‘Local politics’ Archives
Understaffing absent in healthcare talks »
As the debate about healthcare is underway, we hear from the far left that a single-payer, government mandated program is the way to go. We hear from the far right that less government intervention and hands-off-my healthcare is the better approach. As both of the ideological arguments persist, the larger concern that is being heavily ignored is [...]
Democrat explains Brown vote »
Originally published in HuffingtonPost. Click here for the article Born and raised in MA, I've typically voted Democrat in every election except for city council because Cambridge has proportional representation and the municipal elections are not based on party. The Massachusetts Special Election was the first time I voted Republican for a [...]
Transparency and the Brown Victory »
Transparency and the Brown Victory By Will Brownsberger, January 23, 2010, 1:04 pm This from a lifelong Democrat and continuing true believer in government spending: The heart of our problem is a sense of entitlement to spend the taxpayers’ money. I recently endorsed a letter by several of my House colleagues that called for greater [...]
Pass healthcare, worry about abortion later »
This is in response to the Cambridge Chronicle’s piece, “Capuano reverses course, would vote against health bill with abortion ban,” Nov. 11. First of all, to my liberal friends, I don’t think the government should be responsible for paying for the decision, or lack thereof, regarding a woman’s choice to abort her child. As long as [...]
We need a city council with guts »
We need City Councilors who aren’t afraid to stand up to the status quo. It seems that the current Council has let City Manager Bob Healy take their power away from them. This isn’t an accusation – go back to the first candidate forum where the majority of the incumbents defended his high salary and questionable tactics, including the [...]
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