Posted in Massachusetts politics, Taylor Armerding on May 24th, 2010 View Comments
They all do it – both Republicans and Democrats point fingers elsewhere to avoid any blame when things go wrong, and leap in front of the camera when there’s a chance to take credit for something good. But, as your mom probably told you, “Just because everybody does it doesn’t make it right.” So Gov. [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, State issues, Taylor Armerding on Mar 18th, 2010 View Comments
No surprise, the Connector Authority board, which oversees insurance programs under RomneyCare, the 2006 health care law, was not pleased at comments by state Treasurer and unenrolled gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill that Obamacare could bankrupt the nation in four years, because it is modeled after the Massachusetts reform. Cahill said Tuesday that the Connector had [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, State issues, Taylor Armerding on Mar 17th, 2010 View Comments
More tales from the abuse of plain language at the Statehouse: Chapter 9,621. The bottom line is that the infamous Hack Holidays – Evacuation Day (which happens to fall on St. Patrick’s Day, but so named to give it some alleged historical flavor) and Bunker Hill Day on June 17 will live for at least [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, Taylor Armerding on Mar 4th, 2010 View Comments
I know that all of our local reps and senators have to express horror and high dudgeon at the prospect of New Hampshire putting toll booths just inside its borders on Interstate 93. If they didn’t, their constituents might actually get angry enough at them to vote for somebody else. But I can’t help but [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, State issues, Taylor Armerding on Jan 29th, 2010 View Comments
What a miracle an election year is. House Speaker Robert DeLeo is suddenly on our side, suddenly posing as a hawk on tax increases. I’m surprised he hasn’t taken a temporary membership with Citizens for Limited Taxation. The speaker declared this week that the House budget, not due until spring, would contain no new taxes [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, Taylor Armerding on Dec 8th, 2009 View Comments
There was our former governor, Michael Dukakis, arguing this week against allowing casinos in Massachusetts. Yeah, he made passing reference to the moral case – we don’t need more addiction – but his real pitch was that the state could get the additional money it needs by repealing “worthless” tax exemptions. That’s some serious rhetorical [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, State issues, Taylor Armerding on Jan 28th, 2009 View Comments
If you had any lingering doubts about the Statehouse being a palace of delusion, listen to some of your elected representatives defend their vote for Sal DiMasi as House Speaker, just three weeks before he resigned under an ethical cloud that grows blacker by the day. Read about it here. Rep. John Keenan, D-Salem: “I [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, Taylor Armerding on Dec 9th, 2008 View Comments
That’s a great idea that the gay marriage jihadists have. It’s not enough, in the wake of the democratic referendum in California to preserve traditional marriage, for them to harass and threaten the Mormon church or hurl insults at African Americans that would get anybody else branded as McCarthyite. The next big protest is for [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, State issues, Taylor Armerding on Dec 3rd, 2008 View Comments
My apologies for the complete absence of posts on this blog for the past month. My advance New Year’s resolution is to visit it much more often. And thanks to you who have stopped by, weighed in and debated with one another. There is not much better than a good argument that sticks to the [...]
Posted in Massachusetts politics, Taylor Armerding on Jul 29th, 2008 View Comments
Gee, glad to see how intensely concerned our junior U.S. Senator John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, is about doing his job in the Senate. With just eight weeks to go before the state Democratic primary election, Kerry’s opponent, Gloucester attorney Edward O’Reilly, is trying to get the senator to agree to a series of debates | 23 [...]
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