I guess among the things we’ll be bidding farewell as 2008 draws to a close is the Christmas party. Not the party, of course, just the label. Yes, we’ve been trained to say “Happy Holidays” now for the better part of a decade, so as not to offend blah blah blah. But it seemed like [...]
I’m just guessing here, but I think it’s a pretty good bet that before Tuesday, the number of Americans who could pronounce Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s last name was something below 5 percent. And after today, it’s probably better than 95 percent. Oh, and you might have to search in some mainstream media accounts to [...]
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 [...]
I think the Big 3 auto CEOs got close to exactly what they wanted. They said they needed $34 billion. They’re only getting $15 billion. Sounds like Congress was really tough, giving them less than half what they needed. But that ignores the standard opening gambit of any negotiation – you ask for at least [...]
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 Local politics, State issues, Taylor Armerding on Oct 31st, 2008 View Comments
I’m voting for Question 1, to eliminate the state income tax, which shouldn’t surprise anybody. Every time I hear from its opponents that it would be “reckless” or “irresponsible,” I wonder, “Do these people ever stop to look in the mirror?” Reckless and irresponsible is the way they have been spending, demanding spending or enabling [...]
Posted in Presidential race, Taylor Armerding on Oct 3rd, 2008 View Comments
Brief thoughts after the Palin-Biden set-to in St. Louis. I wonder if Sarah Palin’s last name was really Paling at one time, and the family just decided to drop the “g” because, y’know, they weren’t usin’ it anyway. By the end of the debate, I was likin’ some of what she was sayin’, but I [...]
Posted in Taylor Armerding on Oct 2nd, 2008 View Comments
They – the all-knowing “they” – say you should never watch the legislative process too closely – that it’s a bit like watching sausage get made. That seems to be a pretty substantial “ick” factor. But, let’s take a peek anyway, at the latest version of the now $800 billion-plus bailout package passed by the [...]
Posted in Presidential race, Taylor Armerding on Sep 25th, 2008 View Comments
So, did you hear what that Alaska hockey mom ditz, Republican vp candidate Sarah Palin said this past week? In an interview with CBS anchor Katie Couric, talking about the economic meltdown, she said, “Part of what a leader does is to instill confidence, is demonstrate that he or she knows what they’re talking about [...]
Posted in Presidential race, Taylor Armerding on Sep 11th, 2008 View Comments
I don’t want to base my vote for president on personality, age, race or gender. I want to base it on the critical issues of our time. In that spirit, here’s my own, anecdotal, defining moment in presidential politics. True story. Two events. Happened on the very same day. In the morning, while traveling south [...]
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