‘Summers losing stare down with PC Posse’: Howie (sub. req.): “This battle between the president of Harvard University and the faculty leaves me with the same feeling that I had during the Iran-Iraq war. Isn't there some way they can both lose?”

Update –- A NBC freelance cameraman as quoted in the Crimson: “The talk among the media is that this story is huge today because there’s not a lot else happening.’’ ...



‘Showing angst about the very people that he governs’: Seems others are picking up the anti-Massachusetts tone of Mitt’s out-of-state rhetoric. ... The abortion and gay-marriage nuances/flip-flops etc. don’t bug as much. What can a Massachusetts governor do when the courts are all but dictating the issues? It’s when his presidential ambitions potentially start to hurt the state’s economy (stem cells/state image etc.), that’s when we should care. He touts Massachusetts to CEOs as a great place to do business and then mocks the state on a larger national stage? ... The Herald’s editorial board isn’t impressed. ...



The conspiracy to end all conspiracies -- failed: Andrew Card triumphs over Karl Rove: The White House is going to have a pre-season Sox ceremony after all. ... Of course there’s not a shred of evidence of a conspiracy to deny the Sox their day in the Rose Garden sun. But I’m pushing it anyway. ... Fact: The whole world is jealous of Title Towne. Logic: They're out to get us. Obvious deduction: Diabolical forces are plotting against the Sox.  ¶ 6:09 AM