The Herald reports that Tom Reilly, when asked whether he supports gay marriage at the convention this weekend, courageously responded as follows:I think it's time to move on.Well what the fudge is that supposed to mean? Is he for it … [Read more...]
You know, they’re not really THAT different
This is really too good:Because of a transcription error, an article last Sunday in Summer Movies, Part 2 of this section, about the director Don Roos rendered a word incorrectly in his comment about the use of onscreen titles in his film … [Read more...]
Notes from the MA Dem Convention in Lowell, 5/14
I rode up this morning with former Cambridge City Council candidateand all-around good guy John Pitkin. While looking for the AffordableHousing "breakout meeting" (i.e. a rap session with experts and pols)held at Lowell High … [Read more...]
Hey – no fair knowing what you’re doing!
Following on our post of earlier today, we're pleased to see yet another entrant into the ever-more-crowded field of lefty blogs covering local politics in this bluest of blue states. Lynne at "Left in Lowell" will be … [Read more...]
Green Line: Sunny in Somerville, Mistrustful in Medford
Link:With state officials expected to soon announce plans to build the GreenLine extension to Somerville and Medford, reaction in those citiesdiffered dramatically yesterday.While Somerville officials were ecstatic about the project, … [Read more...]
Fehrnstrom goes for the laughs
Eric Fehrnstrom, Mitt Romney's "loathsome $150,000-a-year spokesman" (in the words of the late lamented mystery blogger behind Romney is a Fraud), has apparently decided to play the stem cell research issue for straight … [Read more...]
Welcome to a new local lefty blogger
We noticed a new entrant on the local blogging scene: "Cape Ann Dem" will be covering "topics of interest to residents of the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts, particularly in the political arena."This is good news. … [Read more...]
Global warming and that river in Egypt
I have to say, I don't know why it's so important for conservatives who don't work for GM or ExxonMobil to take up the anti-science position on global warming. I mean, what's in it for them? Why do they have a dog in that fight at all, … [Read more...]