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Yvonne Abraham

As Mass. open seats loom, political fever infects all

A sickness is sweeping Massachusetts, and no amount of hand sanitizer will save us from it.

Its symptoms ­include explosive ­ambition, projectile self-promotion, and Potomac fever. It is serious and highly contagious. Already, it has infected roughly 100 percent of office-holders.

Comments

Well I hear Jim Sullivan needs a job, maybe he should run for something.

Isn't it wonderful that the state is pulsating with people who yearn to serve the public! Or could there be some other motivation...