After a very well received speech on the middle class and other economic subjects before an enthusiatic audience at Fanueil Hall, Senator Kerry held a meeting with some Boston area Bloggers and answered some of their questions. The brief … [Read more...]
American Flag Display
Here is a picture I took last week while passing by the Commons in Weston, MA on my way home from apple picking with my daughter. Seems like a rather nice and moving tribute to our fallen troops by the Town of Weston (at least I … [Read more...]
Professor’s Study gives Failing Grade to Casino Gambling.
2. ECONOMIC EFFECTS SHOWN TO BE ACTUALLY HARMFUL: The legalization of gambling activities eventually causes: (1) increased taxes, (2) a loss of jobs from the overall region, (3) economic disruption of other businesses, (4) … [Read more...]
Academic and other views and studies on casino gambling
Here are some very informative, professional and researched comments on the casino matter (also excepts from US Congressional testimony on gambling "facts and stats") which may help illuminate this issue. Those who are for casino … [Read more...]
Gambling with the Nature of Our Children’s Future…
How you achieve what you want is inevitably characterized by what you did to get it. Means not only don't justify ends but, as human beings, our means become part of our ends. And the means and … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey never held a job she didn’t pay for…
That's it..thats my entire editorial! Anyone else got another good one-liner in order to enrich the dialogue? … [Read more...]
Discourse of Reason…
a. Ms. Healy immediately pledges to cease all negative attack ads and disavows those placed on her behalf by others ( including Mr. Romney via the National Republican Governors) - a pledge Mr. Patrick will take with her, of … [Read more...]
The Laguer issue is not that bad…relax…breathe…
Now lets all calm down...what the Repubs and Talkies are doing in their exploitation of the Laguer issue should be no surprise. The Repubs are loosing and when they are loosing they hit below the belt... what else is new? If … [Read more...]
Nothing to Fear but the Bush Administration Itself…
Later today the Shrub will sign into law another bill designed to further erode our Nations' civil liberties and enhance the ability of our federal govenment to mislead and terrorize its own citizens. This one essentially eliminates … [Read more...]
Democratic Party “Unity Breakfast”
SOUTH SHORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAUCUSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2006 CONTACTS: JIM CANTWELL: 617-773-6662 x225 or ROBERT T. JOY: 508-295-1538MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN PHILIP JOHNSTON TO … [Read more...]