My first inclination was to keep commentary on the Kennedy funeral to a minimum, mostly because it just seems tacky to Monday morning quarterback a Mass of Christian Burial. ButContinue reading >>
Becoming a Lion
For this left-leaning Catholic from New England with a passion for policy, there are few people held in higher regard than Jed Bartlet, who, unfortunately, is imaginary. Ted Kennedy hasContinue reading >>
Health Care, Soundbytes, and Talking to a Dining Room Table
Barney Frank was my first taste of Massachusetts politics. I heard him speak at BC during September of my freshman year. He made a snarky comment about Jerry Falwell andContinue reading >>
Traditionalism and Outrage Overload
Two recent thoughts from watching TV: I fear that I am genetically pre-disposed to prefer “the way things used to be”. I try to fight that internally (are rotary phonesContinue reading >>
The speeches are piling up, and I am in the weeds.
Here’s some thoughts, more abbreviated than I had hoped, on the three speeches this week. State of the City: Savvy self-promotion. Menino mentioned a lot of ways that the cityContinue reading >>