And will city councilors Charles Yancey, Sam Yoon, Stephen Murphy, and John Connolly do likewise? You may recall they made a point of not endorsing anybody in the 2nd Suffolk state-senate race after their horse lost by a nose in September. Now that said horse has made them look like, at best, tools, you think they might make the best of a bad situation and endorse their fellow Democrat?

And here the Dig points its snarky finger at you, Mr. Yoon. And at you, too, Mr. Yancey, for wondering about the conditions under which Tom Menino's proposed Giant Ear Thing (the device that can hear wet pieces of paper being shot out of straws in school lunchrooms from two miles away) might not work:

So where does freedom and openness leave the council? With Charles Yancey being able to wonder aloud whether Shot Spotter could detect shots before they were fired, and whether buildings and MOUNTAINS and stuff might mess with the receivers' signals. Because there are fucking mountains running down the middle of Geneva Ave, right? ...

Not so fast there, Mr. Turner. And hold on a second, Madame President Feeney ...

Tom Menino, who once said he would serve only two terms, might be looking toward 2009. At least, he hasn't ruled it out, not even after seeing those ambivalent poll numbers.