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Crimes and Misdemeanors: A Slate Guide to the Bush White House

July 24, 2008 By tblade Leave a Comment

Are you like me and can't keep track of which Bush Administration official is responsible for which crime? Slate is here to help with Crimes and Misdemeanors, their beautifuly organized interactive diagram documenting who is implicated in … [Read more...]

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Thank you Massachusetts Delegation for listening (with a Poll)

July 17, 2008 By woburndem 12 Comments

If anyone has read my posts of late you will have seen and heard me screaming about this economy. With winter looming and yes I know it's 90 outside this week but with winter looming on the horizon and the large number of homes being heated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, democrat, health-care, heating, massachusetts, obama, oil, politics

Boob

July 10, 2008 By tblade 9 Comments

From The Telegraph (UK): George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan. The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, environment, g8, polution

What Can We Learn from FISA?

July 10, 2008 By massmarrier 11 Comments

Yet, the big lesson is the complex one. The nominal Democratic majority in Congress is virtually indistinguishable from the anti-liberty party, a.k.a. the Republican one. On key political and philosophical issues, Democrats are increasingly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, congress, courage, fisa, national, obama

Bush’s plan to continue the war. Impose a “strategic alliance” on Iraqi gov.

June 5, 2008 By raftery 3 Comments

Patric Cockburn reports in The Independent (London) "Bush wants 50 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and legal immunity for all American soldiers and contractors" "A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the … [Read more...]

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Bush and Cattle Tracking

May 29, 2008 By purplemouse Leave a Comment

Granted that RFID tagging has gained begrudging acceptance by much of the manufacturing and retailing world, and has overcome some of the same obstacles listed below. But in general, there is a benefit to the user in inventory control, item … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amish, bush, cows, rfid, usda

Is this the Energy Policy that we want????????????

May 28, 2008 By woburndem 15 Comments

There is a tsunami coming and we are missing the signals some one needs to wake up and fast. "We just had a Half tank delivered and it was almost $500.00 my husband said if this continues I don't know how we are going to heat the house … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, cheney, clinton, democrat, energy, middle-class, obama, politics

Memorial Day and the New GI BIll

May 26, 2008 By joshvc 12 Comments

The New York Times editorial, however, notes that George Bush and John McCain opposed the bill:   President Bush opposes a new G.I. Bill of Rights. He worries that if the traditional path to college for service members since World War … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, democrats, education, gi-bill, mccain, military, national

The Non-Denial Denial

May 20, 2008 By tedf 2 Comments

Earlier I posted on a report in the Jerusalem Post suggesting that the President and Vice President were in favor of an attack on Iran before the end of the Bush Administration. As I noted in the update, the White House has "denied" the … [Read more...]

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Scary Stuff

May 20, 2008 By tedf 17 Comments

Let's assume that Iran is indeed conducting a covert nuclear weapons program, and that Iran was behind Hezbollah's recent fighting against the Lebanese government. 1. Do these facts make an attack legal? I'm not an expert in the law of war, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, bush-doctrine, foreign-policy, iran, preemptive-war

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travtuftsTravis@travtufts·
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Hey #mapoli please tell me come 2022 we are going to remember how Charlie Baker mismanaged the COVID vaccine rollout, vetoed the consensus police reform bill, vetoed abortion access, vetoed the consensus climate bill, didn’t fund the SOA, and slashed transit. Please.

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cdempcChris Dempsey@cdempc·
23 Jan

The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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"Service cuts punish those who need public transit the most ... Policymakers need to make choices now that will serve the public interest in the long term. They need to ensure the trains & buses keep running." #mapoli https://twitter.com/cdempc/status/1353002390560141318

Chris Dempsey@cdempc

The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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Focus on the record - "small minded and shortsighted" justification for transit cuts that make it tougher to reduce emissions, harm those in need and hold back our recovery #mapoli https://twitter.com/cdempc/status/1353002390560141318?s=20

Chris Dempsey@cdempc

The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
21 Jan

Focus on the record - vetoing proposals that would break MA out of our failed transportation status quo https://twitter.com/BenjaminDowning/status/1352325656076541958?s=20

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"Many of the vetoes represent missed opportunities for building a more equitable transportation system for all residents" - well said @MonicaTibbitsN - a thread on how @MassGovernor 's vetoes lock in failed transportation status quo #mapoli https://twitter.com/MonicaTibbitsN/status/1351658881341136900

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