Maybe she was taken out of context - because otherwise a quote from Sen. Walsh in the Daily News Transcript might be enough to give her Boston constituents some pause.

In a story about an increase in state aid to cities and towns, the paper reports:

"Maintaining and increasing local aid, especially for the schools in Dedham, Norwood and Westwood, is my priority," said Sen. Marian Walsh, D - West Roxbury.

In addition to West Roxbury, Walsh also represents those three towns, along with Roslindale and Hyde Park.

ParkwayBoston.com has the scoop: She'll be running for re-election this fall.

So John Tobin might want to start thinking about running for mayor in 2009.

Sco explains why you should contact your legislator to demand creation of a subpoena-issuing board to get to the bottom of the Big Dig mess, as proposed by state Sen. Marian Walsh:

... How can we ever ask Massachusetts to support a public works project again if we can't reasonably claim that the mistakes of the Big Dig are understood and won't be repeated?