Silent Filibusters and Corporate Welfare
The rules of the Senate can seem pretty opaque to us civilians. Newsbound recently put together the best explanation I’ve seen of how filibusters work. Go check it out here, I also enjoyed Rex...
Tagged: politics
Revenue Sources
Now that the election is over, all of the chatter in Washington is about the fiscal cliff (well, not all the chatter). I’m surprised by how narrow the discussion is when it comes to...
Last Night’s Winner
I’m pretty fuzzy headed this morning. It was a late night last night. There was a lot of good news in the end, but it’s clear that the big winner was Emily’s List. Hopefully...
Election Night Bingo Cards
Sanjeev Kumar put together this nice, interactive guide for tracking the election results tomorrow night. As you check off swing states, it keeps track of how many different paths each candidate has left. If...
Boston Book Festival
Chris & I had a great time at the Boston Book Festival last weekend. We went to the Church of the Covenant to hear Robin Young interview Alexander McCall Smith. Ostensibly, he was talking...
Get The Details
I love this simple little website that the DNC put up about Romney’s tax plan. It reminds me of a demo at SIGCHI many years ago. I’ve forgotten the name, or who wrote it,...
Senator ATM
Simon Johnson does a good job today of explaining what’s at stake in the Mass Senate race this year. His bottom line: Vote for Scott Brown if you want to hand the megabanks a...
Son of Boss
Peter Reilly has an interesting theory on what’s behind Mitt not releasing his old tax returns. Of course, you have to take this with a grain of salt, because it’s Forbes magazine, and you know...
On the road with Mitt
Our former governor’s having a nice trip this summer, isn’t he? I liked the Guardian’s quote from Carl Lewis today. Some Americans shouldn’t leave the country. It probably would have been a lot smarter...
