Category Archives: Politics

Here’s What “Not Very Much” Money Looks Like

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Last year, Mitt Romney made more than $374,000 in speaking fees. He averaged just under $41,600 per speech. He does not think this is “very much” money.” Here’s what “not very much” money looks like: If Romney only made speeches, … Continue reading →

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Whopper of the Day

Posted on January 12, 2012 by admin

Here’s a regular ol’ Rick Perry supporter in South Carolina, explaining to a Times reporter why she’s wild about Rick Perry. It’s not just the fact that there’s Jesus dripping from everything the guy says. He also has his wife who … Continue reading →

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Filene’s: Call Their Bluff

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

My latest for the Globe looks at the recent noise emanating from City Hall about using a Suffolk Downs casino to pressure Vornado into filling its Filene’s pit. The problem with these threats coming from City Hall is, there’s no way … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on April 18, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from the mighty mighty Boston Daily) It’s budget season on Beacon Hill again. And it’s apt that it should coincide, roughly, with the run-up to area colleges’ final exams. After a semester of lying around and drinking, the legislature … Continue reading →

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Throw the Bums in Jail!

Posted on April 18, 2008 by admin

Or, barring that, at least have the bums pay for shenanigans out of their own pockets. We’re inching closer to the latter, as the legislature advanced a bill yesterday that would make politicians and other public board members personally culpable … Continue reading →

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Shorter, But Not Much Better…

Posted on April 17, 2008 by admin

Deval Patrick’s second Times appearance in a month is shorter than his first (an A1 job in which the nation’s paper of record wondered how the F things on Beacon Hill could’ve gone so bad so quickly, and in which … Continue reading →

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Tim Murray Shoots, Scores?

Posted on April 4, 2008 by admin

Here’s a hot awesome gift shop item for you: The Tim Murray bobblehead. Worcester’s dreadfully bad minor league hockey team will be honoring the city’s former Boy Mayor made good by handing these things later this month. The gesture is … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on April 4, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted, per usual, from Boston Daily) We hear that Governor Deval Patrick’s budget priorities are in trouble. That’s not any great surprise. The House and Senate took most of the governor’s recommendations and tossed them in the trash last year, … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on March 28, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) We may be watching the balance of power tip on Beacon Hill. While Gov. Deval Patrick and House Speaker Sal DiMasi go back and forth about casinos and taxes—and whether or not they’re going back and … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on March 21, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Deval Patrick has got to hate St. Patrick’s week. This time a year ago, House Speaker Sal DiMasi appeared before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and absolutely brutalized the governor – much to the delight … Continue reading →

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