All twisted into a big, giant endorsement knot

Much gnashing of teeth among the local blogocracy over the recent gubernatorial endorsements of the two local dailies - Globe for Patrick and Herald for Reilly:

Dan Kennedy doesn't get why Globe endorsements never mention the candidates the paper doesn't find worthy (except, apparently, when it comes to the secretary of state race).

John Daley adds up the Globe's Patrick endorsement and the Herald's Reilly endorsement and figures Gabrieli will win next week.

Fitzgerald of the Herald (who had nothing to do with the endorsement), however, says possibly more important than the paper's nod is the fact that many mayors still back Reilly.

On Blue Mass. Group, David thinks the Herald's Reilly endorsement can only help Patrick by drawing moderate voters away from Gabrieli.

Over at the Globe, though, David Dahl goes outside and starts looking for black helicopters, arguing the Herald really endorsed Reilly to help get Patrick the nomination so Healey can then wipe the floor with him in November.