Marriage Equality is coming to New Jersey, despite efforts by Chris Christie to run for the nomination of the Tea Party. The New Jersey Supreme Court has already ruled that Marriages can begin on October 21. Christie's request for a … [Read more...]

The Governor of Texas claims (emphasis to relevant words added by myself): If this health care law is forced upon this country, the young men and women in this audience are the ones who are really going to pay the price. And that, I will … [Read more...]

This year, the most famousest of Shire birthdays is this Sunday, September 22nd. Unfortunately, there is no conversion table for Shire-reckonning to the present, so their ages are unknown, but still, if the thought occurs to you on … [Read more...]

Money quote: Jones has repeatedly ignored pleas from the U.S. military asking him not to stage his protests. Military officials say his actions put American and Western troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere in danger. Apparently, this … [Read more...]

Dan Savage, who was instrumental in the formation of the It gets better Project (in which most of our Federal Elected Officials from Massachusetts participated in), is starting a new project called Not All Like That. From Andrew Sullivan's … [Read more...]

Seriously!?, Mass. court hears Pledge of Allegiance challenge Well, the words "Under God", were added to the pledge years after the fact by some zealots with the Knights of Columbus. The original pledge as it was in 1942, was: I … [Read more...]

The Boston Globe is reporting that next month, the Huffington Post is going to require everyone who leaves comments to do so under their real names (see link). Trolls uglier than ever, so we’re cutting off anonymous comments. I would … [Read more...]

Apparently, it is not enough that the Republican Party wants to control what every American does either in their bedroom or in their doctor's office. Now they want to control what we can watch on the television. AP is reporting that the … [Read more...]

Comparisons between Putin and the recent rash of anti-gay laws in Russia are being compared to Hitler and Nazi Party's persecution of Jews. However, last night on MSNBC (I forget which show), Harvey Fierstein made the point that Putin, et. … [Read more...]

On Wednesday, most of the BPR program from Jim Braude and Margory Eagan was devoted to interviewing 11 of the 12 candidates for Mayor. Who's Who in the 2013 Boston Mayoral Race I strongly recommend it to anyone who is still undecided in … [Read more...]