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[...] This is a compelling articulation of what is at stake in the immigration debate. Roy Beck's demonstration of the population consequences of current U.S. immigration policies has entertained and shocked audiences across the country. This video is packed with the facts and analysis that make moral and practical [...]
Playing a Tune for the Hard of HearingA Sign of Trouble
This story tells us a lot about the fledgeling Patrick administration:
State Representative Daniel E. Bosley, appointed a few weeks ago to be Deval Patrick's new economic development adviser, has backed out in a dispute over the scope of his duties and his pay, according to two close colleagues. [...] Why Blog 101
Every once in a while I come upon something truly special that impresses upon me why I spent the time I do blogging.
Oh yes, we all learn something new every day -- bits of news or commentary that we don't get from traditional media sources. We may engage [...] Fair Is Fair?
Bro's take is fair enough at first blush. Tit for tat and all that. It does nothing to haul the current congressional malaise out of the sewer, which is what real statesmanship is about. I have no illusions that it will happen, but any improvement will be better than none.
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In light of Pelosi's promise to ram through a bunch of "reform" stuff while dispensing with the formality of "hearings," here is bro's alternative take:
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Well now we've got something to be outraged about.
Deval Patrick hasn't even been sworn in yet, and he's advocating that the Constitutional Convention violate the law. Gov.-elect Deval Patrick urged legislators today to end debate on a ballot initiative seeking to ban gay marriage by whatever means [...] The Bloom Is Off This Ivy
In the most recent instance of political correctness run amok on the campuses of America's finest universities, one Josie Harper, the Dartmouth College Athletic Director, has taken it upon herself to apologize to the Dartmouth College student body due to the upcoming men's hockey face-off between Dartmouth and the [...]
As Good As It Can Get
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has rendered an opinion which states that the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is in violation of Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution if it recesses the current Constitutional Convention on January 2, 2007 without voting on the gay marriage amendment. Unfortunately, it [...]
The Real Thing?Sorry Baby, Wrong Number
Well here's an item in today's paper that I am certain hit a nice tonal chord with most readers:
Michael W. Morrissey, the Senate chairman of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, is putting forth legislation to impose new regulations on cellular phone companies to make them [...] Not the Best Ambassador
I have a daughter who is in the midst of applying to colleges. When we were discussing "safety" schools, I suggested that she look at U. Mass. Amherst. I would never have considered this twenty years ago (I shunned the place myself), but they've made a great deal of progress, [...]
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I don't agree with the commentary here, but you have to love the Rudy caricature.
