We here in Groton held a fundraiser last night, to raise money for the upcoming off year elections. It was a “celebrity” auction. Folks got to bid on items donated by politicians, etc., including stuff from Malloy (green tie), Blumenthal (not-green tie), Nancy Wyman (print), Chris Murphy (lunch), Joe Courtney (poster) and Denise Merrill (scarf). My wife, who organizes these things, was afraid there’d be a dearth of bidders, but in fact pretty much everything was bid up way over any actual value it might have had, with Blumenthal’s tie bringing in a monstrous (for us) sum. This was no doubt helped by the thin man’s presence, which we all much appreciated. I should mention that Nancy Wyman made it too, but she couldn’t stick around to watch her item auctioned off. It was, beyond a doubt, the most successful fund raiser our chronically impoverished committee has ever held. A pain in the neck for me, however, since I’m the treasurer, and the rules are opaque. How, for example, do you determine the fair market value of a used tie?
By far the most crucial auction of the evening was Malloy’s tie. A union loyalist, who made literally thousands of calls on Dan’s behalf last year, and who shall remain nameless for reasons that will become obvious, entered into a spirited bidding with the wife of a local blogger. She made her intentions clear: if she won, she was going to use the tie to throttle Dan, as she is not a happy camper after his treatment of the unions. Most of us suspected (hoped?) that she was engaging in hyperbole. Happily, we shall not find out, as her hopes were frustrated by determined counter bidding. It was for her own good. The tie will be among my Christmas presents, though I am assured that it won’t “count” against my proper ration of Christmas booty. I do not now, nor have I ever, considered a tie to be a proper Christmas present. Toys for Christmases past, toys for Christmas present, toys for Christmases yet to come. Meantime, Dan is safe.
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