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Author Archives: billmanzi
The Herman Cain Experience
I guess Rick Perry is off the hook, at least until the next debate. Herman Cain’s response to a simple question about Libya over at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will provide at least a weeks worth of material over at … Continue reading
Lets Trade
A very interesting segment on 60 Minutes last night. A conservative think tank produced the information that 60 Minutes used to produce the segment. Disturbing? Business as usual? A sign of the times? Congress is exempt from “insider trading laws”, … Continue reading
Super-Committee Not So Super
The Super-Committee of Congress, formed after the battle over raising the federal debt ceiling, appears very close to failure (to achieving the goal of $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction). Under the deal struck at the time of the debt ceiling … Continue reading
Methuen Veterans Day Service
Sorry about the poor quality of the sound. It was pretty windy.
Saturday Music-Prospect Hill
So we are going to give you the Saturday music selection of the week from this point on, whether you like it or not. Why not start with the new release from my friends over at Prospect Hill. Great band, … Continue reading
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OOPS!
It has been assumed after every Republican debate that Rick Perry would surely right the ship and show that his prior train wreck of a performance was not the norm. But he just keeps digging that hole deeper and deeper. … Continue reading
Counterattack
In Ohio a state law promoted by Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Republican legislature that would have restricted collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, including police and fire, was repealed by voters. The law married two concepts: the … Continue reading
Methuen Election Results, Or How the West Was Won
Methuen voted yesterday, producing a turnout of under 32%. In the closest Mayor’s race in Methuen history Steve Zanni defeated Al Dinuccio by 28 votes, 4439 to 4411. Zanni reversed the result from the primary, where he had finished second … Continue reading
The Romney Plan
Mitt Romney made some news last week by announcing his plans for the federal budget. His speech, and the details behind it, provided a glimpse at what a Romney Administration would look like on budget issues. And yet there was … Continue reading
