How high? LEHIGH!IT’S HARD TO SAY what’s more amusing, the wild-eyed rants at town hall meetings or the conservative attempts to portray those snarling sentiments as genuine mainstream anger about the president’s health … [Read more...]
Lehigh boots it again, this time on health care
How do you solve a problem like Scot Lehigh? How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?Yes, the CBO costed out a not-finished, in-progress, incomplete version of a Senate health care bill, and found it wanting. That's to be patched up, … [Read more...]
Lehigh: Appetite for Destruction
In mad, dauntless pursuit of a conceit for his column today, Scot Lehigh trips over his own feet. How does one reconcile these consecutive statements?In part it's because the governor clearly lacks the appetite for the bold, tough … [Read more...]
Scot Lehigh channels BMG; commits “speech and debate” gaffe
Scot Lehigh's op-ed today calls on Speaker DiMasi to "come clean or go," and urges that "if you can't or won't be candid and forthcoming, then you need to face this reality: It's time to go." Startlingly reminiscent of BMG's call to … [Read more...]
Lehigh absolutely *destroys* strawman, does victory dance
I don't wanna bore you with this/oh but Scot Lehigh Scot Lehigh Scot Leeeehigh...POLITICIANS, PAUL Tsongas used to warn, too often treat the business sector as though it's an ATM machine, tapping it constantly for cash without worrying … [Read more...]
Wow! Scot Lehigh Deval Patrick!
From Adam Reilly: A few minutes later, Carr moves on to gay sex, ... further on in the show before turning his attention to the war in Iraq Carr hints that hes finally given up on the Healey campaign. Debate Kerry, or I say youre … [Read more...]
More raillery, please
Scot Lehigh reviews Stephen Miller's* book, "Conversation -- A History of a Declining Art":The enticements of the virtual world and a cornucopia of personal-entertainment diversions have pushed discourse to the side.Aided by the Internet, … [Read more...]
More establishment self-congratulation from the Globe
So, after Scot Lehigh's paean to business-y insiders who cut the health care deal, and Steve Bailey's three cheers to "Salesman" Jack Connors of Partners Healthcare, now we get front-page, above-the-fold treatment of the guys who are really … [Read more...]
What if the “sensible center” isn’t sensible?
Regarding the possible health care compromise, Scot Lehigh asks, "Can the sensible center hold onto a delicate deal?" He's referring, of course, to the $295 per-employee per-year assessment compromise recently struck between DiMasi and … [Read more...]