Looks from here like the Herald and Mr. Carr took the gloves off with this article and punched a few people in the nexus of their plexus. (or is this SOP with the Herald?)
...or is this SOP with the Herald? No, but this is a typical Howie Carr column, full of insider stuff and disdain for the cesspool that is MA politics. His radio show is hilarious, by the way.