Good to know: If you outsource your campaign to lawyers, you can use attorney-client privilege to shield what you're up to from everybody, even the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Thanks, Treasurer Tim!

The Outraged Liberal wonders why Tim is wasting money on oppo research when he can just browse the Globe and Herald Web sites each morning.

First, don't drop your multi-page announcement speech on the floor. They have these things called Teleprompters, you know.

Second, don't repeat your critics' charges to rebut them. Remember when Nixon said he wasn't a crook? Right, everybody started thinking he was a crook. So when you bring up charges you "have no core convictions," guess what?

Tim for Governor.

The Herald reports Mihos is still running for governor and the Globe really should stop listening to anything he says, or words to that effect.

Charlie Baker's new campaign site has a folksy video of him standing in a park somewhere explaining why we should vote for him. Only, as the Globe reports, Baker was nowhere near a park while making the video:

It actually was produced by having him stand indoors in front of a green screen and then superimposing the scenery behind him.

Baker wants you to sign your life away provide contact info to see the video, which seems like an odd strategy for campaign information. The kind souls at Blue Mass Group, naturally, post it without a registration requirement.

Also: Looks like the heat got to Baker's Web site - his logo is melting.

Earlier:
Michael Flaherty's ad for KitchenAid.

Jay Fitzgerald explains why Weld nostalgia won't last very long if Baker insists on running on Big Red coattails.

Elias reports something he eagerly awaits:

[T]he sheer spectacle of watching Scot Lehigh grovel and writhe at Charlie Baker's moderate republican feet, all in a compulsive and disgustingly pathetic bid to ingratiate.

The Globe reports that Baker has apparently tired of his perpetual inclusion on lists of "Republicans thinking of running for governor," will quit his job as Harvard-Pilgrom CEO and actually run for governor in 2010. Christy decides it's time for a Big Gulp, then realizes he doesn't sell those.

Channel 5 reports he's becoming an independent as he gears up to run a campaign for governor that could possibly consist solely of whining.

Like not telling legislators about a $25-million hole in his budget.

Will Treasurer Tim agree to pay more for his own taxpayer-funded health coverage? You know, as a symbol of how concerned he is about state finances, or something?

In any case, looks like he's getting his wish.