Connecting Law and Bulger: It’s mighty tempting to draw parallels between Cardinal Law and Billy Bulger, just as some have drawn parallels between, say, the recent fall of Law and the probable fall of Trent Lott. Obviously, the mighty are falling in droves these days, from Henry Kissinger to disgraced CEOs. Hub Blog is certainly no fan of the cardinal and Billy. But I’m not so sure about the Law-Bulger parallel that
Peter Gelzinis writes about today. It seems a stretch, though I understand the general logic and ironic timing.