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Barney Frank Slugs it Out With Right

Posted on August 19, 2009 by billmanzi

Barney Frank confronts some of the right wing protestors gathered at a Dartmouth forum he hosted on health care. Barney is willing to mix it up, and more Dems ought to be willing to mix it up as well. If … Continue reading →

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Out of Touch and in a Fog

Posted on August 19, 2009 by billmanzi

A Boston Globe story by Andrea Estes a couple of days back told the story of the refusal of the House of Representatives to take up a bill that would allow retailers to advertise the fact that they are willing … Continue reading →

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Methuen’s Primary Home Rule Petition Held Up

Posted on August 18, 2009 by billmanzi

The Home Rule Petition filed by Methuen seeking to save upwards of $35,000 by omitting the primary scheduled for September has been stalled in the House of Representatives, failing to move out of the Elections Committee chaired by Boston Representative … Continue reading →

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The Public Option on the Chopping Block?

Posted on August 17, 2009 by billmanzi

The Obama Administration sent out some of its top guns to the Sunday talk show circuit and appears to be signaling that it can accept a health care bill that does not have the public option included. The subtle shift … Continue reading →

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Woodstock 40 Years Later

Posted on August 16, 2009 by billmanzi

The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock! Where did all that time go??? The concert still draws quite a bit of conversation, and whatever your thoughts the musical talent assembled was really quite extraordinary. Here is Carlos Santana and young drummer Michael … Continue reading →

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The Methuen Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament

Posted on August 15, 2009 by billmanzi

The Methuen Scholarship Foundation had their golf tournament, designed to raise money for worthy students from Methuen, last week. I entered a team, and choose not to play in the hope that my team would win the tournament. Well they … Continue reading →

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All Health Care, All the Time

Posted on August 15, 2009 by billmanzi

The President again stays on the subject of health care reform. He debunks the more obvious lies emanating from the attack machine of the right, especially the “death panel” rumor embraced by so many Republicans, including from some who have … Continue reading →

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Does Cheney Have Bush Hate Syndrome?

Posted on August 13, 2009 by billmanzi

The former Vice President Dick Cheney has reemerged to lay the groundwork for his upcoming memoirs, indicating in some “informal” conversations that former President Bush moved away from his advice in his second term. There is no question that Cheney … Continue reading →

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Who is For a Fare Increase??

Posted on August 11, 2009 by billmanzi

The Patrick Administration and Transportation Secretary James Aloisi suffered a huge embarassment today with the publishing of emails showing that Secretary Aloisi was the person pushing for fare increases at the MBTA. This after the Administration, and the Governor personally, … Continue reading →

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The Obama Message on Health

Posted on August 9, 2009 by billmanzi

The President spent his weekly address talking health care reform while also talking up some of the recent unemployment numbers. He took some time to dispel some of the outlandish claims being put forth by the defenders of the health … Continue reading →

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