The third stage: being there All through the Bush years, progressive right-wing watchers refused to call it "fascism" because, though we kept looking, we never saw clear signs of a deliberate, committed institutional partnership forming … [Read more...]
More about yesterday’s SDC election – WARNING – rant alert
I was also present at yesterdays SDC elections in the IBEW hall as a newly elected SDC member. [ballot - 4th Middlesex]. I was the only SDC member there wearing a John Edwards 08 button. Certainly, I was perhaps the most relaxed … [Read more...]
3/16 Compression Unions
Now what in God's name do 3/16 compression unions have to do with the political scene in Massachusetts? Well one of the final winters is coming. I have a 1992 Ford plow truck to clear snow from the driveway. It is all I can … [Read more...]
Tancredo: Prosecute Legislators!
It is one thing to harmfully advocate for the local enforcement of federal immigration laws. It is another to suggest that legislators who disagree with you should be prosecuted. This is the first time I have ever used … [Read more...]
Putin compares current US policy to the Third Reich; now that is scary
It is not that I find Putin to be my favorite world leader. But there is something to be said for his concerns. I really do see a contempt for human life in secret rendition flights to "black holes" and torture, to ICE raids as … [Read more...]
The End of America: A letter of Warning to a Young Patriot [new book]
My own family left our country of origin because to be a member of our ethnic group, our religion, had become a death sentence. I remember my great-uncle showing me the scars of bullets. Riders galloped through his village … [Read more...]
MGL 59 section 38D
Last time I wrote it was about the adverse effects of 40B. I view 40B as the product of an industry lobbyist effort to get around local zoning laws. The stupidity of Mass laws has me once again wanting to pull out of this … [Read more...]