A Laugher in Lowell

National commentators bewail the state of the Democratic party as increasingly out of touch with the voters it must attract to reverse its declining fortunes. The convention of the Massachusetts Democratic party helps to make this point. Two of the three Democratic candidates for Governor dodged the party platform's endorsement of gay marriage in Massachusetts, imposed by judicial fiat.

While Howard Dean's convention speech was immediately rebuked by the aptly named Congressman Barney Frank for over-the-top rhetoric regarding the House Speaker. Said Barney:

"I think Howard Dean was out of line talking about DeLay. The man has not been indicted. I don't like him, I disagree with some of what he does, but I don't think you, in a political speech, talk about a man as a criminal or his jail sentence."

The partisan Globe headline to this news item reads "Dean rips DeLay at convention". They believe that is the news content of this story?