The "nonpartisan" RI Center for Freedom and Prosperity has released their 2015 ranking of Rhode Island legislators, their self-styled "2015 Freedom Index," according to an e-mail sent to followers this morning, and the good news for Portsmouth is that most of our reps are solidly on their naughty list, coming in with sub-zero scores.

Portsmouth state reps Ray Gallison (D-69), Jay Edwards (D-70), and Dennis Canario (D-71) all came in at a -7, tied with such progressive stalwarts as Teresa Tanzi and Art Handy. Portsmouth's Republican senator, Chris Ottiano (R-11), scored an awesome -15, just a point above the "worst" score for that chamber (which was bagged by our neighbor to the south, Lou DiPalma (D-12). (Yay, Senators!)

Oh, btw, SoPo Republican Dan Reilly (R-72) was the only local who cracked positive territory with a "1" rating, which almost put him in their top 10 with folks like Mike Chippendale and Doreen Costa. Maybe next year, Dan.

As you might have noticed, I use any pronouncements from the RI Center for Freedom and Prosperity like spit in an avalanche: Whatever direction they go, I head the other way.

P.S. Is it just me, or does their logo look like a shark fin? Appropriate.