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In December 2006/January 2007, with the stinging defeats of 2006 still painful, most notably the 83 vote squeaker in Connecticut’s 2nd District that sent Joe Courtney to Congress instead of Rob Simmons, Chris Healy and I spent a considerable amount of time assessing the damage and planning the reconstruction of the Connecticut [...]
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., told Tim Russert this morning that everyone should give Hillary Clinton a little space after last week's loss in North Carolina, which seemed to seal the deal for Barack Obama.
Give her a chance to breathe, to settle down, to recognize what's going on here. She'll make [...]
A Poem by M.I. Kuruwilla
Carry a message to your own people, my friend,
Which will be well understood by your people,
Not ours--the creed of the material, phenomenal
World as an illusion, you call it, Maya, don’t you?
Concealing but also symbolically revealing
A deeper order of reality. Do I [...]
Boaz ItsHaky, a Bethany Republican (and longtime CTLP/elsewhere in the CT blogosphere commenter), is the surprise nominee of the Republican Party to run against Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D) in the 3rd District.
I say ’surprise’ because it seems that no one had any idea who the nominee would be, even [...]
Many of us should be getting our rebate checks in the mail soon. President Bush claims that by putting more money into the public’s hands we will be more likely to spend it and, in so doing, prevent the economy from continuing down its slow and steady spiral towards a [...]
(WTNH) _ It’s now a crime to display a noose as a way of harrassing or threatening someone.
Read more »Original post blogged on b2evolution.
[...]Two days ago Caitlynne posted a comment to Undercurrents in response to Steve’s last post “cracker glossary.” As per the filter set in place to protect from spam, Caitlynne as a first time commenter awaited moderation for her comment to be published. The comment status can be tracked by the [...]
The two graphs below plot the growth in the Woodstock budget year by year from two different perspectives.
The UPPER GRAPH shows the relative growth of the three major budget components - Education, Debt Service, and the Town Operating Budgets - over the last nine years in comparison to the inflation rate. [...]
Via Atrios and the New York Post:
Defying disgusted constituents and angry Republican leaders, disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella has told pals he plans to seek re-election.
And, shockingly, the Staten Island pol is feeling “pretty good,” he confided to friends.
…
Fossella confessed last week to having a 3-year-old daughter with gal [...]
Hartford (AP) _ Republicans have nominated candidates for Connecticut’s five congressional districts, taking on two first-term Democrats, challenging two veteran incumbents and sending into the November election Connecticut’s lone Republican in Congress.
Read more »Original post blogged on b2evolution.
[...]First Daughter Jenna Bush - rather now, Hager, got married yesterday evening in Crawford, Texas, at her familial ranch. The lucky groom is former White House aide Henry Hager.
You can check out the photos from the event, provided by the White House.
The newlyweds plan to move to Baltimore, [...]
I’m always curious to read discussions of hybrid cars in the mainstream press. The following story came from Yahoo! News, and it was one of the featured stories for Yahoo! email users today. Part of the fixation with the anti-fuel efficiency perspective is on cost, especially relatively short term cost [...]
Yesterday afternoon, in accepting his nomination for a potential 12th term representing the Fourth Congressional District of Connecticut, Chris Shays sounded a favorite attack theme of his against the Democratic party:
Shays had harsher words for Democrats. Liberal activists, he said are even more divisive."Though [...]
Is this action a precursor to Bush labeling Venezuela as a state sponsor of "terrorism"? See Penobscots lead opposition to Venezuela "terrorist" resolution
By Humberto Santana
Washington announced at the end of last month that it is resurrecting the long-ago moth-balled Fourth Fleet to reassert US power in the Caribbean and [...]
Wonders never cease. I find myself on the same side as Jodi Rell. Even weirder, I have to tip my hat to Lisa Moody.
The state owns shorefront property in Waterford, that was formerly used as a school for the developmentally disabled. It is no longer being used for that purpose, [...]
I would normally post this comment on my Waterford Blog, but I think that the DAY article on how the Seaside property was taken off the market by the Governor is an interesting look into the workings of the Governor’s office.
I find the quote from Lisa Moody most interesting
”… [...]
In his weekly political column, Norwich Bulletin Editorial Page Editor, Ray Hackett, decries the lack of challengers to the incumbent Democrats in Eastern CT.
After pointing out that most of the incumbents are or have raised sufficient cash to tap into the public financing, Mr. Hackett scans the political horizon [...]
Its official! In Convention gathered yesterday, May 9, 2008, the CT Second Congressional District Republicans nominated Sean Sullivan to contest incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney. The convention results were duly reported by the New London DAY
and the Norwich Bulletin
The DAY notes that Courtney has a significent advantage in campaign [...]
In yet another New York Times advocacy "article" for Obama, this one trying to explain away the fact that the terrorist group Hamas prefers Obama for president, Susan E. Rice, an Obama foreign policy adviser tells a whopper.
Incredibly, Rice had the audacity to claim that Obama isn't "willing to [...]
The biggest crisis since the violating of the city charter during the parade ordinance fiasco is happening right under everyone's noses.Sen. Chris Dodd is on “Meet the Press” with Russert - the start was awkward. Sen Dodd: “Good morning, Tim. Happy Mother’s Day”.
Then a looooong moment of awkward pause before Tim launches into Q1.
Jenna Bush Wedding Update:
Bride wore white, #43 gave away the bride, there was singing and [...]
