Well, here's an interesting, loaded quote:"I think Massachusetts will look at it to find out what they can see in Obama with respect to what they did with their vote for Governor Patrick," DiMasi said in response to a question. "To be … [Read more...]
All Tolls All the Time–A Possible Massachusetts Future
In New Jersey, another state confronting a crumbling infrastructure (just drive down I-95 or the Garden State Parkway some time and see for yourself) Governor Corzine is floating a massive toll increase as a way to make up the spending … [Read more...]
Did Deval get his groove back?
They also conveniently left out this whopper “I am asking you again to voice that sense of urgency,” he said to the municipal leaders. “Let your representatives and senators know the cost of inaction is too high.” So … [Read more...]
Massachusetts taxpayers actually lost money on the 45 Wal-Mart stores in their state
Hear is a prime example of lack of action between our Governor and Legislators. In February of 2007, the Wall Street Journal ran a story revealing that Wal-Mart pays billions of dollars a year in rent for its stores, but in 25 states -- … [Read more...]
Ra Ra Ra shick kom ba
Wonder if we can ever get back to the business of running Massachusetts. It was really very "political" of Patrick to go to New Hampshire last night to support Obama. It will be rather very political of Patrick to have huge fundraiser … [Read more...]
The Dumb Idea
OK, Gov. Patrick got one right, too; and used the correct language doing so. The eliminate-the-income-tax ballot question is dumb. Governor Deval Patrick says a proposed ballot question that would end the state income tax is "just a dumb … [Read more...]
New Obama TV spot in New Hampshire: “Need”
For more than two decades--as a community organizer, a civil rights attorney, a State Senator, and a United States Senator--Obama has been fighting to improve the lives of working Americans. In September, he unveiled his Middle Class … [Read more...]
BostonBiz on casinos: “Cynical and cowardly”
From a reader: Who's against our new "economic development" plan? The kooky hippies at Boston Business Journal, that's who:One of the fundamental fallacies of the casino revenue scheme is that casinos generate new money that falls … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick more & more ??.. Disappointment
Time and time again we see pay offs and our tax dollars going to waste.Our families are going hungry, our schools are in disrepair, higher education is unreachable, but we need to put in casinos!What happen to that words "reform government" … [Read more...]
Fun with argument-by-analogy
In all the casino madness we're having here, I keep hearing one pro-casino argument again and again. Well, actually, it's an anti-anti-casino argument: I guess I just don't understand casino opposition. The idea that poor … [Read more...]
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