Elections are expensive this year, and it turns out that former Massachusetts governor and former presidential aspirant Mitt Romney paid a pretty penny for each delegate he received before dropping out of the race. Foon Rhee reports that Romney put in $42.3 million of his own money into his presidential campaign. As of last October, he had already put in $17.5 million, suggesting that he made a massive money push in the last days.......

Oprah and Obama Sunday, December 9 Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH Doors at 6:00 pm, rally at 7:30 pm You can knock, but you might not get in. Waiting List As the presidential race heats up, Barack Obama isn't messing around. He's already been to Boston several times and paid extra-special attention to New Hampshire, but now he's uncorking his secret weapon--Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey will be with Obama in South Carolina Sunday morning, and then......

We're a day late on Authorial Intent, our wrap-up of the week's readings. That's largely because we were talking to two of the authors who will be in town tomorrow night, which seems to be the night that the stars aligned and all writers thought it would be a good idea to visit Boston. So, without further adieu … Thursday, October 11--Today, Super Thursday! Robert Reich, 6:00 pm, Swedenborg Chapel (via Harvard Book Store), 50......

As the presidential race gets hotter, Americans have met Obama Girl and Giuliani Girl. So, where is Romney Girl? Well, former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney might not want a Romney Girl around because he clearly likes being the best-looking person in the room. Word got out that Mitt Romney hired a makeup team. Maybe we're being hard on Romney, but Politico reported that Romney paid Hidden Beauty for "a mobile beauty team......

Forget the 2008 Presidential Race for now. The biggest decision any voter can make right now is the one forced on us by Major League Baseball. Since the All-Star game is in San Francisco, a National League park, the designated hitter is not an option. Which means the Red Sox had to designate David Ortiz to be in the First Baseman section of the All-Star ballot. Which means Kevin Youkilis is on the outside looking......

Our Senator may have lost the presidential race, but Massachusetts is nevertheless solidifying its control over the rest of the country: Our old pal Bill Weld is getting more press coverage than he has in years as New York Republicans consider whether to nominate him if their current governor, George Pataki, doesn't run again. The New York Times tells us that Weld, who now lives in Manhattan, has been looking to get back into politics......

Poor John Kerry. First he loses the presidential race and now he is calling polls "irrelevant." Kerry met with Tim Russert on "NBC News' Meet the Press" on Sunday morning to discuss a few things, like Iraq, President Bush, etc. According to Russert in a poll done by Boston's own Channel 7, Massachusetts isn't as enamored with Kerry as we used to be. When asked "Should Kerry run for president in 2008?", 33% of Massachusetts......