On Sunday, I read the Boston Globe's story on Sal DiMasi and his lobbyist "friends" by perpetual DiMasi antagonist Andrea Estes - to me the story contained nothing new - imagine lobbyists in the State House making money off clients and … [Read more...]
Calling a mistake a mistake
Here's how it might have read:Democrats yesterday highlighted a mistake she made over the weekend when she said that mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had "gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." Both have operated as … [Read more...]
To Jeff Jacoby: Helms Was Always Racist
Jeff Jacoby had a very deceptive column in the Globe yesterday. Jacoby implies that once civil rights laws were passed over Helms' objections, Helms became a wise and benevolent non-racist. In the one-dimensional demonology of the … [Read more...]
Still a closed door to the people’s House
Matt Viser's got a must-read story in today's Globe about how that $200 million tax giveaway (oh no, I don't dare call it a loophole) got put into the close-the-loopholes bill in the House.Community activist Carl Nilsson … [Read more...]
Hidden agenda surfaces in the Globe, part 2
The headline was matched by the lede, another finger-pointing gotcha: HANGING ROCK, Ohio - Senator Hillary Clinton, who has accused rival Barack Obama of sending misleading mailers to voters about her healthcare plan, misstated his … [Read more...]
Globe Whitewashes Chris Matthews’ Slurs.
Sam Allis wants to make the case that MSNBC is better than CNN for election coverage. I'm sure a case can be made for that, but Allis takes a strange turn when in giving all the credit for it to Matthews: The mere thought of Matthews … [Read more...]
32nd Middlesex: Clark’s Endorsements
Of course, the big news today is that the Boston Globe has endorsed Katherine Clark in the 32nd Middlesex. But the Globe it not the only endorsement she'd had. Check out this (hardly exhaustive) list: Planned Parenthood Advocacy … [Read more...]
What is Steve Bailey’s problem?
I found Steve Bailey's column in today's Globe more than a little misleading. Steve's all mad at the Governor -- he says: Governor Patrick, by contrast, is proposing a large tax increase for business as part of his plan to close a … [Read more...]
Legislative Hearing on Casinos
The Globe is reporting today that Governor Patrick, Mayor Menino, and several casino executives are expected to testify next week at a hearing before the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets. According … [Read more...]
Health care: Your testimonies
Again, today's deadline day to get insurance, if you don't already have it ... Longtime commenter Cos holds forth on his experience with the new health care "products", and makes an important clarification: Actually, for … [Read more...]
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