Connolly abandoned Boston’s ’82 mayoral race after media reports that he plagiarized his much-touted anti-corruption proposal. Today, Connolly is a poster boy for the need for reforms to combat appearances of political corruption. After raising millions dollars for the ’98 campaign of Gov. Paul Cellucci, Connolly hit the lobby, billing his ’99 clients $317,499. Connolly landed seven clients that feed from the trough called the “