http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/07/kerry-highlighting-role-mass-protector/Dr9EB20x0PjOFwnh5vh4FK/index.html
By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff
Democrat John Kerry may travel the world and try to extinguish international hotspots, but he also works hard to remind Massachusetts residents he’s still their local representative in the US Senate.
A series of recent statements highlight the effort while simultaneously underscoring his assumption of the mantle as the state’s senior senator and political patron saint.
He inherited it from the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who used to have the ultimate responsibility for securing - and honor of announcing - any major federal support for the state.
What might be derided as pork elsewhere is often lauded as progress back home.
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I wished Glen Johnson could drop the smirk. But at least, this will allow people to know what he does, even if it is because Mr Johnson does not like to read.