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Massachusetts Liberal: Can you top this?

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:10:00 -0500

Will Rogers once said "I'm not a member of an any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." Anyone looking to identify with the GOP today might correctly declare: "I'm not a member of a sentient political party. I'm a Republican."

The morphing of the Party of Lincoln into [...]

Marry in Massachusetts: Lee-Jackson-King-Coakley

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

As a Southerner in childhood, I knew January 19th as a holiday. Here in 2010, it happens to be the final in the special election to replace Sen. Ted Kennedy (vote Martha Coakley, certainly).

In elementary school, I lived in Danville, Virginia, and knew that date as a holiday, [...]

Viking Pundit: No controlling legal authority - I'll borrow ...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:05:00 -0500

No controlling legal authority - I'll borrow one of Al Gore's favorite phrases to introduce this Heritage Foundation legal review: "Why the personal mandate to buy health insurance is unprecedented and unconstitutional."' [...]

lovable liberal: Mercenaries

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:53:00 -0500

Decaying empires hire mercenaries - and pay dearly.

They pay in self-respect, not just in filthy lucre.

Oh, and of course, we should call them by their name. Contractors? Feh. [...]

Blue Mass. Group: Comment of the day: Coakley and the public option

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:35:20 -0500

RIGHT NOW is a really good time for ...

Martha Coakley to take an outspoken, leadership role in the fight to preserve a strong public option.

I would love to see her and Mike Capuano, along with the rest of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, make strong statement that a health care [...]

lovable liberal: Inability to adapt

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:59:00 -0500

Click image for full Steve Artley cartoon.
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Red Mass Group - Front Page: Liberal Fascism

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:40:30 -0500

Cross-posted at The Rockefeller Republican

I recently finished Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism, The Secret History of The Left, and while the title suggests another boiler-plate special from the likes of Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity or Ann Coulter, what is presented is a chillingly sane explanation of the history [...]

Viking Pundit: Treeless in Seattle - Somebody cut down ...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:09:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Treeless in Seattle - Somebody cut down a rare conifer at a Seattle arboretum yesterday, possibly because he/she was looking for cheap Christmas tree. Police are stumped. [...]

No Drumlins: Scott Brown, Relic

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Fresh off his rousing victory in the Republican Senate primary, Scott Brown wasted no time in going after Democratic nominee Martha Coakley, unveiling an innovative, fresh line of attack sure to catch the Democrat off guard:
Brown signed the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a promise [...]

At Large Blog: And to think, people are starving in Japan

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:51:00 -0500

Times are still tough for many, but you know what the economists say: You can tell the recession is lifting when people start throwing food at each other again. Well, have I got some good news for you!

You read right here about the vicious [...]

Maggie's Farm: God, Science, and Politics

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:26:09 -0500

Number of comments: 9
From Frank Tipler: Orwellian Nightmare: Science Is Whatever ‘the Party’ Says It Is. (Frank J. Tipler is Professor of Mathematical Physics at Tulane University. He is the co-author of The Anthropic Cosmological Principle (Oxford University Press) and the author of The Physics of Immortality and The Physics of [...]

Red Mass Group - Front Page: CNN Poll: 61% Oppose Healthcare Bill

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:17:53 -0500

A stunning new poll from CNN finds that 61% of Americans oppose the healthcare bill currently working its way through the U.S. Senate. 36% support the bill.

This 25-point gap for a bill that Democrats have claimed enjoys 'overwhelming support' may put the brakes on the bill in the Senate, [...]

Maggie's Farm: Disarray in Copenhagen

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:06:24 -0500

Guardian:

Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft agreement that would hand more power to rich nations, sideline the UN's negotiating role and abandon the Kyoto protocol.

Politico:

'Climategate' muddied the good green message that was supposed to come out of Copenhagen.

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Marry in Massachusetts: 1/19? Time to Vote for Martha!

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:41:00 -0500

Time to make the donuts Senator.That is, on Tuesday, January 19th next, first hie thee to your Massachusetts polling place, assuming you are a registered voter here. Then, vote for Democratic Martha Coakley as U.S. Senator. Done and done.
For the inert: If for [...]

Maggie's Farm: Thursday free ad for Bob

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:10:00 -0500

I Feel a Change Comin On. 2009

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Blue Mass. Group: Obama's Nobel Call to Action

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:44:00 -0500

When President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize he promised to accept it as a call to action. Today he called for "Agreements among nations. Strong institutions. Support for human rights. Investments in development," and "faith in human progress."

He repeatedly acknowledged the limits of American power and emphasized [...]

MassResistance: Kevin Jennings Supported by Obama & Jill Biden

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:30:00 -0500

Kevin Jennings’ GLSEN has support in the highest places. We’ve reported that Jennings and his “partner” hosted Barack Obama in their home during the Presidential campaign. And the Bidens are indebted as well for Jennings' help delivering the GLBTQQIPS* vote.
On June 1, 2009, Jill Biden (Mrs. Joe)' [...]

Westwood Blog: Clapboardtree Nursery Registration/Lottery

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:12:55 -0500

Start: Jan 4 2010 - 9:00am End: Jan 4 2010 - 11:00am

Clapboardtree Nursery School, located at 340 Clapboardtree Street in Westwood, will hold its Registration on Monday, January 4, 2010 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The closed [...]

CriticalMass: Nobody likes hubris

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:12:00 -0500

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If there is a single, overriding lesson in the gross feeding frenzy following a recent late night car accident in Florida, it is that we as a society do not react well to ostentatious displays of hubris. Excessive self-confidence, indications that success is taken for granted and not appreciated - [...]

A Healthy Blog: Healthy Aging Forum Monday

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:35:49 -0500

On Monday, The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum and Tufts Health Plan Foundation will be hosting a forum, entitled “Health Aging the in Commonwealth: Pathways to Lifelong Wellness” at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston from 8:30-noon. The forum will include presentations by Walter Leutz (Associate Professor at the Heller [...]

Maggie's Farm: A Note to our Readers about Maggie's Farm

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:33:00 -0500

Number of comments: 15

People ask me why we seem so predictably and boringly preoccupied with the health care and climate change issues.

There is a simple answer: Those are the two topics which are currently being exploited to the max by Leftist totalitarian-minded folks, who believe themselves to be our moral and [...]

A Healthy Blog: Children’s Mental Health Campaign Travels to Holyoke

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:42:39 -0500

This Friday, December 11, the Children’s Mental Health Campaign will co-host a Children’s Mental Health Forum in Holyoke with the MSPCC Holyoke office. Mental health service providers, parents of children who suffer from mental illness, school counselors and more are expected to gather to share and discuss their experiences in [...]

Maggie's Farm: Found one

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:01:56 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Re our post yesterday about waxed cotton jackets, I stumbled upon this one which comes with blaze orange patches at L.L. Bean. Darn cheap too. Probably other people also make them.

Showing a bit of blaze isn't just for hunters - it makes good precautionary sense' [...]