Anyone who doesn’t think the welfare-industrial complex is trying to increase dependency isn’t paying attention. Howie Carr Read Quote
I used to think Cape Wind was a great idea. That was when Ted Kennedy was alive and railing about how he might spill his Chivas if he had to keep maneuvering the Mya around all those noisy seagull-murdering wind turbines. Anything Ted Kennedy was against, I was for. Howie Carr Read Quote
In the end, that’s what it comes down to with Mitt Romney. He’s running as the non-Barack Obama. Howie Carr Read Quote
Joe Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 30. Somewhere around 1992, he should have had to go out and get a real job. Howie Carr Read Quote
The higher someone’s profile, the easier it is for a defendant to trade him up to the feds. Mr. Big is always a better catch than Mr. Small. Howie Carr Read Quote
About 25 years ago, I started out as a reporter covering politics. And that sort of just evolved into organized crime, because organized crime and politics were the same thing in Boston. Howie Carr Read Quote
I think among the retired FBI agents there are some who would not like to see him come back, but I think the people running the FBI now are interested in catching him. Howie Carr Read Quote
Reporters used to be blue-collar; at the Globe now, it’s practically required that you have a trust fund. Howie Carr Read Quote