The Washington Post profiles the scandal-scarred Gov. Patrick.
...Circumstances have changed quickly for Patrick, as they have often in a life that saw him plucked from the South Side of Chicago at 14 and awarded a scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the Boston suburbs. He was recently forced to plead, "Don't give up on me," to state residents, and at a news conference Friday he found himself repeatedly sidestepping questions about a staff shake-up that included the resignation of a controversial aide.Missteps involving the use of state funds and a series of gaffes have transformed a budding star who was swept into office running as an outsider into something the rough-and-tumble arena of Massachusetts politics is more familiar with: an embattled pol...
UPDATE: More from the Boston Herald and Boston Globe.
SECOND UPDATE: More from the Globe and Hugh Hewitt. Plus, Patrick becomes the main target at Boston's St. Patrick's Day breakfast. More from the Herald and Globe.