... to work for John Fish, the Globe says. Linda Dorcena Forry to leave state Senate … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, Charlie Baker Won’t Be Able to “Target Trump Without Saying His Name”
The wind beneath Charlie Baker's wings blew again in his State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday evening, which the assembled members of the Legislature received with standing ovations too numerous to mention. The Governor's poll … [Read more...]
Enough, Democrats!
Today comes an entertaining conversation among Joe Trippi, Frank Bruni, and our own Deval Patrick entitled Enough Trump Bashing, Democrats. The theme is to keep your eyes on the prize with a positive message. Some good bits: PATRICK: … [Read more...]
GIC troubles
Health costs in the state continue to skyrocket, causing the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) to drop the Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim insurance plans. The GIC provides coverage to 440,000 state and town employees & retirees). This is a … [Read more...]
The GOP gave up something big
Won't somebody think of the children? Not in this Congress. The GOP dropped any pretense that they want to protect children. They took children hostage -- the uninsured and DACA kids --and made Democrats "buy them back" to get a … [Read more...]
Happy Roe v Wade Day!
A year ago this past Saturday, pregnant with twins and very fired up, I went to Boston Common. Standing with my mom and 200,000 people who were ready to fight back, I felt an optimism I hadn’t since before the election. Forty-five years … [Read more...]
Holding out for better things in the pipeline
ISO-NE, our regional power grid managers, issued a new report warning of dire consequences unless we build out for MOAR GAS. Rolling blackouts! "Appeals to the public to reduce energy usage" ... horrors. I suspect we'll get full scrutiny of … [Read more...]
Ammunition useful when speaking to a Republican.
I keep these responses at the ready. On Immigration when the Republican says, "My ancestors came here legally!". I reply: Well, that's probably because they came here before 1880 when up to that time, there were no laws governing … [Read more...]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
I had a couple of things I wanted to post about today, but I figured I'd be efficient and use a single diary. LOOKING BACK: I just finished reading What Happened by Hillary Clinton, which I highly recommend. It is very readable and … [Read more...]
MLK Day in Boston – Don’t look away
Today we get to remember that Martin Luther King became "Dr." at Boston University. He met his wife Coretta Scott who was a voice *and* violin major at NEC. There's always a Boston connection. From WGBH: But I recommend reading the … [Read more...]
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