American politics at the moment can pretty much be explained by what you make of the record sixth Super Bowl victory by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft.
One view of it is to marvel at, and celebrate, the hard work, risk-taking, and skill that produced the achievement. That's the more conservative view of it.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party isn't inviting Springfield's Democratic mayor to speak at the party convention later this year even though it's taking place in Springfield.
Unnamed sources cited by Politico say Mayor Domenic Sarno's endorsement of Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, in the November 2018 election is one reason. Another is the mayor's veto in December 2018 of a sanctuary-city ordinance approved by the Springfield City Council. (The city council later overrode the veto January 14.)
