There's a real risk that the "progressive" vote in next Tuesday's special election to fill Brian Golden's seat in the 18th Suffolk district will be split between two candidates, Tim Schofield and Michael Moran. And the … [Read more...]
The silliest argument for phase-out yet:
You ready for this? From Josh Marshall, I present to you Prof. Isaac Ehrlich, SUNY Buffalo:"Current Social Security systems in the U.S. and elsewhere have someunintended consequences, which include disincentives to form familiesand … [Read more...]
Gov race roundup
Lots to read over the last couple of days for those interested in the 2006 Governor's race. Here are some links:The Globe reports new scary poll numbers for Mitt Romney (see also the recent State House News Service poll, discussed … [Read more...]
Sen. Feingold weighs in on campaign finance and the internet
This post at MyDD by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI, of McCain-Feingold fame) is worth reading. He says all the right things about letting uncompensated bloggers endorse whoever they want without worrying about campaign finance law, … [Read more...]
Remember: special elections are next Tuesday, March 15
Next Tuesday is the date for the primaries (which will likely decide who fills the seat) in three districts: Suffolk 12th (Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, Milton - Tom Finneran's old district), Suffolk 18th (Brighton, Allston, Brookline), … [Read more...]
FEC May Regulate Bloggers
The full article, as published on Cato's website, is as follows:Bloggers BewareJohn Samples is director of the Center forRepresentative Governmentat the Cato Institute and co-editor ofTheRepublican Revolution 10 Years Later: Smaller … [Read more...]
Lipstick on a Silver pig
Well, I had my first Silver Line ("Bus Rapid Transit"?) experience last weekend, going to the Plaza Theater in the South End (motto: "You Can't Get There from Here"). I'm sure you'll be shocked, just shocked to hear … [Read more...]
More on the state party’s rule changes
In Googling around for more information on the Massachusetts Democratic Party's rule changes, I happened upon this Phoenix article from almost exactly a year ago. Very interesting. The rule changes that the party adopted … [Read more...]
Environment: Bush’s iceberg of denial floating away
From MyDD, some terrific news indeed:President Bush's bid to rewrite the nation's air pollution laws groundto a halt in Congress Wednesday when Republicans were unable toovercome objections in the Senate Environment and Public … [Read more...]
Willard’s Numbers Slip
A new poll of 404 state residents by the State House News Service finds that Willard's recent embrace of the hard religious right has not gone down well in the Bay State. A majority of those surveyed, 56.3 percent to 38.1 percent, disagreed … [Read more...]