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Whitnum still at it

Friday, June 25, 2010

I just got a robocall from Lee Whitnum, to the effect that there is Good News! There is going to be a hearing on her discrepancy charges. I confess, I instinctively did what I always do with robocalls, regardless of the source. In this case I shouldn’t have hung up, as I would be interested […]

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Not really very smart

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Linda McMahon is accusing Rob Simmons of waging a secret primary campaign against her. There’s actually a kernel of truth to what she’s saying, but whining about it is a particularly stupid move on her part. She’s exacerbating her problems with Republicans and making herself look pretty petty to everyone else. She has a lot […]

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Party tomorrow

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Groton Democratic Town Committee invites all and sundry to a political gathering tomorrow at the German Club, Frohsinn Hall, 54 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic. Along with the usual Groton suspects, this is your chance to meet one or more of the following: Congressman Joe Courtney (who can’t stay long because of another commitment)Dan Malloy (possibly)Mary […]

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Truly Astonishing

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Lee Whitnum, the Senate candidate who made Merrick Alpert look like a powerhouse, and who didn’t even get to go on stage with Merrick at the convention (among other things she went to the wrong place) has filed suit against Dan Malloy for calling her an anti-Semite. Now, I am actually quite sympathetic to her […]

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Blumental Fundraiser Next Week

Sunday, June 13, 2010

I’ve attached a copy of a flier I received regarding a fundraiser being held here in Groton for Dick Blumenthal at 35 Beach Pond Road. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 20th at 1:00 PM. This is the first time I can recall that Blumenthal has come to Groton for an event centered around […]

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Schiff does happen

Monday, May 31, 2010

Peter Schiff is busy gathering petitions to get himself on the Republican ballot. He’s the true tea party candidate. Assuming that he gets on, and is willing to spend some of his own money, he could make the Republican primary interesting. He probably can’t win, but if he wants to have any chance to do […]

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Simmons kinda, sorta exits

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

One can sympathize, at least in the abstract, with poor Rob, done in by big money. Then again, it’s his party that most definitely wouldn’t have it any other way. Democrats aren’t simon pure on the public financing issue, but at least they’re willing to talk about it. The fact that he merely “suspended” his […]

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Convention, final chapter

Saturday, May 22, 2010

We are now back, weary to the bone, from the 2010 Connecticut Democratic Convention, a convention that will surely go down in history because-well, because it just will, that’s why. I am still somewhat piqued at the fact that I did not have access to wireless at the convention hall. I could have pecked stuff […]

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From the convention, Part 1

Friday, May 21, 2010

Well, my hopes that I could “live blog” the convention have been dashed. The convention was held at the Expo Center in Hartford. That would be the poor man’s convention center; the Republicans having scored the good one. In any event, my Ipad detected at least three wireless networks in the area, to which I […]

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Off to the convention

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Well, my wife and I are off to the convention tomorrow, along with our good friend Ruby. Now, if I were a twitterer, I would tweet from the convention. I actually do have a a twitter account, which I never use. Consequently, other than my wife and one local Democrat, my only “followers” are random […]

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