Republicans vs. Fiscal Responsibility
I still can't believe people say the Republican Party is either fiscally prudent or fiscally conservative.
View ArticleTwo Election Years To Pay Attention To
They might be the years you think they are, but probably not for the reasons you expect. Take your well-earned break from the next election cycle (EDIT: I was unclear. Meaning through the end of...
View ArticleTop Ten Republican Losses of 2012
It's been a rough year for the Grand Old Party. Let's look back at some fond memories of how the Republicans lost the War on 2012.
View ArticlePaul Ryan Needs to Get Unplugged
Once again, somebody looks in a mirror, fails to recognize his reflection, and says it looks like his enemy. Former vice presidential candidate and noted partisan Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI)...
View ArticleStill clueless about energy policy
Some people forget that there's top-down solutions that work better than bottom-up ones. Thomas Friedman in Sunday's The New York Times:Nothing would do more to clean our air, drive clean-tech...
View ArticleEndorsement for the next US Senator from Massachusetts
Massachusetts has not seen a lot of turnover in its senators. Ted Kennedy kept his seat from the mid-1960s until his death in 2010. John Kerry held on to his seat for a few decades as well, until...
View ArticleThe Inconsistency of Right Wing Justices
First, congratulations Senator-elect Markey! I wish I'd had energy to do more than make sandwiches for one of your staffing offices.Yesterday the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned one...
View ArticleStop calling them conservative
One of the easiest traps to fall into when debating is to let the other side, or sides, dictate the terms and language of a debate. This is especially the case with political discussions. For many...
View ArticleFlip-flopping Right-winger du jour: David Brooks
Sometimes I think he writes his columns just to hear himself speak. Well, and to earn some money from the coffers of All The News That's Fit To Print.What he says about radical Islam:It’s no use...
View ArticleA Rare Case of Political Sanity
It's not common to find something good to write about in politics, but the Democratic primary in MA-5 is definitely something interesting. (Note: I am keeping this a little vague for personal...
View ArticleShutdown Near An End--But Prepare For The Next One
By now, various news outlets are talking about the end of the shutdown and how the federal government will be funded, at least for a few months. On the one side, thank goodness. Maybe now the national...
View ArticleMary Matalin Fails Government 101 And Nobody Catches It
I am sitting here watching a time-delayed (All Hail TiVo!) Real Time with Bill Maher thankfully back from break, and one of his guests is longtime Republican strategist Mary Matalin. My jaw dropped...
View ArticleIdiot of the week
Tony PerkinsWhy of course, putting cakes in the oven for people you morally disapprove of is exactly the same as putting people you morally disapprove of in the freaking oven.Dumbass.
View ArticleA Saga Concludes: Market Basket Reopens For Business
Let me tell you a story about a CEO, one who has so much loyalty from his workers that they went on strike to get him reinstated after he was fired.First, a little background.My first encounter with...
View ArticleMassachusetts Candidates on Health Care: A Quick Primer
Before anything else: don't forget that there is a primary election on Tuesday, September 9 in Massachusetts. All statewide offices are up for election, so be sure to go to nominate your choices for...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons Don Berwick Should Be Governor of Massachusetts come 2015
Don't forget, Massachusetts, we have a primary around the corner. Let me tell you why you should vote for Don.First, the not so serious version:10) Doesn't think climate change means a trip to...
View ArticleTom Friedman still doesn't understand the economy
Tom Friedman tries. He tries, really hard, to come up with solutions to the problems of the day. His intentions are honorable. He cares about people outside his rarefied economic bracket without being...
View ArticleA Break from Politics: Homemade French Fries
One reason so many people like going out to eat is French fries. These lovely little sticks--or occasionally wedges--of potato (or, if you're like Dan Quayle, "potatoe") are quick, tasty, and seemingly...
View ArticleElection 2014: The Quest For Election 2016
I had meant to be more active this election cycle--helping campaigns where possible, writing when I could. I should have been more active. I keep telling myself this as I look at Democalypse 2014: The...
View ArticleMassachusetts: Still Blue with Red Governors
The New York Times has a full roundup of all the major elections in Massachusetts, excepting the non-binding Question 5.What's interesting is where the votes went. Not everybody voted for every race....
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