OK, it's not quite as fabulous as the hoax chart purporting to show that states with higher average IQs voted for Kerry. But it's still pretty good.First, we're proud to say that according to the Education State Rankings (which take … [Read more...]
Surprise! Not good enough = not good enough
[Housekeeping note: David and I will be out of town bringing home the bacon in this holiday season, so there will be light posting until Friday.]Here is a rundown of the problems with New York State's supposedly innovative health care deal, … [Read more...]
Reality-based environmentalism
To continue the rant on the wind farms and environmental thinking in general:The word "environmentalist" is often considered synonymous with "conservationist", that is, someone who wants to keep things the way they are. … [Read more...]
The bigotry is just phenomenal
So, yeah, there are a handful of gay divorces, too. Let's ask the Massachusetts Family Institute why:Opponents of gay marriage said the divorces, occurring so soon afterthe weddings, confirm that gay couples are not equipped for … [Read more...]
Protect the Environment … somewhere else, please.
Frankly it's a little depressing to see that the state's biggest pols have come out against the wind farm: Mitt, Teddy Kennedy, and Tom Reilly. That's going to be a tough thing to overcome, but hope springs eternal.Romney's no surprise, of … [Read more...]
The tough question
It was all over today's papers: a National Guardsman surprised Defense Secretary Rumsfeld in Kuwait by asking him a tough question about why soldiers had to scavenge through junkyards to find armor for their vehicles. It also now … [Read more...]
Ding dong the witch is dead
So long, and thanks for ... well, thanks for something... The Governor will miss you, I'm sure.Seriously, Finneran's departure is the best news for MA liberals/progressives/good government/all-around honest folks in years. DiMasi seems like … [Read more...]
It’s the cognitive dissonance, stupid
Orcinus settles the anti-war marginalization battle with this paragraph [found through Atrios]:So really, what doesn't help matters is evading the issue by implying the people who opposed the Iraq war -- that is, the people who were right-- … [Read more...]
There’s something about Harry
Senate Democratic leader-elect Harry Reid (D-Nev.) apparently could support Scalia for Chief Justice, but considers Thomas an "embarrassment." Liberal groups dutifully expressed outrage, as did pro-Thomas conservatives.Is … [Read more...]
Can an Attorney General win?
Item: the no-nonsense Attorney General of a blue state has decided to take on the incumbent "moderate" Republican Governor in 2006. I'm actually talking about New York's Eliot Spitzer, who has just made it official, but it … [Read more...]