In its never-ending quest to find new and creative ways of undercutting the troops, the Bush administration is apparently preparing to eliminate "imminent danger pay" for some troops serving in Kosovo, including 500 members of the MA … [Read more...]
It’s official: Phil Johnston is stepping down, and John Walsh is stepping up, to run Mass Dems
From today's Globe:Saying he has completed his mission to win back the governor's office, state Democratic Party chairman Philip W. Johnston told party leaders last night that he will step down next month, clearing the way for Governor … [Read more...]
Staff changes in the Patrick administration
A couple of posts have already noted that the Governor's office announced some staffing changes today. Here is the full press release, so that everyone can see the full extent of the changes.Governor Deval Patrick today announced a … [Read more...]
MA Republicans for truth, an oxymoron?
Thanks for the tip, Laurel. In Reporters blowing smoke [http://www.bluemassg...]Laurel notes the new website MA Republicans for truth [http://www.massrepub...]MassRepublicansForTruth.com is a federal political action committee … [Read more...]
Echoes of Bill
To follow on DanielShays' excellent post: Jay and John call our attention to a remarkable James Fallows column from early in the Clinton administration.Four months after Bill Clinton's inauguration, the verdicts were in: He had failed … [Read more...]
Statement regarding Mrs. Patrick
From the Governor's office:First Lady Diane Patrick is being treated for exhaustion and depression. The governor will work a flexible schedule for the next few weeks in order to spend more time with her and his family. The … [Read more...]
And the dime-dropping never stops!
Today's Globe front-pager is an entirely different matter from the Citicall and the drapes. And it suggests that there is something deeply wrong with the State House operation at the Globe.The story reports that Governor Patrick's … [Read more...]
This is why you don’t appoint hacks to important jobs
The appalling spectacle of hundreds of undocumented workers from New Bedford being herded into planes and flown off to Texas while state and local officials were still scrambling to see whether their kids had anyone to take care of them … [Read more...]
The good, the fair, and the bullsh*t
Lots of media fallout today from "the call." Let's sift through some of it.First, the good. Eileen McNamara got the Governor to go on the record when, apparently, no one else could (beyond the written statement released … [Read more...]
Boston Chamber of Commerce’s “Fact Sheet” is factually challenged
Our friends at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce have issued, as part of their ongoing war on a fair tax code, a "fact sheet" that allegedly documents how tough things are for businesses here in MA.Problem is, it's full of … [Read more...]
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