Stephen Lynch seems to think so. Of course, his ascension to the house of solons would require John Kerry to be appointed Secretary of State or something. But he's got $1-million+ burning a hole in his bank account and running in a special election would mean he gets to stay in the House when he loses, so why not?

On the Republican side, "party leaders and consultants" are actually chatting up Bill Weld. Bill Weld? When did they repeal the residency requirement for running for statewide office?

So what's the connection between Bill Weld, convicted Bulger thug Kevin Weeks and Herald columnist Howie Carr? Jay Fitzgerald lays it out. The latter two now have books out on the Bulger reign of terror and the Man Who Would Be Governor Again may (finally?) have to answer questions about how the Bulger gang got away with what it did while Big Red was U.S. Attorney and governor in Boston.

Weeks, however, is good news for the Herald and Carr, as Mark Jurkowitz dissects today's YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE GUTS front page (no registration required for today's column):

For many years, Howie really was the Herald, its best known journalist and biggest personality. In recent years though, he's spent more time and energy on his more lucrative gig as a WRKO talk radio host and the phrase sometimes used to describe his Herald work was "mailing it in." ...

Also see:
So who isn't writing a book about Whitey?

My standard newspaper disclosure.