Massachusetts is the state to emulate for Barack Obama. Higher education and high tech are the mainstays of the economy. It's liberal, it's"clean," the charter schools are being shut down, and Governor-Deval Patrick is Obama's role model.What has happened to that state since Mitt Romney left? Matt Viser of the Boston Globe reports on the consequences of irresponsible spending:The problems are expected to be so widespread, the solutions so elusive, that the state may have to rethink the size of its commitment to big-ticket programs such as its landmark healthcare coverage plan, aid to cities and towns, and education funding, the specialists said at an emergency budget hearing convened yesterday by members of the state Senate. Several economic specialists who testified advised state officials to prepare for at least four years of budget problems, foreshadowed by dire records: State revenues declined 35 percent this April over last year, the worst ever. The fall in state...(Read Full Post)