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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Scott Bates launches website

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Scott Bates, who serves our District as a member of the Democratic State Central Committee, has started a website, which you can find here. Scott is an interesting guy, whose had an eventful career. In his day job he is vice president at the Center for National Policy. He spends a fair amount of time […]

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Greetings from the Groton Public Library

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

I’m sitting here in the GLP, (your public option for getting the latest books) because the private option for getting electricity here in Groton has failed to expeditiously repair a power outage in my neighborhood. Our neighborhood, for whatever reason, is prone to power failures. This one seems ominous, the recorded voice at CL&P tells […]

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Rogue Fox Anchor supports Public Option.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Very weird. A Fox News Anchor, albeit Shepard Smith, takes on a Republican Senator over the Public Option. If Obama were this forceful, maybe we’d be in a better place right now.

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The Power of Prayer

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I’ve been feeling rather strange lately. The day before yesterday, Glenn Beck started making sense to me. I’ve found myself growing intolerant of certain types of people, mainly blacks, browns, yellows, gays, Jews, Arabs, Hindus, Buddhists, Rastafarians, Pastafaraians and vegetarians. I’m having trouble seeing why anyone but me should get health care. Public education has […]

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The Day back to shilling for Simmons

Sunday, October 4, 2009

It looks like the New London Day is back into full Rob Simmons support mode, after a brief hiatus in 2006. This time it’s Paul Choiniere, who starts today’s screed with the following line: Rob Simmons is the new Barack Obama. Reading on, we find that there are two points of similarity. Both men are […]

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Greetings from up North

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Some months ago we made plans to come up to Maine in the fall, and this is the weekend we picked. As I write this I am sitting in a hotel room in Ogunquit, Maine. This hotel is supposed to have free wireless, and it is free, on the rare occasions when one can get […]

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