Maybe he's just the "typical politician" he claims to despise after all. After President Bush's wildly unpopular veto of the bipartisan SCHIP bill, reporters have asked Jim Ogonowski several times whether, were he in Congress, he … [Read more...]
Brattle Street thinktank brings us some dubious ideas on the property tax
As the Commonwealth plunges into debate over taxes, revenues, and local services, it should consider whether the property tax is as bad as it is often made out to be.... The property tax is basically sound. It works the way it was intended, … [Read more...]
“Patrick Offers Casino Plan”
Just off the front page of Boston.Com[http://www.boston.co...]Can't find the words for the disappointment. What a waste to spend time and money on a candidate whose words couldn't be further from his actions...reminds … [Read more...]
US Papers Carry More Conservative Columnists
You can look these things up by state. Here's a list of MA papers. Even here, the list of syndicated conservatives in our op-ed pages outweighs progressives by 2 (24 conservatives to 22 progressives).Drill down, it gets funner...the Lowell … [Read more...]
Note to media on MA-05: Just cover the race.
Dick Howe sorry, Marie also notes the coverage of MA-05 as being defined as coverage of the Tsongas campaign. So we're not alone in noticing that the others have gotten short shrift from certainly the Globe, and as we noticed, the AP, which … [Read more...]
Globe announces new metro columnists
Eileen McNamara took a buyout package, and Brian McGrory has been kicked upstairs named deputy managing editor for local news, all of which opened up two metro columnist slots. The lucky winners:Kevin Cullen, a Boston native who has … [Read more...]
Globe Needs Filler–Stat!
When the Boston Globe runs an editorial saying "Intelligent Design Should Be Taught Alongside Evolution in Schools," it's cry for help from the Globe Editors. They need essays, people! And they'll take any point of view, no … [Read more...]
The dog’s breakfast budget
Globe op-edders say House budget is bizness as usual:The governor fared badly on his attempt to consolidate budget items so that state managers could spend limited funds more effectively. The committee kept scores of earmarked items for the … [Read more...]
Has Krugman been in MA the last few months?
In today's NYT, Paul Krugman (sorry, TimesSelect) talks about the effect of the Little Lie on media discourse and perceptions of an administration:The Clinton years were a parade of fake scandals: Whitewater, Troopergate, Travelgate, … [Read more...]
Old Romney Hacks Feed Frank Phillips’ Narrative
Paul T. O'Neill and Hugh L. Reilly (of the state's labor relations board) call up Frank Phillips and make accusations about a Democrat. Phillips writes a he said/she said story because it's easy to string together quotes from … [Read more...]
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