Meanwhile Romney gets the full Boston Globe
treatment today. On
this story Romney's claims a defense of ignorance for funding a
huge Planned Parenthood facility. When you argue that executive
acumen is your forte that is a risky tactic. The Boston Herald also
raps him on the
competency front in relation to a more serious issue -- the
release of the murderer Daniel Tavares. (This is an uncomfortable
revelation at a time Romney is smacking Hucakbee on his law and order record.)
Meanwhile the Globe
suggests Romney's high volume negative attacks carry risks. Now
Romney can dismiss this as "just the Globe" (the Herald is bit
trickier to debunk for a conservative) but the job of McCain is
made that much easier when local media does much of the heavy
lifting.