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Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis and David Bernstein break down the strained relationship between Gov. Deval Patrick and House Speaker Robert DeLeo.

I never realized that Frank was an active participant in the 10 historic, dramatic, and contentious weeks of 1964 that today are known as Freedom Summer. It makes sense. A dedicated champion of gay and transgendered rights, Frank was the first member of Congress to come out.

Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis and David Bernstein talk about the gun control measures proposed by House Speaker Bob DeLeo, and Gov. Deval Patrick's involvement in drafting them — or lack thereof.

Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis and David Bernstein talk round up some political odds and ends.

Adam Reilly and David Bernstein talk about Sen. Elizabeth Warren's book, "A Fighting Chance."

Adam Reilly, Rupa Shenoy and David Bernstein talk about what's behind all the inactivity on the hill following Shenoy's WGBH News/NECIR story.

The other day at Harvard, Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory explained to a group of solons-in-training at the Kennedy School of Government that, despite cutbacks over the last decade, the Globe remains a vital source of “accountability journalism."

As if on cue, metro columnist Adrian Walker served up a splendid example of the accountability genre in the next day’s paper. Walker heralded the Reverends Bruce Wall and Eugene Rivers for presenting French transit firm Keolis, a subsidiary of the French-government-owned SNCF, an “invoice” for $105,000.