Blue Mass Group

Reality-based commentary on politics.

  • Shop
  • Subscribe to BMG
  • Contact
  • Log In
  • Front Page
  • All Posts
  • About
  • Rules
  • Events
  • Register on BMG

Sense vs. Nonsense in Debt Ceiling Debate

July 22, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti

As the potential defaulting on our national debt looms ever larger and comes ever closer, there is a rising chorus of responsible conservatives who are speaking up so as to drown out the radicals on the far right who think that default is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Cap and Balance, Cut, Debt Ceiling Debate, Gang of Six, grover-norquist, Jack Lew, john-boehner, Kent Conrad, Lamar Alexander, Mike Lee, Office of Management and Budget, spending, tea-party, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Stimulus funds net Wayland Teachers a $1250 lump sum payment

March 9, 2011 By bradmarston

As you can see from the table below, Wayland got $244,512. They have 195 teachers as measured by Full Time Equivalents (FTE's).   The link to the actual Mass.gov spreadsheet is here. The tab is aid436 and the cell is Cell 329:BE. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: brad-marston, public-unions, spending, stimulus, taxes, teacher-unions

How fed $$ are killing library branches in Boston

April 10, 2010 By seascraper

They will shut the branch libraries so they don't have to lend out as many books. They cannot operate by using part of the huge amount of tax money the city collects to pay for the libraries, depending on the state for that. Because the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-public-library, money, spending, taxes, the-federal-governments-skewed-priorities

New DCF Protocol Is this research lacking? Opinions please? Guess cost

September 22, 2009 By dcf1234567

Link to research:  CLICK LINK BELOW http://www.nccd-crc.org/crc/pu... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dcf, dss, massachusetts, protocol, research, spending

Somebody else’s money

May 28, 2008 By Trickle up

Apparently, the convenient fiction that the cities and towns are responsible for their own fiscal plight makes it easy for the Masters of Beacon Hill to play this kind of shell game. But as one mayor points out "It's a tremendous gesture, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cities, massachusetts, pensions, spending, towns

An Expensive Series of Tubes

August 2, 2007 By matt-in-boston

Cross posted at: http://mattomalley.b...The so-called netroots have been particularly useful for my brand of politics, slightly center/more so left-leaning. After years of being out-gunned and out-maneuvered by our better organized GOP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-08, hrc, internet, obama, spending

Recommended Posts

  • No posts liked yet.

Recent User Posts

Predictions Open Thread

December 22, 2022 By jconway

This is why I love Joe Biden

December 21, 2022 By fredrichlariccia

Garland’s Word

December 19, 2022 By terrymcginty

Some Parting Thoughts

December 19, 2022 By jconway

Beware the latest grift

December 16, 2022 By fredrichlariccia

Thank you, Blue Mass Group!

December 15, 2022 By methuenprogressive

Recent Comments

  • blueeyes on Beware the latest griftSo where to, then??
  • Christopher on Some Parting ThoughtsI've enjoyed our discussions as well (but we have yet to…
  • Christopher on Beware the latest griftI can't imagine anyone of our ilk not already on Twitter…
  • blueeyes on Beware the latest griftI will miss this site. Where are people going? Twitter?…
  • chrismatth on A valedictoryI joined BMG late - 13 years ago next month and three da…
  • SomervilleTom on Geopolitics of FusionEVERY un-designed, un-built, and un-tested technology is…
  • Charley on the MTA on A valedictoryThat’s a great idea, and I’ll be there on Sunday. It’s a…

Archive

@bluemassgroup on Twitter

Twitter feed is not available at the moment.

From our sponsors




Google Calendar







Search

Archives

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter




Copyright © 2025 Owned and operated by BMG Media Empire LLC. Read the terms of use. Some rights reserved.