Absent the media factor, the Banner is the sort of local business that this fund has helped for years. Throw in the newspaper angle though and folk around here are understandably exercised.Much, too much I think, has been made of … [Read more...]
LeftAhead! Podcast: Bizarre Politicians and How to Cure ‘Em
Today, on LeftAhead, Lynne, Mike and I chatted about four sets of politicians on the national, state and local levels who have made rash, illegal, unacceptable and/or bizarre decisions. We discussed Sarah Palin and her problems in Alaska, … [Read more...]
Dem Convention Rejects Bland
The convention was there funnelled into the more painful procedure of per-plank amendments plus resolutions. In the end, this may have worked OK or better. There was a vote to reject casino slots, after all. Of course, that could have been … [Read more...]
Flaherty on LeftAhead
Not to be upstaged by the editors, Mike and I (well, mostly Mike) interviewed Flaherty today on our weekly podcast, LeftAhead. We covered a lot of different ground, so I'm hoping people will find it useful. Here's the player - you can also … [Read more...]
The Ethics Gang Strikes!
This is cross-posted at Marry in Massachusetts. Frenetic AccomplishmentWe should all note that this is a masterwork under incredible pressure. The gang of 13 on the TF (no doubt with many minions doing research, legal and clerical work) … [Read more...]
Healing in Second Suffolk
Wilkerson has long been confident to the point of being full of herself. A couple of weeks ago at the Wards 11 and 19 forum, she even said, "What we desperately need in this district is for you to elect more people to support me in what I … [Read more...]
Clinton and the Bitter, Bitter End
Hillary Clinton has gone on for far too long while not going far enough toward her party's nomination. Today's leads in Salon and Slate, as well as many papers, join Obama in exasperation. Slate asks Can Obama do anything to get Clinton … [Read more...]
Those Loose-Lipped Clergy
Tune into the ongoing debates over same-sex marriage and you'll hear the same concepts. Both in civil-union states kicking the SSM can around and in others with no accommodation for homosexual couples, you see the same effect. Legislators … [Read more...]
John Kerry Ready to Mix It Up
Cross-posted from Marry in Massachusetts. Candidates for Kerry's seat have until Tuesday, May 6th, to file with signatures. However, running for U.S. Senate is not trivial and announced candidates are pretty well set. In fact, one has … [Read more...]
Deval Tries Another Door
Criss-posted at Marry in Massachusetts. I confess that a good part of me likes the President Lyndon Johnson persona instead. In the U.S. Senate, then as VP and prez, he was a fearsome and sometimes brutal politician. From the 1964 Civil … [Read more...]