Definitely something to keep an eye on: Sen. Prez Murray's health care cost legislation is due for a big rollout tomorrow in at UMass Medical School in Worcester. She spoke about her plans back in October; briefly, it seems she'll … [Read more...]
Support O’Reilly at the Convention
I promised lots (and lots) of reasons; here are six: 1. Ed O'Reilly has been criss-crossing the state talking to people in forums of all sizes. He understands working families and has been working hard to really listen and understand … [Read more...]
Kerry Asks NFL for a solution to limited broadcast of Patriot’s 12/29 game
The NFL Network is available as a premium tier channel on some cable systems, either as a standalone add on or as part of a sports package. It is completely unavailable in many places (including Charter cable in Worcester). The NFL wants … [Read more...]
Big oil still owns the Senate.
Disgusting:Senate Republicans Block Energy Bill By H. JOSEF HEBERT – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked a broad energy bill Thursday because it included billions of dollars in new taxes on the biggest … [Read more...]
Global warming as the wedge for 2008
So the House passed an actually-quite-decent energy bill, which would have included an improvement in the CAFE fuel efficiency standards to 35 MPG by 2020. But again, the Senate couldn't get cloture -- in spite of getting 53 "yea" … [Read more...]
DSS overhaul legislation, H4333, passes in the House, will the Senate follow suit?
H4333 is stronger than H4191, and if passed, means in my view that Isaac and Jeremy [two cases reported out and published by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1995) arguably no longer control as precedents, as they were based on the old statute … [Read more...]
I oppose Michael Mukasey
The Department of Justice lost its way under Alberto Gonzales. It became a rubber stamp for Bush Administration policies -- from torture to warrantless surveillance to unprecedented secrecy -- instead of a staunch defender of the … [Read more...]
My Challenge to the President
He says the bill costs too much. But for the price of one day in Iraq, we could cover 256,000 children. One week would cover 1.8 million children. And just over one month of the Iraq war would cover the full cost of the bill and insure 10 … [Read more...]
Wasting no time, GOP attacks Warner
It's going to be a Sisyphean task for any GOP candidate to take on Warner in this environment. Davis is a relative unknown, while Gilmore is still remembered as having destroyed Virginia's fiscal stability. Indeed, a big part of Warner's … [Read more...]
Mark Warner Announces ’08 Senate Bid
Today, former Virginia Governor Mark Warner informally announced his candidacy for the US Senate in 2008, to replace outgoing GOP Senator John Warner (no relation). Video of the announcement can be seen by clicking here. A formal … [Read more...]
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