And neither really deal with the current DiMasi-Trav compromise, such as it is:*Eileen McNamara wonders how the working poor will fare under the eventual bill. These would be the folks most helped by an honest-to-God Medicaid expansion, … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Boston Globe
"It was not that Boston lacked newspapers. On the contrary, there were ten competing papers in the city. However, none of them, including The Herald, which accounted for half of all the papers sold in Boston, was satisfactory to these … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick Snubbed by DCI?
This weekend's excellent Democratic political campaign training sessions, held at the Crowne Plaza in Worcester, featured facinating expert panels, a large turnout of the Democrat faithful and eight(8) breakfasts, lunches and coffee breaks … [Read more...]
Dynamic presentation given by David at the DCI
David handles a dynanic round of discussion very well at the Democratic campaign institute. … [Read more...]
Live Blogging – DCI
At today's DCI conference David of BMG is presenting, along with Cyndi Roy of Mass Dems the topic: Politics and the Web. The discussion will focus on issues, and organizing. I have sco of .08 and Andy of Mass. Revolution Now! on … [Read more...]
Herald sheds tears for non-insuring businesses
Very ... somber ... indeed ...(cue Barber's Adagio)In a stare-down with House Speaker Sal DiMasi, the business community was the first to blink. Sadly their members could be paying the price for decades. You call a measly 295 bucks a year … [Read more...]
Book Tour: “Proud To Be Liberal”
Bill Scher (of Liberal Oasis) and Steve Almond are coming to the Boston area to promote a new collection of essays to which they contributed, "Proud To Be Liberal". I was a fan of Liberal Oasis before I put two and two together and … [Read more...]
Take my wife, or Kerry can’t control Christy
It isn't only Camelot and Crab Cake on Cape Cod.Christy is famous down on our sand spit, and today's blast is one of many on http://capecodtoday.com.Christy's web site is backGreek hat in the ringWe guess whomever he hired to do his … [Read more...]
Health Care Compromise Reached
According to Boston.com...Legislators reach health care dealBy Frank Phillips, Globe StaffLegislative leaders reached a tentative deal today on the most contentious part of the health care bill, agreeing to assess employers who don't … [Read more...]
This column needs an enema.
"Jon Stewart undermines any remaining earnestness that liberals in America might still possess."Don't laugh at politicians, Jon Stewart; they're our friendssssss!Yeah, our problem is that young libs are ending up at Morgan Stanley because … [Read more...]