Interesting times in the race for governor here, as the two latest polls for the Democrats have Deval Patrick with a high single-digit lead. Given that one of the polls had a margin of error of 6.8 percent - I think the Pepsi Challenge has a lower margin of error - I'd not put too much stock in the numbers. Though I'm a little surprised there hasn't been any solid polling of late, especially after the first debate.

Not surprisingly, the Globe endorsed Patrick, while the Herald endorsed Tom Reilly, which someone at the Globe surmised was done to draw votes away from Chris Gabrieli and leave the door open for Patrick, the farthest left of the three. I suppose it's no difference to the Herald whether or not they run two months' worth of liberal-bashing against Patrick or blaming Reilly for the Big Dig mess.

My other favorite endorsement news: the Brookline Tab tapped Andrea Silbert for lieutenant governor, even though the ubiquitous Deb Goldberg chaired Brookline's Board of Selectmen. Apparently, the paper didn't find her ads all that truthful. In turn, Goldberg took out a full-page ad in the paper in rebuttal. Finally, some life in a different race!

In the pot calling the kettle black department, Kerry Healey used the term "tycoon" in reference to Chris Gabrieli. She and her husband own four houses, so I suppose she'd know.