Not Easy Being AG

The pronouncements of political scientists don't always square with reality. But one oft-repeated bit of punditry in the run-up to the gubernatorial race is proving quite prescient: it's hard to run for governor from the attorney general's chair. Criminal probes often attract unwanted controversy. And that's certainly in evidence with this morning's exhaustive piece in the ProJo about Attorney General Patrick Lynch's friendship with Central Falls Mayor Charles M. Moreau, now under investigation by federal authorities - in part - because Lynch had to recuse himself.