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Local grifter suffers another setback

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Local Grifter John Scott, who has represented John Scott in the legislature for the past year or so, suffered yet another setback recently. I reported back in January of 2015 that John, an insurance agent who had a contract with UConn to sell health insurance to students, had selflessly (or is that selfishly?) proposed a […]

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Sausage making in Hartford

Thursday, July 9, 2015

There’s an old saying to the effect that you really don’t want to know how legislation or sausage is made. I’m not sure about the meat variety, but I’d actually love to know how this sausage was made. It is Section 57 of the budget bill just passed by our legislature. It reads as follows: […]

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We’re number 1!

Friday, March 20, 2015

On a number of occasions I’ve noted that we here in the rational states lead the nation in a number of respects. We may, for instance, be godless, but somehow we also manage to have the lowest divorce rates and the lowest rates of births out of wedlock. But, being rational, I’m bound to admit […]

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John Scott serves the people

Sunday, January 25, 2015

A while ago I wrote a post about an ethics complaint filed against our newly elected Republican state representative, John Scott. Here's the opening paragraph. As I noted in a previous post, the Democratic down ticket didn't do too well in these parts. One of our new Republican legislators is John Scott. John's campaign consisted […]

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Good news in Groton

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

and Stonington, North Stonington, Voluntown and Griswold. Our state Senator, Andy Maynard, who was badly injured in a fall last summer, showed up at the Capitol to be sworn in to the term that he won from a hospital bed. Andy sustained a brain injury. Apparently his ability to think and understand is not impaired, […]

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Another petard does its thing (local edition)

Friday, November 28, 2014

As I noted in a previous post, the Democratic down ticket didn't do too well in these parts. One of our new Republican legislators is John Scott. John's campaign consisted mainly of distortions of his opponent's record. On the issues, he mainly confined himself to a fierce and unaccommodating dedication to the interests of insurance […]

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Reflections, take one

Thursday, November 6, 2014

We just returned from Drinking Liberally. I'm happy to report that turnout was up (misery loves company), and so were spirits. After all, if we don't find a way to blow it, 2016 should be our year. But I must comment on a phenomenon that we observed here, though it was obviously not so pronounced […]

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Last night I went to a debate

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Last night I attended the Ritter-Formica State Senate (CT -20th) debate. I find attending debates a frustrating experience, and this was no exception, for the reasons I'll get into. We were there (my wife and I), to support Betsy Ritter, a good friend, true progressive, and excellent legislator. But I'm not here to talk about […]

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Notes on the Primary

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

A few random observations after last night's primary, which we observed via the Internet (including texts from our friends) from way up North here in Vermont. First, on a purely local note, we might hope that the Day might take a lesson from the shellacking Betsy Ritter gave Bill Satti last night (20th Senatorial District) […]

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Strangers: heather Bond Somers and the truth

Monday, July 28, 2014

There's really no other way to put it. Examples are probably legion, but let me submit one to a candid world: The break-up of Boughton and Somers after the convention had some Republicans questioning her loyalty, but Somers said earlier this week that she had planned to run for lieutenant governor last November before her […]

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