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Monthly Archives: May 2008

The cross we must bear: the Blue Dog “Democrats”

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, then we have some extremely big minds in the Democratic party, all residing in the heads of the “Blue Dog Democrats”, who make a habit of stabbing their party in the back. Senator Jim Webb has been trying to pass a bill guaranteeing reasonable benefits, including updated […]

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Trouble brewing for the Republicans, or how will the Dems blow this?

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

According to Daily Kos, the AP has called the special election in Mississippi for the Democrats. This is a seat that was considered to be an ultra safe seat. According to the DCCC: After losing the last two competitive special elections for Republican seats (IL-14 and LA-06), the NRCC and its conservative allies have gone […]

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Joe’s convention

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

A few pictures from Joe Courtney’s convention last night, which was, to say the very least, far better attended (and I suspect more enthusiastically) than its Republican counterpart. I wasn’t there, as I was doing my civic duty at the Charter Revision Commission meeting. These pictures were taken by Liz Duarte (Thanks Liz). Okay, the […]

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Political science, Batman style

Monday, May 12, 2008

I saw this on This Modern World, and I just couldn’t resist passing it on. Who do you suppose wins this election: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgJ5AcsXp4M[/youtube] That’s it for me today. I just returned from a Charter Revision Commission meeting and I’m bushed.

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Please let this be true

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Via Atrios and the New York Post: Defying disgusted constituents and angry Republican leaders, disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella has told pals he plans to seek re-election. And, shockingly, the Staten Island pol is feeling “pretty good,” he confided to friends. … Fossella confessed last week to having a 3-year-old daughter with gal pal Laura Fay, […]

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Take your daily dose

Sunday, May 11, 2008

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV5UTHRx0a4[/youtube]

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Half a cheer for Rell

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Wonders never cease. I find myself on the same side as Jodi Rell. Even weirder, I have to tip my hat to Lisa Moody. The state owns shorefront property in Waterford, that was formerly used as a school for the developmentally disabled. It is no longer being used for that purpose, and a Farmington developer […]

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Back to Basics-why Clinton lost

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Every once in a while, the conversation gets back to basics. Via Suburban Guerilla, I found myself at the American Prospect, where we find the following observation: Admittedly, this is the kind of counterfactual that’s impossible to prove, but my guess is that if she had voted against the war Clinton would be the Democratic […]

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Architectural treasure in Groton

Saturday, May 10, 2008

In its endless front page pursuit of the trivial, the Hartford Courant today ran a front page article on the outhouses of Chester, a posh community in Middlesex County. Since this is considered critically newsworthy by so august an institution as the nation’s oldest newspaper can anyone criticize me for taking up the subject. It […]

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Boring convention

Saturday, May 10, 2008

I was a delegate to the State Convention in New Britain this morning, at which we chose members of the DNC and the presidential electors who will cast the formal votes in the Electoral College in December. Short report: nothing happened.

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