The Legislature will vote again tomorrow on an amendment to the state constitution to impose an additional four percent tax on the income of persons that exceeds $1 million annually. This will be the second of two legislative votes the … [Read more...]
Clearing out the backblog
The supposedly sober and steady governing low-tax conservatism of Charlie Baker and Speaker DeLeo has hit a major pothole: A credit downgrade -- the first in 27 years. Didn't refill the rainy day fund. You have to wonder if Baker is … [Read more...]
Quid Pro Quo: Obstruction of Justice and Other Felonies
"My common sense told me what's going on here is that he's looking to get something in exchange for granting my request to stay in the job" --James Comey, Former FBI Director There's now more than enough evidence to indict President Trump … [Read more...]
To Get to Single Payer Healthcare and Free College, We Need to Reform the Mass. Budget Process
For the second year in a row, Massachusetts is in the middle of a budget crisis and nobody wants to say why. With an unemployment rate below the national average and a state economy that has been in a sustained period of consistent—if … [Read more...]
The Speaker and the progressive Catch-22
I generally like the commentary from Peter Ubertaccio, but in cautioning progressives who chafe at Speaker DeLeo's relative conservatism and lack of adherence to the Democratic platform, I think Professor U is missing a few things. To … [Read more...]
Reality Leigh Winner
NPR According to the NSA report, Russian hackers sent emails to people who worked at a company that provides election software and hardware, trying to trick them into giving up their user credentials. The goal was to get custom software … [Read more...]
To the world : We’re sorry
Most of us voted against this idiot. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan --- the symbol of American led world peace, humanity, reconstruction and stability after the Allied victory over Fascism in World War II. And … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren gets a “Democratic” challenger
I had heard rumors this might happen. I received the email below from Allen Waters announcing he is contesting Senator Warren's renomination. I think Donald Trump does a better job reading the political mood than this guy does. For a … [Read more...]
MassDem convention open thread
Sadly I'm out of town on work this weekend. I'm following it via Twitter #MDPConvention or #MassDemCon2017 , for what that's worth. I'm hearing that Bob Massie got the crowd going. I'm not surprised - a moral-clarity guy like him is the … [Read more...]
Gauntlets thrown down in advance of Dem Convention
The road was littered with metal gloves, there were so many gauntlets thrown ... calls to Governor Baker to lead on climate, and Dan Wolf calling out Robert DeLeo as "tone deaf" and calling for a primary challenger. If you want … [Read more...]
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