BIBLIOGRAPHY: #1 11/28/08 Boston Globe Article on Ethics http://www.boston.com/news/loc... #2 URL for Better Government Association http://www.bettergov.org/Defau... #3 Better Government Association Report on Integrity in State … [Read more...]
Senator Wilkerson
Hi All: This September, my wife and I and my twin 18 month old sons attended the joint Ward 11 and 19 Democratic Committee forum for the candidates vying for election in the Massachusetts Democratic Primary. … [Read more...]
Striking a resonant chord.
I'm moved by your message of hope. With the Republican party so dominated by corporatism and foreign influence the only hope for the country lies within the Democratic party. George Washington once spoke of the rise of political … [Read more...]
Ode to the Descendants of the Tribe of Dan
{See JUD 1:16-20} What sly enemy Whispered to you this choice which you have chosen? Where did you find that idol To polish, and place upon the pedestal of your heart? Your treasure lies unprotected … [Read more...]
Dog Ate Karl’s Homework
[Leahe said] "Like the famous 18-minute gap in the Nixon White House tapes, it appears likely that key documentation has been erased or misplaced. This sounds like the Administration's version of 'the dog ate my homework.'"Too bad that the … [Read more...]
Write a postcard to (freshly imprisoned) Bob Ney!
I decided to do just that. I've never written to someone in jail before -- and certainly not somebody in the Federal Pen. So, rather than using the conventional methods of finding a prison pen pal, I thought I'd just send a note … [Read more...]
The Bird Flu Accident that Didn’t Happen in Austin, Texas
cross-posted from the excellent Seachange Bulletinthanks, sandy!The Bird Flu Accident that Didn't Happen in Austin, Texas gee, what were all those dead birds doing in Austin a few days ago? i sure as heck hope that folks down there … [Read more...]
I’m shocked! Guess who: He helped quash efforts in the State House to control pharmaceutical prices
...Finneran's guilty plea stems from his time in the Legislature. In a 2003 lawsuit over a plan to redraw voting districts, he testified that he had never seen the plan before it was released publicly; in 2005 he was indicted on three … [Read more...]
Nothing’s really free, is it?
Someone recently put up a comment elsewhere on BMG criticizing the MA health care constitutional amendment campaign on the grounds that it was attempting to make health care "free". I thought about their words and it came to mind that … [Read more...]
This Only Would Matter if She Were a Republican Congresswoman…
http://www.boston.co...Oh nevermind. … [Read more...]