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Bysiewicz decision

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Susan got beat badly. It’s a shame that this happened to her. From any point of view she’s qualified both intellectually and professionally to be Attorney General, but as I’ve said before, the legal questions were serious. Since the court ruled against her, it stands to reason that the court rejected both her claims-that she […]

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The dust begins to settle

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Excellent piece by Colin McEnroe about the Blumenthal kerfuffle. Is Raymond Hernandez the new Judith Miller?

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Blumenthal’s brilliant move

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

There are only two ways to explain Blumenthal’s political brilliance in claiming to have been in Vietnam, when he wasn’t, since this should certainly attract a lot of Republican voters that would otherwise have voted for McMahon. First, he may have a rich fantasy life, and actually believe he was in Vietnam. In this respect, […]

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Bad Timing

Friday, May 14, 2010

TPM Reports: In campaigns — like in pro-wrestling — timing is everything. And Linda McMahon (R), last seenrunning way behind in the Connecticut Senate race, is proving she’s a master of when to say just the right thing. Fresh off news of the cataclysmic oil spill in the gulf of Mexico, McMahon recently distributed a […]

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Vindication

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

From the Day: The town’s Representative Town Meeting voted Tuesday night to cut from the 2010-2011 budget any appropriation for the Groton Long Point police force. Groton Long Point had requested $208,000, about 31 percent of its police budget, and the Groton Town Council included that request in the budget it passed last month. The […]

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Staples out-Bysiewicz up in the air

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Cam Staples has dropped out of the AG race, leaving only George Jepsen and Susan Bysiewicz standing. Unfortunately, for Susan, we also learned today that the Republicans have appealed the trial court’s decision finding her eligible to run for the office, so you might say she is only half standing. The appeal shouldn’t come as […]

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Smart move

Monday, May 10, 2010

Well, apparently Dan Malloy has chosen Nancy Wyman as his lieutenant governor, which may certainly help to solidify his support this side of the river. Everyone likes Nancy. This could set up an interesting situation, as when the primary comes, unless I’ve been misinformed, we vote for the two offices separately. So, we Lamont supporters, […]

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Peckinpaugh

Sunday, May 9, 2010

It looks like the Second District Republicans may give their nomination for the Second District Congressional seat to Janet Peckinpaugh, who was, until recently, an Independent: Peckinpaugh’s recent switch to the Republican Party shows that “she’s clearly an independent-minded person,” [NRCC spokesman Greg] Blair said. “It sounds like that makes her an interesting fit for […]

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For Blumenthal’s consideration

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Carly Fiorina’s demon sheep ad has become infamous. This ad, produced by a group called Crazy Wolf Films, is a brilliant follow up. We can only hope that Blumenthal can find some folks capable of doing the same to Linda McMahon, because you can be sure that, once she has the Republican nomination in hand, […]

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No Ice Cream this time

Friday, May 7, 2010

Gerry Garcia dropped by at last night’s Drinking Liberally, no doubt the last politician of note (not counting founding and faithful member Betsy Ritter) we will see until the next election cycle. Gerry is an impressive guy. We Democrats have the bad or good fortune, depending on how you look at it, of having an […]

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