Ward 3 in Malden has 4,353 registered voters. In the 2015 municipal election, 1,282 folks in Ward 3 came to the polls to vote for mayor, city council, and school committee. In the 2017 preliminary election, 737 folks in Ward 3 came to … [Read more...]
Gun Law State Scorecard
Las Vegas is a tourist destination, and we are finding that victims of the recent shooting traveled to this event from all over the continent. Nobody was thinking about it at the time, but we have thousands of tourists being targeted in … [Read more...]
No Place for Jackie Robinson or Sam Jethroe
On April 16, 1945, Jackie Robinson was among three Negro League stars who "tried out" for the Red Sox at Fenway Park. We don't know for sure if it was Tom Yawkey, or someone else in the front office, or anyone at all yelled the disgusting … [Read more...]
Maura: Do you have the juice to stop these shocking robocalls?
Two, three, four, five times each day I get the same robocall, cell phone and land line. Here's the text of the message. Permanently reducing your electric bill up to 60% through the US renewable energy program. The US renewable energy … [Read more...]
God Bless America & Bloomberg TV
In past posts, I was highly critical of how CBS destroyed our beloved Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular. They ripped the guts out of our happy local celebration, banishing the 1812 Overture out of their one hour prime time show. They … [Read more...]
Promote Sean Garballey
(Ed. note: I asked Pablo, whom I knew supported Garballey, for his pitch. Supporters of Friedman and Stewart are most welcome to contribute and I'll treat similarly. -- C) What does a guy need to do to earn a promotion? In the Fourth … [Read more...]
Freedom Caucus pushes Trumpcare over house threshhold
After the Republicans pulled Trumpcare last March, I looked at the challenge faced when the Speaker of the House viewed himself as an uber-Majority Leader rather than an officer of the entire house. The New York Times reported last March … [Read more...]
The dysfunction of the U.S. House speaker
As a low-rent local elected official, I know I am substantially worthless. I can decide absolutely nothing, but as a member of a seven member board, I can only get something done if I can convince three other members to vote with me to do … [Read more...]
The Donald J. Trump High Speed Rail Line
So, Donald Trump wants to build a stupid wall. Instead of throwing rhetorical rocks, I thought it would be more constructive to try to find a way to make it a smart wall. And there is one sure-fire way to transform a stupid border wall … [Read more...]
Caucus climate – 2017
Odd number years are generally sleepy times at a party caucus. I am an annual participant at these events in Arlington, when anyone with the audacity to show up would be rewarded with the opportunity to pay $75 to spend a pleasant summer … [Read more...]
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