Subversive Massachusetts Duo

Carla Howell and Michael Cloud.

 



Carla Howell (above) is the President and Co-founder of the Center For Small Government. In 2002 she also ran as a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. In 2000, she ran against Senator Ted Kennedy and won 308,860 votes - the highest vote total of any third party U.S. Senate candidate running against both a Democrat and Republican in recent history. In 1998, she ran for State Auditor and received the endorsement of the Boston Herald.

Michael Cloud is Co-founder of the Center For Small Government. In 2002 he also ran for US Senate against 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, winning 19% of the vote - the highest vote ever received for a Libertarian US Senate candidate.

Together they are two of the most subversive activists in Massachusetts politics. Their latest delightful endeavor is to force down the state income tax by putting a referendum question on the ballot. The only issue is to cut it by how much.




I say abolish the tax entirely, but at the very least the current unjust increase cannot be allowed to stand. In the meantime, at Northampton's Happy Valley novelty shop the repeal has already occurred.

How appropriate to have a game featuring a donkey - the symbol of the Democrats - right by the sign.

 

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I like this Dann Vazquez video about the Northampton Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell on King Street in Northampton. 

 

Today at UMass

A day-glo Buddah.



A dead duck by the Fine Arts Center. 

This weekend UMass is hosting the Northeast Organic Farming Convention. Many of the participants like to sleep by the campus pond in tents.

Relaxing in the tent city.

Today's Video

August 9th is the anniversary of the death of Garcia.

We miss you Jerry!