Everyone knows being a Republican in Massachusetts is a lonely assignment.
Heck, unless you’re running against Martha Coakley or live on the North Shore it’s near impossible to even get elected, but hizzoner, the guv’nah — with his steady hand and bipartisan approach — appears well-positioned for an extended run.
Where he stands on key issues, though, often confounds his party mates. Hitch, for one, knows a shortcut to the real truth.

David M. Hitch
Volume 141