Interesting contrast between our pols in MA

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While Senator Brown was complaining about a political obstructionism he has been part of,

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2011/10/18/brown_sees_failure_in_democrat_gop_efforts_to_repair_economy/ (BTW, interesting how the Globe changed its title and cleaned its article since yesterday, including getting rid of the comparison with Al Franken and deleting the quote where he said it was him against the system)
Our senior senator, our governor, senate president, and the local representative were all honoring a fallen soldier.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/10/17/funeral_for_mass_soldier_killed_in_afghanistan/


On other news, Senator Kerry is making his annual claim for more oil assistance: http://www.patriotledger.com/news/state_news/x597427924/Kerry-calls-for-more-heating-assistance-aid