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Great time at a Joe Courtney fundraiser

Saturday, March 23, 2024

We went to a fundraiser for Joe Courtney today and had a great time. It was held at the Barkin Barley in Gales Ferry (for those not from the area, Gales Ferry is part of Ledyard) where you can get good food, a zillion different beers, and you can bring your dog. I took some […]

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Connecticut Delegation disgraces itself

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

I think this is the worst thing that Joe Courtney has done since he voted to condemn Moveon years ago.: Last week, House Republicans pushed through an invidious bill they’ve cynically dubbed “Kate’s Law” that would impose draconian mandatory minimum sentences on those who attempt to re-enter the country illegally—and which would have done nothing […]

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Joe Courtney casts another awful vote

Friday, November 20, 2015

Yesterday I asked Joe to say it wasn’t so. I couldn’t believe he voted with the Republicans to keep refugees out of our country. Well, it was so. When my wife told me about the vote, she wasn’t specific, and I thought she was talking about this, mostly because I couldn’t conceive of him voting […]

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Say it ain’t so, Joe

Thursday, November 19, 2015

I won’t go into all the reasons why this was a horrible thing to do. They have been amply covered elsewhere.  All I can say is that I’m ashamed that my Congressman has played into the hands of terrorists and contributed to a culture of fear.

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Joe Courtney does us proud

Saturday, December 13, 2014

I've met a lot of politicians, and, truth to tell, most of them, even the ones with whom I agree, are self centered assholes. Joe Courtney is an extremely honorable exception; I've rarely heard him discussed without someone saying what a “nice guy” he is. Of course, being a nice guy would do us little […]

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Joe votes right

Monday, July 29, 2013

It’s only right that we should take note of the fact that Joe Courtney voted with the good guys on the recent NSA vote. Congrats to Lon Seidman too, who keeps Joe educated on these issues. We should also take note of the fact that the vote went down to defeat because“liberals” like Pelosi were […]

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Guess who’s pulling Coutu’s strings?

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Joe Courtney, our very excellent Congressman, is going to face a tea party type in the next election. His name is Chris Coutu, and he’s a representative type. A young man on the make who is looking to ride extremism and Republican cant into political office or, lacking that, a lucrative right wing sinecure or […]

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Joe Courtney visits Drinking Liberally

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Joe Courtney joined the regulars at the SE CT Drinking Liberally get together in New London tonight. Mayor Finizio put in an appearance as well. That’s Matt Shafner on the right.    

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A great Democrat

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A few days ago I put up a post that included this paragraph about our hapless Democrats: Today a poll was released showing that 47% of the people in this country want the health care law repealed. And why not? All they hear is a steady drumbeat of criticism from the right and a deafening […]

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A small bit of welcome news

Friday, May 27, 2011

We in Connecticut can take some pride in our House delegation, everyone of whom voted against renewing the Patriot Act. I owe an apology to Joe Courtney, since a short while ago I predicted he’d vote the wrong way, as, in my defense, he has in the past. When they are old and grey, the […]

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