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Come Drinkin’

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

That time of the month is almost upon us. Yes, it’s time for yet another meeting of the Southeastern CT Chapter of Drinking Liberally. All and sundry, as long as you are reasonably liberal (or even like to talk to liberals, we are liberal enough not to discriminate) are invited to attend. As always, the […]

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Drinking Liberally, a report

Friday, June 6, 2008

My wife and I were beginning to worry that attendance at our Drinking Liberally group would tail off this month, but I’m glad to report: not so. In fact, we had a number of new attendees, including an additional recruit from the Sub base, who came together with another sailor who had also come last […]

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Nick Carbone

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

It was with great sadness that I read in this morning’s Courant that Nick Carbone was badly injured in Hartford Monday. He was attacked on the streets of Hartford, the City for which he has done so much, and beaten so badly that he will need brain surgery. I grew up in Hartford. In the […]

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Drink Liberally tomorrow

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Yet another reminder. Please join us if you can tomorrow at the Bulkeley House at 111 Bank Street in New London, at 6:30 PM. This will be the first meeting since Obama became the candidate, so there will be lots to talk about. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow, so likely the question of whether we […]

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GOSA does it again

Thursday, May 29, 2008

The Groton Open Spaces Association has succeeded in beating yet another developer. It recently completed the purchase of the Merritt Property at the top of Fort Hill, between Fishtown Road and Route 1. Thanks to the efforts of GOSA, huge chunks of Fort Hill have been saved from being McMansionized. In addition to saving so […]

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David Sirota coming to Madison

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

A few weeks ago I got an email from David Sirota, who must truly do his homework to have discovered this blog. Sirota, you may recall, worked on the Lamont campaign. He has written a book called The Uprising, and will be in Madison a week from today at : R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston […]

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Joe Courtney endorses Obama

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Joe Courtney endorsed Obama today. I suppose we can argue about timing, but better late than never, and better now than later. After yesterday, it seems likely that Hillary will die the death of a thousand cuts, as the remaining superdelegates announce overwhelmingly for Obama. Here’s Joe’s Announcement in full. It’s especially good that he […]

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Contributions for Andy, et. al.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

MGB, a faithful reader, asked, in a comment to a recent post, how one goes about making a contribution to Andy Maynard to help him reach the 300 contributors that he needs to get public financing. I’ve attached a certification form, which you can download below in either PDF or Word Format. If you want […]

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Andy Maynard needs 300 friends.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Today my wife and I hosted an event for Andy Maynard, our state Senator. In order to qualify for campaign financing funds, Andy needs to get donations from 300 individuals in his district, so the purpose of this event was to get as many donors as possible for Andy, with the amounts of the donations […]

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New Sullivan team gets off to great start

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

More incompetence in the Sullivan campaign. Sullivan’s new team issued a press release accusing Joe Courtney of having failing to take the lead on a recently passed amendment that speeds up funding for submarine construction. The full story is at the link, but Gabe at Connecticut Local Politics sums the release up this way: The […]

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