One of the major points of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation report on covering the uninsured in MA is that many people could be newly insured by the same money that we're now spending on Uncompensated Care, e.g. when an uninsured … [Read more...]
A really bad idea
The Globe reports that state transportation secretary Dan Grabauskas floated the idea of a "use tax" for cars - that is, a tax that is tied to how many miles you drive your car. Cars would be tracked with global positioning … [Read more...]
The cowardice is staggering
Several major networks have informed the United Church of Christ that they are refusing to air the UCC's new ad, deeming it too "controversial." The ad is designed to convey the highly divisive message that "like Jesus … [Read more...]
Total chaos
Shhh.... listen closely ... hear that? That's the sound of total freakin' chaos. Right here, in Massachusetts! (No, not that! That's just crickets.)Well, that's what the Liberty Counsel (from FL) told the US Supreme Court would ensue if gay … [Read more...]
FL Columnist Boosts Romney 08
John Herbert, a regular contributor to Hernando Today in Hernando County, Florida, sums up Romney's appeal to the Hate Party voters he will need if he is to capture the White House in four years. "Even though the state [Massachusetts] has … [Read more...]
Santa checks list twice, finds out that Pope is naughty
ROME - Santa Claus declared the Pope "naughty" for the first time in recent memory, and delivered a large lump of coal to him in time for Christmas. In what was seen as a particularly harsh move on Santa's part, the coal was … [Read more...]
Ooh – “reform”!
As we all know, His Excellency the Governor considers himself quite the "reformer." We know this because he says so: the Governor's Message accompanying his Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal uses the word "reform" … [Read more...]
Prediction: 8-1 on medical marijuana
You heard it here first: the Supreme Court will vote 8-1 to reject California's effort to legalize the medical use of marijuana. Only Justice Clarence Thomas will vote to uphold the California law. Thomas is the only Justice to … [Read more...]
The Press and the Prosecutors
The Washington Post has this summary of the state of the Valerie Plame affair (in which, as you'll recall, anonymous administration sources illegally disclosed Plame's identity as a CIA operative to columnist Bob Novak, and Novak promptly … [Read more...]
60 Minutes on steroids
I disagree with Oliver Willis that CNN should become a liberal Fox News. Nope, what we really need is a bad-ass, take-no-prisoners, Joe-Friday-just-the-facts-ma'am, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may, old time Woodward-'n-Bernstein, [insert … [Read more...]