Well, isn't this special...

[whometense]

good god.

Healey said to win Romney pledge

Would get his backing if he doesn't run in '06

...Healey secured the governor's promise of an endorsement after a series of private conversations between the two elected officials earlier this year, the two sources said. It was one of several aggressive steps Healey has taken to position herself as the potential front-runner for the Republican Party's nomination for governor next year.

In the last few months, Healey nailed down the exclusive services of a sought-after GOP strategist, a polling firm that served the last four governors, and three key Republican fund-raisers, according to interviews with a half-dozen GOP strategists and party officials. She has also spent tens of thousands of dollars on direct mail, consultants, and a public opinion poll, campaign finance records show, sending strong signals to the Republican establishment that she is already running to succeed Romney if he chooses not to run for reelection.

Healey's moves are the strongest sign yet that some top Republicans in Massachusetts are not waiting for Romney to announce his political plans, but acting on the assumption that he will not run for reelection. Romney insists he has not made up his mind whether to run for reelection in 2006 or run for president in 2008. His advisers have said he will make that decision this fall...

[Warpy]

1. Even though the GOP in Massachusetts isn't the same

cult that exists in the rest of the country, I'd sincerely hope the people in my former home state would have the wisdom to see this bitch coming and defeat her decisively.

After Romney's reign, they should know what they're in for.