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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Brilliant Billboard

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I spent all day writing two briefs, and my mind can’t cope with the idea of writing anything else of substance. So, in case you didn’t see it on My Left Nutmeg, here’s a brilliant billboard that thousands of people are passing each day on I-95. Says it all, doesn’t it? Blumethal definitely owes the […]

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Conceding the Frame

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Barney Frank sent me an email the other day. He was warning me about a “right-wing, pro-life group”. It never ceases to amaze me. The Democrats alway seem eager to let the Republicans frame the terms of debate, constantly ceding the rhetorical high ground. I can understand why the Republicans want to call themselves “pro-life”, […]

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Fair and Balanced

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Since it’s my local paper, I feel compelled to take note when the New London Day’s coverage is skewed. Case in point. A week or so ago Scott Brown came to the state to stump for Linda McMahon. Brown is yesterday’s news, as anyone paying attention would know. They could have held the rally in […]

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Values

Monday, October 18, 2010

Sometime today I read a blog, or a news article, or something, in which it was observed that the now further compromised Rob Simmons (link) was unable to use Linda’s WWE connections to make a dent in Linda’s support during the primary season, yet it seems that her checkered past is having a substantial negative […]

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Groton City Dems Honor Liz and Paul Duarte

Sunday, October 17, 2010

We just returned from a lunch honoring Liz and Paul Duarte for their many years of service to the Groton Democrats, both City and Town. Liz has been chair of the Groton City Democrats, president of the Groton Federation of Democratic Women, a member of the Groton City Council, and is presently our local representative […]

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Friday Night Music-Twin Bill, No Bagpipes

Friday, October 15, 2010

Yes, that’s right. After two weeks of bagpipe themed musical extravaganzas, we’re back to real music. Last week, after finally finding the Rare Air video with the jazz bagpipes, I started free associating on youtube, and had a good night. I’ve got a bunch of 60s stuff stockpiled, and this week I’m featuring two. The […]

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The last of a dying breed

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Yesterday’s Mystic River Press contains a front page article about the State Senate race in the 18th District between Andrew Maynard (D) and Stuart Norman (R, sort of). Andy and Stu have decided to eschew name calling and campaign through a series of joint appearances. (The Mystic River Press is not on line, so no […]

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This time, let the banks fail.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Friend Matt Berger has been sending links to multiple articles, such as this, on the foreclosure moratorium situation. It’s interesting that the banks, the press, and Obama’s people are pushing the meme that the law should not get in the way of the banks attempts to foreclose on mortgages which, in many cases, they may […]

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Stupid questions

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

I just returned from watching the Blumenthal debate. I noted in a previous post that I don’t like watching debates. They are stomach churning affairs, particularly when your candidate doesn’t come out with the answers that seem so obvious to you. Another reason is that the questioners are always (well, almost always) press people of […]

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Book review

Monday, October 11, 2010

I don’t normally recommend books on this blog, particularly books I may never finish, but I would urge any person of reason,particularly anyone who doubts the seriousness of the threat of climate change, to read eaarth, by Bill McKibben. I have a fairly strict rule when it comes to books: if I start one I […]

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