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...]
N Y Times Nails It !!!
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...]
Ya Gotta Read This One!
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...]
Another Globe National Political Scoop!
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...]
Krugman on Healthcare: Aim for Mediocrity
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...]
“A Loss for Kennedy” … Four Months Later
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...]
Onward In Iraq
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...]
Chest Pains, anyone?
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...]
Worst Recession Since WWII?
"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...]
Got A Used Healey Hillman Sign?
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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