By Chris Powell Why are the three most senior members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic five-member delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives apparently facing primary challenges for renomination next year? Are Connecticut Democrats as far left as Gov. Lamont’s rival? Hartford, Bridgeport schools urgently need state takeover State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists InContinue reading “Why would Democrats dump Larson, Courtney, and DeLauro?”
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Connecticut’s congressmen are even nuttier than Trump
By Chris Powell Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s personnel selections for his new administration are worrisome. But then some of Joe Biden’s personnel selections are worrisome too, like the defense secretary who entered a hospital for treatment of a longstanding medical condition without informing the White House of his whereabouts, and the Supreme Court nomineeContinue reading “Connecticut’s congressmen are even nuttier than Trump”
Supporting illegal immigration, Connecticut’s left cuts wages
By Chris Powell On some days Connecticut’s political left argues for raising the minimum wage on the grounds that no one can support a family of four on the salary of a janitor or a fast-food drive-through window attendant. (The left doesn’t think wages should be related to the actual value of the labor provided.Continue reading “Supporting illegal immigration, Connecticut’s left cuts wages”
Rallies at murder scenes aren’t stopping violence
By Chris Powell Most shootings in Hartford are followed by rallies by Mothers United Against Violence at the scenes of the crimes. The shootings two weeks ago were especially atrocious, the victims being a 20-year-old woman and her infant son, killed in what police said was a dispute over a car, with the young perpetratorContinue reading “Rallies at murder scenes aren’t stopping violence”
Attorney General Tong succeeds Trump as foremost insurrectionist
By Chris Powell The more fulminating they do, the more elected officials should be challenged and questioned by journalism. These days Connecticut’s fulminator-in-chief is Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, yet he gets a free ride from the state’s news organizations and even from the General Assembly’s Republican minority. Two weeks ago Tong was joinedContinue reading “Attorney General Tong succeeds Trump as foremost insurrectionist”
McMahon is qualified at last by the shrieks of teacher unions
By Chris Powell By conventional standards wrestling entrepreneur Linda McMahon’s qualifications to become the next U.S. education secretary are a bit thin. She has had two years on Connecticut’s feckless State Board of Education, many years on the Board of Trustees of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, and two years as chief of the U.S.Continue reading “McMahon is qualified at last by the shrieks of teacher unions”
Can Democrats ever admit the true cause of their defeat?
By Chris Powell When in 1974, having persuaded Ohio’s state legislature to impose an income tax, Gov. John Gilligan, a Democrat, was narrowly defeated for re-election by his Republican predecessor, he was remarkably honest about it. He took full responsibility. The vote, Gilligan said, was simply a rejection of him. Gilligan fairly could have madeContinue reading “Can Democrats ever admit the true cause of their defeat?”
Many Democrats are crazy too; and ‘on track’ to ignorance
By Chris Powell Supporters of Donald Trump have a reputation for being crazy. Of course some are, but the reputation is strong mainly because supporters of Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris run most news organizations and the U.S. Justice Department and have made sure that Trump crazies are well publicized. Now maybe theContinue reading “Many Democrats are crazy too; and ‘on track’ to ignorance”
Republicans fake a mandate and Murphy fakes concern
By Chris Powell Having won the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, Republicans think they have a great mandate to remake the federal government. While there is indeed much to remake, the election’s vote totals, while shocking to many, don’t show anything close to a mandate. When all votes are counted Donald TrumpContinue reading “Republicans fake a mandate and Murphy fakes concern”
Country decides that Democrats are even worse than Trump
By Chris Powell Dawn Wednesday slammed many Democrats with the question: How could this have happened? How could the country have returned to its highest office a man of such terrible character and demeanor as Donald Trump? Democrats should look in the mirror. For the country’s willingness to risk a second Trump administration is justContinue reading “Country decides that Democrats are even worse than Trump”
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