Be still my beating heart. Romney and Huckabee fall over each other to win over the whack job values voters gang. Aren't you just so glad that Gomer and Goober are back on the campaign trail? The key questions are: How many millions will … [Read more...]
Ted Kennedy Without Tears
It was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1961. President John F. Kennedy was about to address a crowd of over 12,000 enthusiastic supporters. "I will introduce myself," Jack began, "I am Teddy Kennedy's brother." That flippant remark speaks … [Read more...]
Alex Beam on the Future
I always love it when Emily Rooney, on WGBH's "Beat the Press," contemplates the demise of print journalism. She gets an expression on her face that the French call a "moue," sort of halfway between a pout and a frown. … [Read more...]
Jeff Jacoby Sure Gets Results!
The President: Golly, another hard-hitting column by Jeff Jacoby in the Globe. No wonder my approval rating is slipping. What can we do? Rahm Emanuel: $#%$$%@%^^&%$^%#%$%$#. The President: Okay, okay, but we can't let Jacoby's … [Read more...]
It’s Really Going To Happen
I had a letter to the editor published in the Boston Globe last month and now I'm going to have the distinction of authoring one of the last 100 Globe letters. Because it's really going to happen. My sense of certainty comes from Eric … [Read more...]
Omaba’s Bay of Pigs
In April, 1961, the new, young, president, John F. Kennedy, in response to bad advice, reflecting bad planning and bad faith, authorized an invasion of Cuba to proceed. It had been in the works for more than a year, driven by the CIA and … [Read more...]
Two faces of Partisanship
A large swath of the Washington punditocracy have pushed the meme of bi-partisanship. The new Obama administration often seems aligned with this effort. But in passing the stimulus bill "bipartisanship" has too often meant … [Read more...]
Dr. Smarty Pants
Atul Gawande, the surgeon and writer, has a keen eye, and his prose reveals a very good ear. He has a thoughtful piece in the January 26 New Yorker on health care reform. In it, when he thinks we aren't looking, he reveals himself as Dr. … [Read more...]
Sal, We Hardly Knew Ye
"Better than Tom Finneran." That's a pretty sorry indictment in itself. But then, being Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives has always been a fun job. See how you do on the Speaker quiz. 1. Who was the first Democrat to be … [Read more...]
What’s at Stake For Labor-And Us
In 1952, John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard professor with a specialty in agricultural economics, had his hands full. Namely, a best selling book. It was called American Capitalism, the Concept of Countervailing Power. In it Galbraith made a … [Read more...]
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