in passing health-care reform or getting more votes for this or that cause. With each question, he concluded, "I think … [Read more...]
Peace Prize? Now Earn It
Nobel PollyannaThis year's selection committee figures our President is good for his bluster. The citation doesn't have big accomplishments, rather a change of emphasis, including: Obama has as President … [Read more...]
Kenneally Makes His Pitch
Kenneally is incredibly Boston — Irish Catholic of five with cop and firefighter siblings, and a public-school nurse mom. It remains to be seen whether being yet another white guy up against one woman and four guys of color will … [Read more...]
No Magic in Mayoral Debate
You can't pretend you just missed the face-off (debate-like object). WCVB will have the whole show, minus the breaks, from here.Joining me in the blowhard world are:Dave Bernstein at Talking Politics, with a mini-review saying Menino … [Read more...]
Can Deval Play Samson?
Not raising taxes when required to fix the commonwealth's infrastructure has been the worst blunder of modern times in the Bay State. Joined and often led by cowardly and self-interested Dems, they refused to generate the revenue … [Read more...]
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