Beam on politics: Attack ads to spice up Senate primary

People say that the Democratic primary race for Ted Kennedy's seat is boring, and they are right. There's not a doughnut's worth of difference among the pretenders. Each claims to be a super-liberal, eager to empty out the US Treasury to placate whatever interest group they happen to find themselves in front of.
What we need to spice up this race are some old-fashioned attack ads, e.g. "Steve Pagliuca -- Too Rich for Our Blood!" But you won't be seeing any. It's a Democratic primary, and the candidates have to act as if they like and/or respect each other. The one guy who has the dough to unload on his rivals -- Pagliuca -- is too decent, alas. It's not his By Alex Beam, Globe Staff.Morehttp://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/beam_on_politic_7.html

Beam on politics: Attack ads to spice up Senate primary