Republicans in...Cambridge!?

Believe it or not, the town that went nearly 85% for John Kerry last year, has a city-sponsored Commission on Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Education, and is lovingly (or not) refered to as the People's Republic also has some Republicans...or one, at least.

Buried in the "Political Notes" section of last week's Cambridge Chronicle is a short blurb about Andre Green, a young Republican who has announced his candidacy for Cambridge City Council:

Green began his speech with "When I tell people I'm a Republican running for Cambridge City Council, I often get a look of sympathy - an 'Oh you poor thing' look, reminiscent of what one would give a puppy that's going to be put to sleep."

While the Green for City Council website avoids discussion of any specific policy recommendations, it seems his "Republican" campaign is formulated on the premise the "job of city government is to ensure that the basic services of the City are performed as efficiently and effectively as possible" but not to take a stance on state or national issues, such as the previously mentioned Commission on Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Education. However, since this local v. national issues debate has been a high-profile disagreement among the all-Democrat Boston City Council, Bostonist fails to see the "Republican" agenda here. Furthermore, the relatively positive light in which Green explains the makes us wonder if he's simply infiltrating the very disheveled Cambridge Republican City Committee (yes, there really is one).

But, hey, this is Cambridge. I guess they take what they can get!