By Chris Powell Not since President Richard Nixon went to China to cozy up to the communists there in 1972 has an American politician gotten away with reversing his position as easily as Governor Lamont did this month. In two national television interviews Feb. 2 the governor, a Democrat, said his party had been slowContinue reading “Press lets Lamont forget he runs a ‘sanctuary state’”
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Democrats abruptly reverse their pose on illegal immigration
By Chris Powell With Governor Lamont playing a big part, Democrats across the country have abruptly reversed their posture on illegal immigration, moving from support or indifference to indignant opposition and blaming Republicans for the problem. In national television interviews the governor said immigration policy should be much stricter, Democrats had been slow to faceContinue reading “Democrats abruptly reverse their pose on illegal immigration”
Cops in paralysis case start to get their jobs back
By Chris Powell Among the principles of liberalism in Connecticut is that minorities are always right. Another one is that government employee unions are always right too. So maybe that’s why there has been no complaint from liberals about the Jan. 19 decision of the state Board of Mediation and Arbitration to overturn the NewContinue reading “Cops in paralysis case start to get their jobs back”
‘See something, say something’? Better not try it in New Haven
By Chris Powell For 22 years, ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Americans have been urged by various government agencies: “If you see something, say something.” Having done just that may cost New Haven’s registrar of vital statistics her job. The registrar, Patricia Clark, had been alerting federal immigration authorities to dozensContinue reading “‘See something, say something’? Better not try it in New Haven”
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