My Republican friends are laughing at us because of the indecision we're going through, ... Inside Politics.

The Cardinal has made that decision, and I think it's time for us to get on with it, get on with supporting, like I said the pastors, the priests and the victims.

Corruption is uniquely reprehensible in a democracy because it violates the system's first principle, which we all learned back in the sunshiny days of elementary school: that the government exist to serve the public, not particular companies or individuals or even elected officials.

Let's use the energy of this historic year to propel us toward our shared vision of a greater Boston.

As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that.

In the 1990s, we introduced Boston's community policing strategy. We reversed the tide of violent crime that threatened our city, and we established a national model for preventing and fighting crime.