The fact that the House Republican caucus did not dare to have a secret ballot on the removal vote of Liz Cheney from their leadership tells you all you need to know: they were afraid she would get a lot of votes and make them look … [Read more...]
Senator Warren to Seek Re-election
Politico frames this as a surprise among Massachusetts Democrats. It isn't to me, nor have I heard the conversations speculating that she would not run. I tend to assume that incumbents will seek re-election until I hear otherwise. … [Read more...]
When the “Right to Repair” becomes the “Right to Use Cruise Control”…..????
General Motors new lineup includes the Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Electronic Utility Vehicle. An interesting feature is included in the $2,200 Premier Trim option is GM's Hands Free Super Cruise Technology. As long as the driver facing … [Read more...]
Copy & Paste
Virtually all of the more than twenty countries whose school test scores in Math, Science, and Reading are higher than the USA are countries who support teachers unions in their public schools. The countries with the strongest unions … [Read more...]
Wakefield women make Council history
Lost in all the meshugaas from town election last week was a story that got scant media coverage. The kerfuffle over a high school logo was a shiny object distraction to the historic victory women won by becoming the first majority on … [Read more...]
Shame on these Democrats
The New York Times has this one right. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/opinion/salt-deduction-democrats.html As they report more than half of the benefit of repealing the limit on SALT (the State and Local Tax) deduction would go to … [Read more...]
Solar Public Service Announcements
The first solar video I produced was for the Urban Solar Energy Association [USEA] back in the early 1980s. One of the 10 second public service announcements was “A south-facing window is already a solar collector. Learn how to use it.” … [Read more...]
A modest proposal on DC statehood
Opponents of ending taxation without representation for the majority-minority District of Columbia argue that the District is too small (pop 700k) to deserve two votes in the U.S. Senate. This criticism is, of course, absolutely right, … [Read more...]
RIP Vice President Walter Mondale
He was VP when I was born and one of my earliest political memories is of him being the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee. I remember hoping he would win, not because I had real political views at age 6, but because that is the age we … [Read more...]
Kudos to President Biden for Ending the Forever War
Maureen Dowd has a must read op-ed praising President Biden for his decision to end the war in Afghanistan. It’s worth reading. Hindsight is 20/20, and while I haven’t gotten to that part of his book yet, I’m sure President Obama regrets … [Read more...]
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