Mike Barrett wants back in the MA General Court. He intends to get there taking over what was Sen. Susan Fargo's seat and Carol Amick's before that. Nearly two decades ago, he was first in the House and then in the Senate when he lived in … [Read more...]
Mitt, Bain and the Birth of Terrible Tech Support
A few weeks ago, Andrew Kaczynski at BuzzFeed.com published the John McCain campaign's 2008 opposition report on Mitt Romney. I skimmed through it - it's an even 200 pages - and the thing that caught my eye was Stream International, … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s Job (Killing) Fair
Are you a politician looking to distract constituents from your votes to kill hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide? Don’t want your neighbors to notice your support for massive outsourcing of American jobs? If so, you’re in luck; U.S. … [Read more...]
On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey
As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going … [Read more...]
On Helping Republicans, Or, Next Time You Need A Bad Idea, Try These
I have spent a number of years complaining about the interactions between Democrats and Republicans, but after the recent events involving the Keystone XL and civil liberties cave-ins, I’ve decided it’s time to stop complaining and embrace … [Read more...]
On Punishing The Job Creators, Or, “The Poor Have It So Good Today”
You know what the problem is with America? The poor don’t get just how great they have it. I’ve hear this a lot lately; the basic thrust of the discussion is that all those cars, TVs, DVD players, refrigerators, and stoves that have … [Read more...]
What’s scarier than Ghosts and Goblins on Halloween? Five Terrifying Facts about the American Economy
It's Halloween, a day for all things spooky and scary. And while ghouls, ghosts and goblins may be stalking the streets tonight, there is something far scarier afoot in America right now. With millions of people out of work and families … [Read more...]
On Common Ambitions, Or, Occupy Wall Street Likes Capitalism – Sort Of
Well I’m finally back here at work after another recent series of personal adventures; in the middle of all the fun I’ve been finding time to get down to my local “Occupy” event, and for those of you who have not been keeping up I thought … [Read more...]
Mourning the Demise of American Jobs
On Tuesday, Senator Scott Brown chose the 1% over the 99%. Yesterday, we mourned the middle class’s untimely death at the hands of Scott Brown and his Republican leadership on the steps of the Mass GOP headquarters. Pastor Paris Cherry … [Read more...]
From Quirky, to Movement…
(Cross posted from my blog Left in Lowell. I've been thinking a lot about where we are and where we are headed lately in light of the Occupy[America] protest movement. Are we seeing a sea change, or just another blip like the anti-Iraq-war … [Read more...]
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