Month: April 2012

But Scott Brown Is A "Good Guy"…

Adrian Walker brings the heat on a thwarted attempt by Boston teens to lobby their US Senator: “Constituents (even if some in the group are not yet old enough to vote) should not be treated like an annoyance when they try...

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I Don’t Know From Fish

I’m no expert on fish but I know that overfishing is threatening the Atlantic Cod population. I know that that puts New England fishermen in a tough position. People need their fish sticks, but the industry doesn’t...

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Predicting Election Outcomes

When it comes to predicting the outcome of presidential elections, I get pretty bored with the sophisticated models of academics who look at GDP growth and unemployment figures and right track/wrong track or personal popularity...

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Congress is an Official Joke

Last week the Senate voted to invoke cloture on a bill to save the U.S. Postal Service. Ordinarily, “invoking cloture” means that the Senate agrees that there will be a simple-majority vote on the underlying bill. It...

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