Blue Mass Group

Bob "douchebag of liberty" Novak’s recent column reporting a double-secret meeting of D.C. Republicans in which Mitt Romney supposedly loudly hinted that he’s not running for reelection, already noted by .08, has ignited lots of speculation as to who the GOP’s candidate will be in 2006 if Romney indeed bails out.  The comment thread over at Kos on the subject is interesting and worth a read. My own view: Harvard-Pilgrim Health Care‘s Charlie Baker would be a formidable candidate, and very hard to beat.  Sco apparently thinks he’s dull.  I beg to differ.  Baker is now the head of a very large, very establishment organization, and he has to behave accordingly, otherwise it would hurt his employer.  Plus, health care is an incredibly wonkish topic, and that’s probably what he was talking about when Sco heard him (Sco, I trust you’ll correct me if I’m wrong about that).  I have seen Baker in a different capacity – he was Secretary of Administration and Finance when I worked in the State House (yes, I worked in a Republican administration).  When free to speak his mind, Baker is passionate, ebullient, charismatic, you name it (he’s also 6’4" and very handsome, FWIW).  He’s [...]