As the primaries approach and now that they've given John McCain their endorsement for Republican candidate for president, the Herald has whipped off the gloves and is going after former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential aspirant Mitt Romney. Dave Wedge ladles a heaping helping of sarcasm when describing the latest development in the Romney vs. Huckabee Catfight Extraordinaire: In an amazing coincidence, Romney’s family tale of animal kindness [in which his kids rescued some birds]emerged......

Former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney's campaign is flush with cash--his own. He has lent his campaign $17.5 million from his own substantial fortune. Buying the presidency is nothing new. But Romney must be surprised that he's having to dig deep into his pockets this early in the game. Jim Kuhnhenn of the AP writes, This year, Romney's personal contributions have been increasing as his fundraising has been declining. In the first......

Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential aspirant Mitt Romney is in a full-scale Battle Royale with former Harvard hotshot Democrat presidential aspirant Barack Obama about the subject of sex. In the Atlantic piece Obama, Romney, and Sex, Sex, Sex, which appears to be titled for maximum search-engine optimization, Marc Ambinder writes about Romney's "shock" at Obama's proposal to teach sex-ed in kindergarten. Romney said, "I heard a quote today from Sen. Barack Obama which puzzled......

We hear Mitt Romney doesn't do caffeine. That's a Mormon thing, but it's not unusual – plenty of non-Mormons eschew caffeine. But there's more to the no-caffeine-Romney connection than dietary choices. Now that Romney has taken the lead in the New Hampshire polls, people are starting to wonder if he is the real deal – or if he's like caffeine-free Coca-Cola. --Whether he's the real deal or not, he's launching a soda-pop-worthy ad campaign and......

Why, oh why, are Mitt Romney and Al Sharpton hating on each other? Both of them have such impressive coifs and eccentric tastes. (Romney digs Battlefield Earth - 'nuff said.) But hate they do. Sharpton threw some trash talk about Mormons in Romney's direction, and the former governor and aspiring presidential candidate is having none of it. In a debate with perpetually hung-over author Christopher Hitchens, Al Sharpton said, "As for the one Mormon running......

Bostonist hates to beat an uninsured horse, but big news is big news: The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Speaker Sal DiMasi's proposal to provide healthcare to practically everyone, mostly by taxing businesses. Business groups had initially complained that the proposal imposed an unfair double-tax on certain companies with highly paid employees. Not surprisingly, the correction of this problem didn't change their minds. Bostonist will be interested to see how the Governor, who has......