Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Times: Worse Than Bush

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

Here are some staggeringly frightening numbers about you, America, via Portfolio.com‘s Jeff Bercovici: The nation’s preeminent newspaper, the New York Times, has a lower approval rating than the president. Even with the awful war, stagflation, spying and the rest of … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) The most talked-about man on Beacon Hill continued to be widely talked about this week, as news that Speaker Sal DiMasi has been playing golf with a decades-old friend while not playing golf with a guy … Continue reading →

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Turd Blossoms

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

Perhaps the only news more surprising than the RNC’s sudden denunciation of the “Hussein” in Barack Hussein Obama is identity of the man who helped push it through: Karl Rove. According to the Atlantic, Rove has been telling his party … Continue reading →

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Blue Grbutt Revolution

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

This wormed its way into my inbox this morning, courtesy of a friend who’s a lot more in tune with the unique rhythms of the tubes than I. It appears to be a discussion of bluegrass music written by someone … Continue reading →

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Rockingest Internet Ever???

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

I found myself at the BPL yesterday, and was in need of some communist wi-fi. The library was happy to oblige. But not so fast! The city doesn’t give away the privilege of blazing through the internet at 11mbps and … Continue reading →

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Outside Job

Posted on February 24, 2008 by admin

Deval Patrick’s administration has finally hired an outside firm to evaluate the basic assumptions behind its casino gambling proposal, four months after filing legislation to legalize casino gambling, five months after initially backing the legalization of Class III gambling, and … Continue reading →

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Two Things

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

Two observations: One day later, the Times‘s John McCain maybe straight-talked his way into my pants story is the most blogged item on the paper’s website. And for all the endless kvetching about the whole thing, this is the paper’s … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) These are strange times for the state’s coastal legislators. First, in November, they were subjected to an energy bill sneak attack that, unbeknownst to them, opened up their coastlines to unfettered wind farm development. They balked, … Continue reading →

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All the Attendant Evils of a Bad Slum

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

I spent most of yesterday in the BPL, dodging sleepy homeless people and researching a BoMag piece on Boylston Street‘s weird place in the city’s architectural bureaucracy. Half of it is part of the Back Bay Architectural District, and subject … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on February 15, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Governor Deval Patrick found out what it feels like to be governor last week, as Sal DiMasi’s House finally – finally – got to work advancing the governor’s agenda. It’s only been, what, thirteen months since … Continue reading →

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