How Menino blew it on the Super Bowl bet

Beantown Bloggery details the wagers. I think Bloomberg is trying to kill Menino: 42 pounds of ruggelach? I love the stuff and try to stay away from Cheryl-Ann's because, mmm, nothing beats those dried out shrunken little pastries, but 42 pounds? That's enough to induce coronaries in an entire wing of City Hall.

In any case, shame on Mr. Mayor for wussing out. What he should have done is something really bold and world-class: Wager Boston City Hall against, oh, I dunno, the Brooklyn Bridge. If the Patriots win, great, we get a historic bridge to put in the Public Garden. If we lose, even greater, because then we finally lose that eyesore and the City Council would have no choice but to approve a new City Hall atop some vacant parking lot.