Thursday night, May 26th at 7pm at Temple Israel of Boston, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization will hold an action in support of the Health Care Access and Affordability Act, a major piece of legislation that will provide health … [Read more...]
More override news
The Fray reports that the town of Longmeadow has rejected three Proposition 2-1/2 overrides, and Plympton recently rejected one as well. Meanwhile, Cape Cod Works updates the Harwich override story: apparently, there may be a revote … [Read more...]
Looking bad for medical marijuana
SCOTUSblog has this interesting post about the cases that remain to be decided in the current Supreme Court term.Of particular note is that it seems almost certain that Justice Stevens and Justice Souter are writing the majority opinions in … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with the House’s stem cell research bill
The Republican-dominated House of Representatives passed, by a convincing margin (238-194) and over the objections of its leadership, a bill that would partially undo President Bush's restrictive policy on stem cell research. It is … [Read more...]
“Extraordinary circumstances”
As anyone who reads lefty blogs knows by now, there's been a great deal of hand-wringing over whether the Deal that averted the nucular option was a good idea for the Democrats. I want to weigh in on one aspect of this. Some are … [Read more...]
A good deed in Arlington
So I got a call from my mother this morning. She was distraught because she had gone to Arlington, but when she got back to her car her keys were missing. They weren't in her purse, or visibly in her car, or anywhere on the … [Read more...]
Debate ends on Priscilla Owen
The Senate voted 81-18 to end debate on Priscilla Owen's nomination to the 5th Circuit, setting up an up-or-down vote soon (and you can be sure the result will be "up"). Local boys Kennedy and Kerry both voted "no" … [Read more...]
Of “memos” and “minutes”
My post of a few days ago regarding the so-called "Downing Street Memo" led to my receipt of a lengthy email which appears to be mostly a reprint of this Daily Kos diary. The point of the email (and the diary) is that the … [Read more...]