My wife and I went to the JJB Dinner last night. Election year dinners are always better, since the contending candidates load the tables with booty. This year we had to settle for a Chris Dodd bumper sticker.
Some of us were a tad miffed by the inclusion, on the invitation, of the name of a certain Senator (CFL-CT) as an honored guest. It seems safe to conclude that the honorable chairperson, who remains deeply attached to the apostate, got the message, as his name went unmentioned, and we were spared the normal videotape. Last year, as I recall, we got him in person, religious scruples notwithstanding.
My only gripe, and I always had one, was the fact that Ned Lamont was only mentioned once, to a half standing ovation (the only one of the night) I might add. When Dodd and Pelosi, for example, lauded the winners and losers from last years campaign, they left Ned out. This is particularly galling because if there was anyone in that room who could legitimately claim some responsibility for the Democrat’s success in November, it was Ned. He forced them, against their “better” judgment, to confront Iraq as an issue, and guess what, it’s what won the election for them.
Here’s some pictures. First up, is Ned. Not a great shot. I don’t know who the other fellow is:
Okay, I’m learning my way here. I can’t seem to get this picture right on the preview screen. It keeps stretching or distorting. I’m going to publish it just to see if it looks different on a real page.
Since that worked, here’ smore pictures. This is my wife Mary, and State Representatives Denise Merrill and Betsy Ritter:
Future Congressman Jim Himes and should be Governor John DeStefano:
Mary again with our State Rep Lisa Wright:
Some of Joe Courtney’s staffers. Unfortunately, in the rush we didn’t get the names of all of them, so they all go unnamed:
This is me, and Senators Andy Maynard Eileen Daly.
And finally, Karen Buffkin and me.
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