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Blame Democrats for Mortgage Crisis

September 19, 2008 By smalltownguy

A letter to the editor in today's (9/19)Globe spouts a fast-growing urban myth of the right wing: that the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) is at the heart of the mortgage/foreclosure crisis. The writer asserts, we should blame the … [Read more...]

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N Y Times Nails It !!!

September 7, 2008 By smalltownguy

One of the more depressing elements of this election is the awful coverage in our print media. For newspapers desperately looking for new readership, this is a time to get people hooked. But what we get, day after day, is junk and bunk. … [Read more...]

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Ya Gotta Read This One!

September 3, 2008 By smalltownguy

Please take a couple of minutes to read this: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/...   If anyone on the Globe staff could write half as well---nay a quarter as well--I'd stop criticizing them immediately (well maybe not completely). … [Read more...]

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Another Globe National Political Scoop!

August 16, 2008 By smalltownguy

It's an old campaign tactic.  Come out with some news a day ahead of your opponent and lure a gullible reporter into writing a story favorable to your side. Sure sounds like the formula that resulted in Foon Rhee's story in today's … [Read more...]

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Krugman on Healthcare: Aim for Mediocrity

August 11, 2008 By smalltownguy

Krugman on Healthcare: Aim for Mediocrity Paul Krugman's Times column today is disappointing on a number of fronts. He counsels the Democrats to go for the usual mixed bag of government guidelines cobbled together with private insurers on … [Read more...]

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“A Loss for Kennedy” … Four Months Later

June 9, 2008 By smalltownguy

In a sour and petulant column the day after the Super Tuesday primary, Joan Vennochi celebrated Clinton's win as a wonderful feat for the Massachusetts Democratic party and a defeat for Ted Kennedy. Her argument, titled, "A Loss for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: edward-kennedy, massachusetts, massachusetts-politics, presidential-election

Onward In Iraq

June 2, 2008 By smalltownguy

Left the house early, got back late, so it was after 7 p.m. that I looked at the Boston Globe ("Owned by Moguls; Written by Interns TM"). Kevin Cullen's column in City/Region beckoned. Cullen is the latest of the phony … [Read more...]

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Chest Pains, anyone?

May 4, 2008 By smalltownguy

Chest Pains, anyone? The emerging mantra that "health insurance is not health care" is a useful one, as mantra's go. It prompted me to reflect on actual access to health care in my small town 25 miles from Boston. When we moved here in the … [Read more...]

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Worst Recession Since WWII?

March 15, 2008 By smalltownguy

"Recession is here, economist declares." Both the headline and the first graph of lead story on page 1 of today's Boston Globe (motto: owned by moguls, written by interns") describe the recession identified by Martin Feldstein as "the … [Read more...]

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Got A Used Healey Hillman Sign?

November 8, 2006 By smalltownguy

Small Town Guy's helpful suggestions forTen new uses for your Healey/Hillman campaign signOne of the classy things about the Healey/Hillman campaign (o.k. about the only classy thing) was their sign. Red White & Blue, crisp, clear. … [Read more...]

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