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Comment on: Authorities have clear video images of two suspects in Boston Marathon bombings, official says - Boston.com
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Comment on: Senate leaders condemn marathon bombing - Politics - The Boston Globe
The amount of sheer nonsense on display here is astounding. For starters: "This was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we know the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism" - President O more »
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Comment on: Senate leaders condemn marathon bombing - Politics - The Boston Globe
Speaking of reading comprehension, it's interesting how you completely missed (or chose to ignore) King's statement.
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Comment on: Senate leaders condemn marathon bombing - Politics - The Boston Globe
Show me a quote from a Democratic senator to that effect and then you might have a point. Equating McConnell's statement with those from partisan hacks is disingenuous, to put it mildly.
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Comment on: Senate leaders condemn marathon bombing - Politics - The Boston Globe
Not even 24 hours after the attack and Republicans were already blaming the victims. What a vile bunch.
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Not a pressure cooker, but attempt had many other similarities:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Spokane_bombing_attempt
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Comment on: Tea Party activists gather in Boston with diverse views - Metro - The Boston Globe
To the financial illiterates claiming that Social Security and Medicare is "your money" -- the vast majority of SS and Medicare beneficiaries get hundreds of thousands of dollars more in payouts than more »
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Comment on: Jarome Iginla traded to Pittsburgh - Bruins - Boston.com
As if the embarassing failure of the speculation that Iginla was coming to Boston wasn't enough, we have to compound it by speculating that it's because the Flames were demanding Subban? Look what the more »
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Comment on: Marriage â Itâs between a man and a woman - Opinion - The Boston Globe
"redefining marriage would put a new principle into the law â that marriage is whatever the government says it is" Uh, that's what it is now, and the reason for the DOMA challenge is that "the gover more »
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Comment on: Micro apartments a tight squeeze but livable - Business - The Boston Globe
I guess it's not just Chinese workers who live in dormitories.
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Comment on: What does Small Business care about? A Boston Globe Roundtable - Business - The Boston Globe
Bardaro: Undoubtedly, the tax code. The uncertainty, not knowing how you will be taxed Jan. 1, is huge. It's just huge. A few questions later... Bardaro: I'm not suggesting that Obama's done a terribl more »
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Comment on: - Opinion - The Boston Globe
This is a rather lazy and comical attempt at voter suppression, but what really stands out is that it is almost a point for point rebuttal of every criticism Romney has made of Obama's foreign policy, more »
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This guy shops at Costco, but he doesn't need an extra $1000 a year. Right. I guess self-awareness isn't his strong suit.
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Comment on: John Tierney and Richard Tisei, locked in a battle the incumbent never saw coming - Metro - The Boston Globe
When you vote on 'social issues' or when you vote for 'the court' or when you vote for 'control of the senate or house' guess what: you have just WASTED your vote!!! Exactly -- look at all those peopl more »
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If you want 'jobs' you MUST cut spending!
That might be one of the stupidest things ever written. Ask any country in Europe how that's working out.
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Work harder if you want more money, stop crying to the government to give you more.
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So, the Hudson River tunnel would cost taxpayers, but the Keystone XL Pipeline would what, be built for free? And the Keystone XL Pipeline would create jobs, but the Hudson River tunnel wouldn't? And more »
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Comment on: Lynch finds a privileged space in parking wars - Metro - The Boston Globe
He already responded in the article, so you can stop looking. more »
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Comment on: Madonna headlines Super Bowl halftime show - Nation - The Boston Globe
Just once, instead of groveling over nonsense like this, I'd like to see these spokespeople say what everyone else is thinking: "Who cares? Haven't any of you losers ever seen a finger before? Grow up more »
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Comment on: Boston Globe will print and deliver Boston Herald - Business - The Boston Globe
The Herald's original deal was for Howie Carr to deliver the paper in his station wagon, but that fell through when Carr couldn't find his way out of his own a**. more »
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Comment on: Fees surge as banks hunt for revenue - Business - The Boston Globe
How is it misleading? There's nothing untrue in it. Or is your contention that since the banks aren't entirely predatory, then they're completely innocent of gouging their customers? That's quite a le more »
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Comment on: 'Austrian says he won millions, casino says no'
"If you buy a scratch ticket"
Stop. No one is talking about scratch tickets. Except for you. That has absolutely nothing to do with this. more » -
Comment on: 'For Thomas, last shot was indescribably painful'
"Claude is the reason we will not win." You Julien-hating bozos have been spouting that nonsense every series, yet here they are in the Stanley Cup Finals. Just admit you don't know what you're talkin more »
Those aren't from a surveillance video, guy. The Post is being really sneaky about that. The fourth paragraph says, "Meanwhile, officials have identified two potential suspects who were captured on su more »