Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), re-elected to a third term Tuesday, carried on his day-after ritual Wednesday at New Britain’s famed Capitol Lunch (est. 1929) a mile down the road from the soon to be demolished Mt. Pleasant public housing project where his mother grew up and in a 5th Congressional District stronghold for Democrats. Talking … Continue reading Sen. Murphy: “Look for the Helpers”
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Lowell Weicker’s Victories Dashed The Hopes of Liberal Democrats Throughout His Career
Reflecting on the Politics of Connecticut's Three-Term Senator and One-Term Governor The first time I and many viewers (outside CT) saw and heard Lowell P. Weicker was watching the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee hearings in 1973. I was paying attention every day from my perch in the newsroom of the Lynn Sunday Post where Weicker's … Continue reading Lowell Weicker’s Victories Dashed The Hopes of Liberal Democrats Throughout His Career
The fictional “Bob” in the new commercial is the same “Bob” who ran for Guv in 2018
by John McNamara Bob Stefanowski's story is the stuff of hardscrabble immigrants making it to America in the 20th century to raise their families and realize the American Dream. That is the narrative in Republican Stefanowski's re-branding to voters in his first television commercial for Connecticut's GOP gubernatorial nomination in 2022. No doubt that Mr. … Continue reading The fictional “Bob” in the new commercial is the same “Bob” who ran for Guv in 2018
Art Perry’s Fighting Spirit and Boundless Optimism Will Not Be Forgotten
New Britain's and SEIU's Art Perry died this week after an extended and brave battle with cancer at the age of 63. I knew and will not forget Art as a union organizer of fighting spirit and boundless optimism through too many political and union organizing campaigns to count. He worked at it for 34 … Continue reading Art Perry’s Fighting Spirit and Boundless Optimism Will Not Be Forgotten
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