As we've already noted, Massachusetts - the bluest of the blue states, we're proud to say - has the lowest divorce rate in the country. Now it turns out that the blues again put the reds to shame when it comes to teen … [Read more...]
Romney Embraces Religious Right in Iowa
The November issue of Boston magazine highlighted Romney's efforts to underline his hard-line fundamentalist religious position on gay marriage as he prepares for a 2008 Presidential bid. In Iowa, Boston reported, "The first question … [Read more...]
The Next Chief Justice (part 2)
So why in the world do I think it would be a good thing for President Bush to name Justice Scalia or Thomas as ailing Chief Justice Rehnquist's successor?For two reasons. First, because Bush will have to burn an enormous quantity of … [Read more...]
Mansfield Republicans Backed by Romney Turn Christmas Into Hate
Mansfield Republicans, picking up on Romney's efforts to use religious extremism for political advantage, have made it clear that non-Christians are not welcome at their holiday party this year. "Do you insist on saying "Merry … [Read more...]
The grassroots demand better hacks
Wow. Democrats outraised Republicans $397mil to $385mil, and still got our butts kicked. Thanks for that, Terry McAuliffe: even when we at the grassroots and netroots gave you and your cronies every opportunity to win, the feckless … [Read more...]
Romney Honors Religious Extremist
Romney underlined his disdain for separation of church and state, and burnished his fundamentalist religious credentials, yesterday by offering fulsome praise for Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, Bush's new nominee for Secretary of … [Read more...]
Of trees and menorahs
Every December, there's a huge fight somewhere over "holiday displays" on public property (hat tip to How Appealing for the link). The argument usually runs something like this:Can we have a Christmas tree? If we have … [Read more...]
Let the people wait
As you'll recall, the rallying cry for the anti-gay marriage crowd during the constitutional convention earlier this year was not so much "we hate gays" (that might be seen as intolerant and likely to turn off moderates), but … [Read more...]
We’re already paying for it
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...]