The difference between being governor and being mayor of a second-tier city

If you're Gov. Patrick, you spend a lot of your time trying to defend (or back-tracking from) actions that lead to bigger bankrolls for political allies. You may even lose the next election because you're seen as enabling the "hackocracy." But if you're the mayor of the small city of Malden, you can help a friend without becoming the center of a political storm. The ...