Looking for something to help you forget the horrendous three-strikes legislation that's kicking through our legislature? How about a remedy for recent MBTA fare hikes? I might have something for you. It's not a cure-all, but it's a chance to kick it with some cats who walk the walk - not to mention a chance to dive into a tropical buffet.

Within an hour-and-a-half of the announcement that Mitt Romney was swinging through Roxbury - scheduled to talk about blah blah blah and whatever other bullshit at Middlesex Truck & Coach on Gerard Street - dozens of protesters showed up to holler at their former governor's motorcade. MassUniting was on the scene decked in their trademark orange t-shirts.

What happens when literally thousands of community, immigrant, and minority groups unite to protest one titanic corporation? In the case of CVS Caremark versus the extraordinarily encompassing Change to Win consumer advocacy force, we’ll have to wait and see.

So far it appears that both sides are prepared for more than just a street fight.