Deb Goldberg has been conspicuously absent from the discussions going on recently and her campaign expressly declined to comment for any of the newspaper or NECN stories that have run in recent days.What gives? Or am I reading too … [Read more...]
Words we should drop …
one of these days I'm going to publish a dictionary of words that should be dropped from the progressive lexicon ... but for now I'm going to take aim at one word in particular "hack" ... what does it mean? A hack could be an insider … [Read more...]
St. Fleur. Globe Page One. Wow.
Way to vet the candidate, Tom. Way to be honest with your running mate, Marie. Tell me how that state budget is going to be handled again? … [Read more...]
Marie St. Fleur’s money woes.
The Globe and Fox 25 are reporting on some serious money woes for Tom Reilly's LG pick. Apparently she has been delinquent on some $40,000 worth of student loans as well as on her taxes the past few years. Why didn't he just pick Sen. Diane … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Can Affect Patriot Act Debate
What's at StakeCongress could give Bush what he wants: Not only would the Patriot Act become permanent, but certain portions of it would become even worse. Or, Congress could pass the Senate compromise, which includes: a meaningful … [Read more...]
Two retirements
By a truly peculiar coincidence, today was the last day in office for both Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Both were appointed by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor in 1981 and … [Read more...]
My plan for SOTU tonight
I watched NBC: Russert and Williams were pretty decent; David Gregory read talking points: "The President will say blah blah blah"... Not exactly adding value, are we, David? Bush's great political talent is that he does draw … [Read more...]
The Globe: Oops and double Oops
As many of you may already know, the Boston Globe and sister publication the Worcester Telegram and Gazette accidently released the credit card, bank card or check routing numbers ofnearly a 1/4 of a million people.Dispite what the story … [Read more...]