31 Jul 2011
SENATOR RUBIO DELIVERS SENATE FLOOR SPEECH ON THE DEBT Rubio: “I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that’s not a solution is a waste of time. If my house was on fire, I can’t compromise about which part of the house I’m going to save. You [...]
31 Jul 2011
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To the Boston crowd, Key details of the debt ceiling deal emerging tonight. 1) Balanced budget amendment is no longer required. Major compromise, many GOP will hate this, but will probably be replaced by House Dems in the final vote. See my post here: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/174611-balanced-budget-amendment-passage-not-required-for-second-debt-ceiling-increase 2) On the numbers, it’s roughly the same as what [...]
26 Jul 2011
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by Rod Young Has the reality of the fiscal impasse on the Hill become painfully obvious? Most want to believe that a well meaning right (Republicans) are contesting a well meaning left (Democrats)? Therefore, a compromise is in the offing, lest the “full faith and credit of the United States” be compromised.
26 Jul 2011
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by Pete Kasperowicz Here’s how it’s worked in Greece for the last two years: When Greece needs money, it borrows from the rest of the world. It can’t create any more of its own debt — Greek’s debt is already about 150 percent of its annual output, so those days are gone.
25 Jul 2011
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In less than one hour, the Cohasset Conservation Commission voted 4-0 to support the Selectmen’s Notice of Intent (NOI) for Cat Dam, with a three-year order of conditions. ConCom chairman David Farrag explained that after three years the ConCom could vote to extend the order for 3 or 5 years.
21 Jul 2011
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By Tanna Kasperowicz The Cohasset Board of Selectmen mixed it up on purpose. It is possible that the Cohasset Conservation Commission (only 4 out of 7 can vote on this matter) will finally meet to deliberate and vote on the Selectmen’s Notice of Intent for Cat Dam Monday night (July 25) at 7 p.m. The [...]
21 Jul 2011
In My Opinion by Karen Quigley The Cohasset Grapevine reports that the Democratic Town Committee and many Ds in general are trying to come to grips with last week’s action of their State Committeeman and our Selectman, Fred Koed. Good for them.
15 Jul 2011
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Selectman Chairman Ted Carr Selectman Diane Kennedy Dear Ted and Diane, Thanks for doing the right thing last Tuesday. Ted, I watched you try to slow things down several times, divert your board from taking any action on conservation commission re-appointments until selectmen had discussed the matter as a full board.
13 Jul 2011
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by Karen Quigley This Time They’ve Gone Too Far There was a stunned silence and then someone uttered Unbelievable! A much more polite statement than what was running through my mind.
7 Jul 2011
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Tuesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. is the date the Cohasset Conservation Commission will deliberate over the board of selectmen’s Notice of Intent for Cat Dam. Some Cat Dam neighbors want the tide gate to be obliterated. Others (the Environmental 20) want to limit the tide (which it calls flushing) to once a month during [...]
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