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Newly elected Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney gave his State of the State speech yesterday. He, like many other Governors across the US, faces a serious fiscal crisis in the form of a huge budget shortfall. In spite of the odds, he boldly stepped forward and announced he had not found one, but two billion dollars in budget savings. It'll be interesting to see him try to implement it.


In response, liberal Globe columnist Joan Vennochi's column starts with a doozy. I know you don't like the man Joanie, but do try to show a little class along with all that shrill invective.

Changing the status quo is welcome. Blowing it up for the sake of blowing it up is dangerous, cynical entertainment - not unlike setting off pyrotechnics in a low-ceilinged nightclub.[...]

Congratulations to The Globe for letting that one in. I know columnists aren't required to actually come up with their own answers, but a little discretion might be nice. What's next, Hitler comparisons?