Last Friday, economist Paul Krugman wrote in the NYTimes about the comeback of “voodoo” economics, which the first President Bush tried to warn Americans about in 1980, when he was trying to stop Ronald Reagan from becoming the Republican Party’s nominee for president. And the rest is history, as they…
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We haven’t written much about the race for the 3rd Middlesex Senate seat currently held by Democrat Susan Fargo, but a fascinating episode involving Republican challenger (and Chelmsford Selectman) Eric Dahlberg, the Tea Party, and a group called MassResistance has prompted me to pay more attention. This coming Sunday, the…
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In a StateHouse News Bureau story reported in today’s Eagle Tribune, there are three legislator-perspectives on the current status of the Casino bill. From Senator Stan Rosenburg (D-Amherst), chief gambling bill negotiator for the Senate – still hopeful: Asked if he felt there might be an unbreakable impasse, Rosenberg said,…
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Robert Scheer in the online Huffington Post says the GOP will pay politically for their double-standard on demanding pay-as-you-go for jobless benefits but not for their standard proposed upper tier tax cuts. Read his rant here, which I picked up from realclearpolitics.com
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Washington Post op-ed columnist Anne Applebaum blows off some steam in her latest column and says Americans are talking out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to “government.” Read her column here, and consider subscribing to the Post online if you appreciate the writing.
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According to a story in the Worcester Telegram – lawyer and Central Massachusetts GOP activist James P. McKenna has decided to mount a sticker-candidacy to join the race against Attorney General Martha Coakley. No Republican was nominated by the State Republican Party to challenge her in the November election. McKenna now…
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Here’s the latest communication from the Niki Tsongas for Congress campaign, from campaign manager Nick Clemons. This was sent on Thursday: “In a few hours, we are going to be submitting our second quarter campaign finance report to the FEC, but I wanted to write you and give you an…
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Here’s the latest communication from the Democratic Party team. It’s a message from Mitch Stewart, Director of Organizing for America, a Project of the Democratic National Committee: “Paul — “The Senate just passed Wall Street reform. The bill will become law the moment President Obama signs it. “This reform represents the…
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Rick Newman on U. S. News & World Report.com has looked at the funding “crunch” across the fifty states and devised what he calls the “Pain Index.” The recession might technically be over, but the funding crunch in state and local governments could actually get worse. The stimulus act passed in…
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For the past few days our home phone has been dialed by someone the caller ID has named “Arizona” so we haven’t gotten around to answering. Someone I was speaking to this morning did pick-up when the 48th state called and ended up on the phone for 20 minutes answering…
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