Rhode Island Politics
Our ranking continues with a battle of the media, in a sense, the old media and the… well… young adult media. Among the interesting factors that are likely to affect this list by its next iteration will be trends in how people consume their news and commentary. For the time being, though, that folded paper…
Used to be I’d bring a sandwich, an apple, a beverage, and a packaged lunch dessert. I’ve been down to a sandwich and apple for quite a while now, although sometimes I’ll substitute leftovers for the sandwich. Such is the daily routine for millions of Americans, especially during harder times: pack a lunch, usually a…
This batch of right-of-center Rhode Islanders stands as evidence that disaggregating subjectivity can have unpredictable results. If we had been satisfied to wing our list without settling on criteria, one the following three members of the top 10 would have been lower, one would have been higher, and one probably wouldn’t have made the list…
Last week, we began a conversation about how one would gauge the top 10 conservative Rhode Islanders. To be sure, the conversation didn’t stay on topic very long, but it did spark some discussion among the contributors. Once we defined criteria and a scoring system, we felt capable of providing a veneer of objectivity to…
… as promised. House Republicans have suggested that representatives who vote in favor of the General Assembly’s pending supplemental budget send the following letter to the city or town which they represent. (A press release is public, right? Okay, then.) April 1, 2009 Dear Town Council President /Mayor; I wanted to drop you a quick…
… in a Press Release of today. House Minority Leader Robert A. Watson (R-Dist.30 East Greenwich, West Greenwich) and the members of the House Minority Caucus today said that tax increases and the failure to provide our cities and towns management rights advocated by Governor Carcieri are unacceptable. “House Republicans have drawn a line in…
As Ian Donnis points out in his new WRNI blogging home, tomorrow’s Newsmakers show (5:30 a.m. on 12, 10 a.m. on 11) features Travis Rowley and Meghan Grady — he a Young Republican, she a Young Democrat — and Republican Representative John Loughlin. Word is that reference is made to Anchor Rising.
The Democrats on the House Finance Committee should be remembered for their role in driving the state of Rhode Island farther into the ground. The Projo summary reads like a natural parody: Gas tax: Increase by 2 cents per gallon, to 33 cents Cigarette tax: Increase by $1, to $3.46 per pack Municipal aid: Cut…
Already talking about his next run against Rep. Jim Langevin, Mark Zaccaria is pitch perfect on the AIG mess, as far as I’m concerned: “I don’t anticipate that all of the stimulus money will be effectively used,” he said. Zaccaria said he is not opposed in principle to such federal pump-priming measures to invigorate an…
Pondering something not at all self-referential, I got to wondering who might rank on a top 10 list of conservative Rhode Islanders. (Given the competition, let’s define “conservative” as “right-of-center.”) Some names and placements are obvious, but what would the breakdown be? I suppose one would first have to settle on criteria. There are folks…