‘Serial ex-senator slayer Mitt ...’: Howie chronicles the slaughter. ... It’s a shame it took so long -- and ensuing tragedies -- to finally take action on these second-string cabinet holdovers. The gov should have acted sooner. But heads are at least rolling, as they should. ... So the Feds are probing misuse of
federal public-safety grants. Misuse of funds? In Massachusetts? But how? Here’s how: “The money was actually pumped into salaries for apparent patronage hires, as well as computers and SUVs.” ... ‘Apparent.’