Democrats on the March
John Loughlin, the presumed Republican candidate for Patrick Kennedy’s seat in Congress, has issued a press release stating that “the Congressman has a basic obligation to share his in-depth knowledge” about healthcare legislation at three to five town-hall-style meetings. As a matter of an elected representative’s responsibility, Loughlin is absolutely correct, but constituents might have…
Polls continue to indicate President Obama’s and the Democrats’ health care reform is in serious trouble. And the Dems are worried…and paranoid. They haven’t been able to drum up support with their much-touted netroots apparatus and are instead encountering protests against their proposals. But it couldn’t be that their grand plan is wrong…instead, the Democrats…
Remind me, again, who the intolerant bigots are? The police are investigating an assault Tuesday on Bald Hill Road. The weapon of choice: soda, salsa, eggs … “Your basic garden variety of food condiments,” Capt. Robert Nelson said Wednesday. It started as the four men stood at the median on Bald Hill Road and East…
To paraphrase….”I’ll gladly pay you $1 Million over the next decade for a ham sandwich today.” Award Overview Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Project Location: LOS ANGELES Contract Number: AG3J14120297196 Project Location – State: CA Funding Amount: $1,191,200 Project Location – Zip Code: 90058-1800 Completion Date: 2009-06-30 Congressional District: CA-34 Recipient Information (Award) Recipient Name:…
Over at RI future, Pat Crowley argues that General Treasurer Frank Caprio’s beliefs must lie outside of the Rhode Island’s Democrat party mainstream, because the Treasurer appeared this weekend at an event sponsored by the Rhode Island Statewide Coalition… It seems strange to me that Caprio, an elected Democrat, would spend any time with an…
I have a question. Once the dust settles on the big grandchildren’s money drop heading the states’ way, how is our failed public finance system going to maintain all of this on top of the infrastructure and assets that it currently struggles to keep in one piece? To Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, new federal…
Thomas Schmeling and Pat Crowley have been engaged in an interesting conversation that began when a commenter told Crowley the following: I’m a democrat and I think the state employees unions are one of the biggest problems with the state at the moment. Public employees paid by tax dollars should not be union (emergency workers…
This is shocking: DeHayes would not provide the exact contents of the messages, which he said were found on a computer in the Memorial Union, the student life building, and at Swan Hall. In an interview yesterday, he would say only that they were a “characterization” of Obama. DeHayes said a student brought the messages…
OK, I could be accused of trying to “turn those [conservative] frowns upside down” with the imminent Democratic takeover of our government. Part of it is because I’m trying to take the long view, part of it is because I’m basically an optimistic guy. So, more for myself than perhaps others, here’s a little cold…
Given the temple like setting of tonight’s address by The One, I’m tempted to allude to Acolytes worshiping in hopes of witnessing the Ascension….. But maybe we should switch metaphors…. More about the movie, “The Ghost Breakers,” here (yes, that last line was actually spoken). (h/t)
