Items that caught my eye in today's papers. Suffolk County holidays hit the NY Times. The little dust-up over Bunker Hill Day and St. Patrick's Evacuation Day, first noted as-it-happened right here on BMG (never mind those … [Read more...]
Vennochi nails it
Joan Vennochi's column this morning is excellent. She diagnoses Governor Patrick's current situation as accurately as anyone I've seen: Call it the curse of high expectations. Governor Deval Patrick is finding out what happens when … [Read more...]
This morning’s depressing news round-up
Wow. No shortage of depressing, infuriating, and otherwise unhappy news stories in today's papers. Let's get to 'em. Charley has already noted the bombshell of the day: Transportation Secretary Jim Aloisi's sister's $60,000 … [Read more...]
Morning roundup
Items of note in today's papers. GOP Governors and the stimulus. This whole charade would be funny, if it weren't for the millions of people who live in Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, and other states who will suffer because … [Read more...]