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Goring The Sacred Cows

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 9, 2008 · Comments (6)

Ah, Massachusetts. If there's one thing that can be depended on, it's that the Boston Globe and the state legislature will agree on one thing -- no matter what the problem is, it can be solved by raising taxes and taking more money from the subjects of the Commonwealth and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (10 votes cast)

Oh, Those Whacky Massachusetts People...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 28, 2008 · Comments (8)

Wow, ask and ye shall receive. On Saturday, I spelled out my economic theories -- and how the government's main role in managing the economy almost always ends in disaster. And then, on Sunday, the Boston Globe publishes an editorial that pretty much proves my points. Taxes are a necessary... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (15 votes cast)

OK, Now I Understand...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 17, 2008 · Comments (2)

For some time now, I've wondered how the hell Massachusetts legislators keep passing more and more restrictive laws and higher and higher taxes, yet still get re-elected. It seems to me that there has to be some kind of a breaking point where the folks finally get fed up and... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (12 votes cast)

Only In Massachusetts...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 9, 2008 · Comments (9)

A reader tipped me to this story, and I dunno how I missed it... Where else but in Massachusetts could this happen? In brief: the legislature gives free space for a union to hold "hearings" about how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement handled some rather high-profile raids on places that... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (12 votes cast)

"Stupidity Should Be Painful"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: April 9, 2008 · Comments (8)

"Stupidity Should Be Painful." I saw that slogan years ago -- I dunno if it was online, on a T-Shirt, on a bumper, or somewhere else -- and it stuck with me. It, like all great aphorisms, summed up an essential truth in a few concise words. So many people... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (11 votes cast)

When All Else Fails...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: March 27, 2008 · Comments (14)

A few years ago in Massachusetts, the people got fed up with kids graduating from school without really knowing what they should. So they decided on a series of tests would be given to students that they would need to pass to be promoted -- and, eventually, graduate. The Massachusetts... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (18 votes cast)

Hypocrisy From Massachusetts Politicians? Inconceivable!

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: March 15, 2008 · Comments (6)

(I really shouldn't use Howie Carr as a source twice in one week, but I disagreed with him the first time, so I think it's OK.) This week, talk-show host, Boston Herald columnist, and all-around gadfly Howie Carr published what has to be one of his easiest pieces of the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (18 votes cast)

Someone Oughta Shove That Gavel Right Up His...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 23, 2008 · Comments (10)

Every now and then, I feel guilty about kicking around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But luckily for me, they go and do something that not only justifies the abuse I heap on them, it makes me wonder if I'm harsh enough. Such as keep Judge Richard T. Moses on the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (30 votes cast)

Pipe Dreams

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: February 3, 2008 · Comments (15)

There Germans have a wonderful way of capturing a complex thought in a single word. One of my favorites is that classical human failing, "schadenfreude." It is defined as "the pleasure experienced when witnessing the misfortune of others." It's such a basic human trait, we have a whole TV show... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (20 votes cast)

Well, This Is Just Super...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (6)

(Alternate Title: See You Next Tuesday) As pretty much everyone knows (and everyone but me cares), this Sunday is the Superbowl. And it's exciting as hell to a lot of people (not including me), because the New England Patriots have not lost a single game all season. If they win,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (7 votes cast)

Sicko

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (21)

I've been sitting on two stories from the Boston Globe all week, trying to find just the right angle. And I think I've found it. One of the hallmarks of Mitt Romney's tenure as Massachusetts' governor was the implementation of state-wide mandatory health insurance. Everyone who didn't have health insurance... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (25 votes cast)

Nope, No Bias Here...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 14, 2008 · Comments (11)

If there was ever any doubt about the Boston Globe's position on illegal aliens, this weekend should put the nail in that coffin. First up, on Saturday, the Glob published an article that took a statistical look at deportations of illegal aliens. It seems that more and more who have... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (25 votes cast)

The Golden BB

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 6, 2008 · Comments (9)

("The Golden BB" is a concept I picked up from the military. It refers to that tiny little vulnerable part of an aircraft, that is hit by that one-in-a-million shot and brings down the aircraft. It's also a wonderful metaphor.) It's amazing what tiny little things can lead to big... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (21 votes cast)

"Everything Not Forbidden Is Mandatory"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 3, 2008 · Comments (16)

Pay attention, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, and everyone else who thinks that government-mandated and government-run universal health insurance is a panacea: It's being field-tested in Massachusetts right now -- and it's not pretty. First up, anyone who can't afford insurance on their own will be covered by a... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (18 votes cast)

The New Tea Party

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 27, 2007 · Comments (3)

On Christmas day, I posted a piece discussing the ways we here in New Hampshire keeps a rein on our legislature. And now I am reminded of just why we do that. Unlike New Hampshire, Massachusetts has a state income tax. (As well as a sales tax and pretty much... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (14 votes cast)

Gee, What A Surprise...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 24, 2007 · Comments (13)

Well, it's been about a year since Massachusetts mandated that everyone get health insurance, and how's it working out? In a move that no one foresaw (except those with a modicum of common sense), numerous businesses that found themselves facing hefty bills for covering employees they had not had to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (21 votes cast)

Hillary Hostage Taker: Worse Than We Thought

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 4, 2007 · Comments (17)

Well, now the full criminal record of Leeland Eisenberg, the nutcase who took over Hillary Clinton's Rochester, NH office last Friday, is out -- and it turns out that those who thought the worse of him were, if anything, being kind. Eisenberg had a string of lesser convictions before he... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (17 votes cast)

Picking Up Massachusetts' Garbage

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 3, 2007 · Comments (4)

Last Friday, at the conclusion of the Hillary Clinton campaign office hostage drama, I wrapped up my flippant coverage of the whole stupid incident with "As usual, I blame Massachusetts." Turns out I was downright prescient. The Boston Herald's Michele McPhee did some digging on Leeland Eisenberg, past, and it... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (20 votes cast)

Dum De Dum Dum...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (11)

If ever I need something really stupid from the media, I have two sources that I can consistently count on to come through: the Arab News and the Boston Globe. And today, the Globe came through not once, but twice. First up, we have Derrick Jackson. Mr. Jackson today takes... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (11 votes cast)

The Week In Mass. Insanity

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: November 23, 2007 · Comments (12)

OK, if it's Friday, so that means it's a good day to round up the Week In Mass. Insanity. First, we have a glimpse that while Michael Dukakis has been out of office for about 15 years, his tenure was no aberration -- especially in respect to the Massachusetts judicial... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (17 votes cast)

"How Can There Be A Problem? We Passed A Law!"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 27, 2007 · Comments (19)

One of Mitt Romney's last little gifts to the people of Massachusetts was a plan that required every single resident of the Commonwealth to carry health insurance under penalty of law. I think P. J. O'Rourke would call it the "Take Care Of Your Health Or We'll Kill You" plan.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (55 votes cast)

"Won't You Sign On The Dotted Line, I'm Gonna Make Your Dreams Come True..."

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 7, 2007 · Comments (19)

I've been trying to get my head around this whole "sub-prime mortgage collapse" thing, and I think I finally got a grasp on it. And it's thanks to the Boston Globe. From what I could glean from the article, a great many people took out mortgages on their homes in... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (26 votes cast)

They've GOT To Be Kidding

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 12, 2007 · Comments (6)

This morning, the Boston Globe announced that gun permits in the Bay State had fallen by 25% in a single year. They alsopublished a "primer" on obtaining a gun license in the Bay State. The fact that they published this piece while Bruce was incommunicado can NOT be a coincidence.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (21 votes cast)

Gosh, This Is So Surprising

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 20, 2007 · Comments (8)

Massachusetts -- if you listen to any public officials for very long -- has a serious problem with violent crime. Every day, too many people are killed or injured by criminals, and something needs to be done. This usually involves some new proposed legal ban on weapons -- guns, machetes,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (32 votes cast)

Sunlight, the best deterrent

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 13, 2007 · Comments (6)

Massachusetts politicians are pretty much unanimous on one point: the commonwealth has a real problem with violent crime. And as they're also almost all Democrats (85% of both Houses of the legislature, every single statewide elected office, all ten US House members, and both US Senators), that means that they... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (18 votes cast)

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