Our new governor

Yes, it was a historic day in Massachusetts yesterday as Deval Patrick was sworn in as governor, only the second black governor in U.S. history. It’s no secret that the Boston Globe is has been critical of Republican governors, but this hagiography of Patrick in the Globe’s main editorial today is Smithers-esque in its obsequiousness:

The sense of a new day for Massachusetts was palpable yesterday, borne on the exceptionally diverse and neighborly crowd. As the breeze freshened and the sun made a fleeting appearance, the Boston Children's Choir sang the gospel hymn "The Storm is Passing Over," written in 1905 by the masterful Charles Albert Tindley, who only learned to read and write after Emancipation. Keeping hope and realism in balance is just the first of Patrick's challenges.

Geez, get a room.