As many of you know, the Elizabeth Warren campaign is heading into a critical phase and we need to keep up the work.  Today I am going to post for the first time on BMG, the events going on in and around Greater Springfield. Some of these, … [Read more...]

I have to admit, I have not canvassed everywhere and I am no less convinced that turnout will define this Senate election.  However, as I reflect back on the places where I have canvassed, I cannot help, but wonder if there is some … [Read more...]

Hello BMGers! I'm sure a post about Netroots Nation is forthcoming anyway, so I thought I would jump the gun a bit and ask: Who from our little Reality Based Community will be there? I know that BMG itself will be there.  I … [Read more...]

The media was shocked, SHOCKED, that Senator Scott Brown's daughter Ayla continues to receive health insurance via her father's health plan since he campaigned as the 41st vote needed to stop the passage of the Affordable Care Act.  Brown, … [Read more...]

You have probably all heard them.  Scott Brown has money to blow and so he spends it on the relatively inexpensive radio ads that make him sound like a regular guy.  I mean the truck to pull his daughter's horse and the $600 barn coat just … [Read more...]

Why is Scott Brown doing this?  I remembered being bothered by Brown's position not just because my representative in Washington was taking a position so egregiously contrary to my own because somebody this moronic was representing … [Read more...]

UDPATED: A New link to the Springfield Republican newspaper is included. UPDATED II: Like her or not, Elizabeth Warren slams Brown and calls health care an economic issue.  She's not shy about her feelings on Brown's position.  Key point … [Read more...]

In Springfield tonight, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted to overturn a building permit issued to developers seeking to build a wood chip burning plant.  The plant has been the center of a three year battle since the City Council, then … [Read more...]

Nobody should take speculative stories from Politico too seriously because they are almost always right-leaning.  I sense some of their stories are sourced from phone number left on cocktail napkins.  As a result, how do we approach the … [Read more...]

Let me premise this by saying that I am linking to my own blog.  Please pardon the self-promotion.  However, I did quite a bit of research for this article and if you are interested in reading more about this subject, obviously I encourage … [Read more...]