Entries from October 2009

October 2, 2009

decriminalized

 
Nineteen months ago I kicked this thing off with a post saluting Barney Frank for declaring he’d seek to decriminalize the kindly herb on a federal level. Alas, 2008 brought with it matters of greater moment to the Chair of the House Finance Committee. But here in Massachusetts, we went ahead and did it ourselves, [...]

October 2, 2009

Ted

It’s only begrudgingly that I ordinarily salute Democrats, but man, I have no problem saying that I’m going to miss this guy. Deeply. Celebrity deaths don’t ordinarily move me, but I’ll admit to feeling more than a little rattled right now. The Right’s always had a field day with his personal life; but I wonder [...]