Wes of Walk in Brain is doing a book club of the blogs this week on "Uninsured in America: by Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle. I thought I'd chime in with some thoughts on this powerful and painful book.This book presents … [Read more...]
Reading list for health care week
This is something of a repeat of an earlier post, but in light of Health Care Week on the Blogs, it's timely. This is a brief list of things I've been reading about health care in the last year:Uninsured in America, by Rushika Fernandopulle … [Read more...]
More fun with internet domain names
Remember when the Mass. GOP bought up a couple of possible "Reilly for Governor" internet domain names and threatened to put anti-Reilly propaganda on the sites? (So far, there's nothing on those sites, but maybe there will … [Read more...]
WaPo backs Roberts; NYT doesn’t
The Washington Post's editorial board has come out in favor of John Roberts' confirmation, and the New York Times has come out against. Some would argue that this is all just as relevant as Michael Bloomberg's view. In any … [Read more...]
“Throwing a bomb on the table”
A post in which I take the side of the Romney administration...? Would-be gubernatorial candidate and Swampscott selectman Charlie Baker threw down with some Romney aides the other day at a business roundtable, taking them to task for their … [Read more...]
And we should care because …?
In a move sure to dramatically affect John Roberts' prospects of being confirmed by the Senate as the next Chief Justice of the United States - NOT! - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has publicly stated his opposition to … [Read more...]
Cindy Sheehan in Cambridge
A report from Cos on Cindy Sheehan's visit to Cambridge this afternoon. Note that she's still in town - as Cos notes at the end of the post, she'll be at BU Law School this evening from 7 to 9 pm. --David Camp Casey / Camp Alex … [Read more...]
The Infant in Charge
Reuters photographed Bush Wednesday at the United Nations asking permission from Condoleeza Rice to take a bathroom break. He must have left his Stadium Pal from Biorelief at home. More coverage from Editor & Publisher. Thanks to Blog … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey’s first scandal
Oops. Turns out Kerry Healey's husband benefited to the tune of $1 million from a tax credit program that was sharply criticized by a Department of Revenue report. According to the DOR report, the credits were "handed out … [Read more...]
Another day, another Romney override
Our lame Governor's veto of the "morning-after pill" legislation was easily overridden by the state legislature today. The vote in the House: 139-16. The vote in the Senate: 37-0. Even the Republicans wouldn't … [Read more...]