Pretty deep, the Outraged Liberal predicts, what with a potential state deficit now approaching $1.5 billion:

... Keep in mind Patrick is only working with a percentage of the budget that he controls. And there are several programs that -- for now at least -- are exempt, including health care, local aid and aid to local schools. And we are 3 1/2 months into the fiscal year, meaning a quarter of the money has probably been spent, leaving a smaller pool of cash to cut.

That translates into layoffs, lots of them, in agencies that provide services. But we're talking human services rather than transportation or public safety. ...

Meanwhile, David Bernstein reports that Jimmy Severino is busy screaming down on Long Island (or wherever he is these days) that Boston is run by Communists:

... Severin went on to say that on all issues that one could imagine, there is nothing differentiating the Boston City Council, Tom Menino, Communist China, Barack Obama, Rev. Wright, and William Ayers. He was quite serious. ...