The November issue of Boston magazine highlighted Romney's efforts to underline his hard-line fundamentalist religious position on gay marriage as he prepares for a 2008 Presidential bid. In Iowa, Boston reported, "The first question … [Read more...]

Mansfield Republicans, picking up on Romney's efforts to use religious extremism for political advantage, have made it clear that non-Christians are not welcome at their holiday party this year. "Do you insist on saying "Merry … [Read more...]

Romney underlined his disdain for separation of church and state, and burnished his fundamentalist religious credentials, yesterday by offering fulsome praise for Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, Bush's new nominee for Secretary of … [Read more...]

As you'll recall, the rallying cry for the anti-gay marriage crowd during the constitutional convention earlier this year was not so much "we hate gays" (that might be seen as intolerant and likely to turn off moderates), but … [Read more...]

One of the major points of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation report on covering the uninsured in MA is that many people could be newly insured by the same money that we're now spending on Uncompensated Care, e.g. when an uninsured … [Read more...]

The Globe reports that state transportation secretary Dan Grabauskas floated the idea of a "use tax" for cars - that is, a tax that is tied to how many miles you drive your car.  Cars would be tracked with global positioning … [Read more...]

John Herbert, a regular contributor to Hernando Today in Hernando County, Florida, sums up Romney's appeal to the Hate Party voters he will need if he is to capture the White House in four years. "Even though the state [Massachusetts] has … [Read more...]

As we all know, His Excellency the Governor considers himself quite the "reformer."  We know this because he says so: the Governor's Message accompanying his Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal uses the word "reform" … [Read more...]

The Daily Howler calls our attention to the fact that Nantucket's rich-and-famous ranks have swelled yet again with the addition of NBC's Chris Matthews and his wife Kathleen.  As the media elite continue to swarm over the island, it … [Read more...]

The Boston Globe reports that Mass. Senate President Travaglini gave a "beautiful and moving toast" at the wedding of State Sen. Jarrett Barrios and political consultant Doug Hattaway, including a reference to Barrios, Hattaway, … [Read more...]