For this one green day every year, Southie becomes the center of Boston's cultural and political life, and the Dropkick Murphys get more work than Eliot Spitzer's call girl. (Cue rimshot/hysterical laughter.)

The annual St. Patrick's Day breakfast turns everyone into a comedian, as our favorite politicians gather to roast each other and celebrate all things Irish.

The Dropkick Murphys did a couple of numbers, but the big story--with casino hearings planned for this week--was the ongoing battle between Governor Deval Patrick and Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi.

Patrick sang a clever and mostly tuneful revision of the classic Foxwoods jingle, asking DiMasi to think about the wonder of it all (video here.) DiMasi responded by insisting: "Gambling bills are just like casinos: the House always wins" (more video.)

We should find out this week if he's right.