"They Didn't!" "They sure did." "They wouldn't dare!" "They would and they did." "Your kidding me, right?" "Nope they actually did it." "Well I'm a monkey's uncle" "I hope that doesn't mean you believe in evolution." Yes, they did … [Read more...]
RomneyJobs
Before it slides off into his archive, have a look at Steve Benen's excellent short piece on Romney's latest attempt at reinventing himself as a creator of jobs. One highlight: During his tenure, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states … [Read more...]
The Future of Unions?
Scot Lehigh is up to his usual in this column about Rep. Dan Winslow. Scratch the surface of a complex issue. Take at face value the pronouncements of a glib and ambitious politician. That's great journalism. Lehigh just loves Dan Winslow's … [Read more...]
The Spirit of Wisconsin in Small Town
Bashing public unions has a long history in the SmallTowns of Massachusetts. I was speaking with a member of our Town Finance Committee recently---a perfectly sensible and intelligent person and a friend---and she was bemoaning that while … [Read more...]
RomneyCare Forever!
Mitt Romney's speech to the CPAC convention shows that the greatest danger to the Republic is not from some hyper-ideological tea-partier, but from a hyper-ambitious arrogant technocrat. Romney's failure to mention-even once-the issue of … [Read more...]
You’re a Good Sport, Scott Brown
Got an email from my buddy Scott Brown today. Here is his self-described record: This past year, I opposed the federal takeover of our health care system, refused to support economically disastrous Cap and Trade legislation, voted against … [Read more...]
Snippets and Seeds
--The number five bestselling paperback non-fiction book on the current New York Times list. is "Heaven is for Real," described as "A boy's encounter with Jesus and the angels during an appendectomy." --What, 25 years ago (1985), was a … [Read more...]
Snippets and Seeds
Physicist Steven Weinberg on the importance of the 2004 presidential election: ...When I argue that we need to elect a president and Congress willing to raise taxes and spend more on searching for nuclear weapons in container ships, … [Read more...]
Barack and Deval Redux
Noam Scheiber starts with a good idea in the New Republic today, and then meanders all over the map so the point becomes muddied. He starts by asserting that Deval Patrick's win is an argument for not reinventing your political identity: Of … [Read more...]
Charlie’s on a Role
Election campaigns bring out the best in some politicians, the worst in others. Charlie Baker seems firmly in the latter group. So we were shocked, but not surprised, when the Globe last week asked the four gubernatorial candidates who … [Read more...]
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