Scott Helman reports that Mitt probably will take that trip to fry steaks and cook up bucks in Iowa, or whatever it is they do there. (Maybe he'll eat, or at least identify, one of these things in the upper left corner:)I don't expect His … [Read more...]
Health Care: We get to keep the $385 Million (whew!)
One of the main incentives for passing the new health care law was the promise of new moneys from the feds: $385 million. This was in doubt because the law was supposed to have been implemented by July 1. It wasn't.Well, the feds have … [Read more...]
Romney could kill minimum wage increase
Because of the peculiarities of the legislative calendar, Governor Romney's decision last week to return the minimum wage bill with an amendment, instead of outright vetoing it, gives him the opportunity to kill the bill completely.Here's … [Read more...]
The political success cycle
It must be said that these cycles are not natural, unavoidable phenomena. The worm does not turn on its own, although externalities like the economy, some wars, and natural events may have a great impact. It is not inevitable that dominance … [Read more...]
MA to Mitt: “Meh”
Survey USA poll of Governors' approval ratings, 7/20/06:Romney: 48% approve, 48% disapprove, #36 as sorted by approval rating. The other 4% think Gov. King is doing a fine job. Or something.Seriously, is this a great jumping-off point to … [Read more...]
Give war a chance
Updated to reflect the actual text of the ad.A few days ago just about every major politician in Massachusetts signed onto an ad declaring support for Israel's right to defend itself from unprovoked aggression. As concerned citizens, we … [Read more...]
Romney raises Bechtel bucks
Is anyone surprised by this?Just 10 weeks before the roof came crashing down in the I-90 connector, Romney accepted generous contributions from both Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff, made to the Republican Governors Association (RGA), of … [Read more...]
Taking Paynes
Former Deval Patrick aide and Rat-Pack-talkin' political observer Dan Payne was on 'BUR this morning, talking about the effect of the Big Dig on the gubernatorial race. We agree that it's the new oxygen-sucker; Payne notes that neither … [Read more...]
Romney vetoed Big Dig O&M funding
As he has from the start, Governor Romney is employing one tactic in coping with the latest furor over the Big Dig--go after Turnpike Chairman Matt Amorello.This isn't to defend Amorello. He's never done the right things to restore … [Read more...]
New Data Shows Christian Right 180 Degrees Wrong On Gay Marriage in Massachusetts
"Dear Friends, I write to you today with a profound sense of concern...Barring a miracle, the family as it has been known for more than five millennia will crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself.....For more than 40 … [Read more...]
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