Kerry Healey's officially in the Governor's race, and she's already playing the "tax-and-spend" card. Who'd have seen that coming?Globe blurbI guess my question would be whether she's playing her wild card too soon. It's not like her main … [Read more...]
Non-story of the week
Yesterday's Globe brought us this ridiculous story that is apparently supposed to call into question Deval Patrick's finances. According to the story, the Atlanta bank holding a mortgage on the Patricks' Milton home delayed filing the … [Read more...]
Correction of the week
From today's NY Times:Because of an editing error, a recipe last Wednesday for meatballs with an article about foods to serve during the Super Bowl misstated the amount of chipotle chilies in adobo to be used. It is one or two canned … [Read more...]
Sounds like a Senator
You know, I'm not quick to judge a guy who went from community organizing on the South Side of Chicago to the US Senate, but has Barack Obama just been a teensy bit over-sold? From the big fat sound-'n'-fury-signifying-nothing article on … [Read more...]
Will the feds crush MA health care reform?
This is just depressing as hell: State House News Service and WBUR are reporting that the federal government will not support any MA health care reform that increases eligibility to Medicaid (MassHealth), which was a central tenet of all of … [Read more...]
Robert Rice wins in 2nd Worcester State Rep race
I suppose you'd call this a progressive pickup: Gardner Dem Robert Rice wins. Thanks to poster cephme for the heads up. Guess that Kerry Healey magic didn't work out so well. Sounds like Rice got pretty badly outspent, but still beat … [Read more...]
Event posted: Health care forum at Kennedy School, Thursday 6pm
I just posted an event to the calendar: a panel discussion entitled "Expanding Health Care Coverage: What Can States Do?", with health care heavyweights Charlie Baker, CEO of Harvard Pilgrim; Prof. David Cutler; and others. Thursday 2/9, … [Read more...]
Federal Budget 101
The first, and most glaring, misunderstanding in the general public, focuses on the role the President plays in the budget process. Since the 1974 Budget Act (see: good bedtime reading if you are having trouble sleeping) was signed into … [Read more...]
Election Day
A very quick stream of consciousness ramble from the Claire Naughton office:There's a rhythm to campaigns on election day. Monday night before election, after most of the volunteers are gone, the office is occupied by the small group … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Political Parties
"Both of our political parties, at least the honest portion of them, agree conscientiously in the same object: the public good; but they differ essentially in what they deem the means of promoting that good. One side believes it best done … [Read more...]