Just a short post about two political emails I got this week. Here's the subject line of the email I got from the Massachusetts Democratic Party: Now, I am not a political ad wizard, but right away I was annoyed that the party was … [Read more...]
How much money is Charlie Baker raising for Roy Moore?
As the Globe has reported several times, Charlie Baker has been using the RNC as a fundraising partner to (legally) skirt state fund raising limits. But for every dollar Charlie and the MA GOP raise from this approach, forty cents goes to … [Read more...]
Moore: During Slavery “People Cared for One Another”
Some of you may poopoo the value of Twitter, but this is why I value it. I had NO IDEA that Roy Moore had said the following IN SEPTEMBER. Did you? Responding to an African American asking when he last thought America was “great”: Roy … [Read more...]
In transit, the future of “never”
Jim Aloisi's column in Commonwealth mag is really a must-read -- and gets right to the dreary lack of vision and egalitarian spirit that plagues our transportation authorities and political culture, from the Governor and MassDOT on … [Read more...]
From the BMG Inbox: Mass. Peace Action Questions Israel Trip
[Ed. Note: Israel's a hot topic: in addition to Tedf's post about the moving of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, we have Mass. Peace Action's press release regarding the invitation from the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to a dozen … [Read more...]
US To Move Its Embassy In Israel To Jerusalem
Update: As of yesterday evening, it appeared that the President would in fact sign another six-month waiver of the law requiring the US embassy to be in Jerusalem but that he would "declare" (I assume the article really means "recognize") … [Read more...]
MA Republicans Gain a State Senate Seat
Fitchburg City Councilor Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg) defeated Leominster City Councilor Chalifoix Zephyr by nearly 600 votes to become the next State Senator for the Worcester & Middlesex Senate Seat. The results come from the Sentinel … [Read more...]
Conyers Retires, Effective Immediately, and Endorses His Son to Replace Him
ABC News. Well, there we go. I hope his son gets a strong challenger. No I'll go further: I hope his son loses. … [Read more...]
Stan, what happened?
(... And while we endure a national suicide attempt at the hands of our GOP captors ... ) Bryon Hefner's alleged predatory violence against those who have business with the Senate, is sickening. Hefner knew/believed he could get away … [Read more...]
“Taxing schools rather than the rich”
Via Diane Ravitch, this post by Jeff Bryant lays out how the GOP tax bill will cripple public education, which is the crown jewel of Massachusetts' quality of life. Both the Senate and House bills propose an excise tax on private college … [Read more...]
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