By Chris Powell A principle of propaganda is to accuse your adversaries of doing what you are doing or have done yourself. Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has taken this to heart. Public schooling’s danger exceeds home schooling’s Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny Immigration law enforcement shocks Connecticut’s nullifiers In a recentContinue reading “Murphy accuses Trump of what Democrats did”
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Can Murphy and other Democrats discern yet why Trump won?
By Chris Powell Having told the country last year that Joe Biden was as sharp as ever mentally and deserved another four years as president and that a new law with gaping holes in it was needed to control the border, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy now is aspiring to the Democratic Party’s national leadership.Continue reading “Can Murphy and other Democrats discern yet why Trump won?”
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”
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?”
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”
Murphy commercial hints at the issues against him
By Chris Powell Connecticut got its nickname as “the land of steady habits” in part because of its resistance to political change and its inclination to keep the same people in elective office for a long time. Comments made by Thomas Jefferson about Connecticut politics in 1801 have been aphorized as “few die and noneContinue reading “Murphy commercial hints at the issues against him”
There’s a better innovation; and prohibit the looting of hospitals
By Chris Powell Connecticut’s state auditors are on a roll with their critical report about state government’s “venture capital firm,” Connecticut Innovations, which was published the other day soon after the critical audits about expensive management failures at Central Connecticut State University, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the Correction Department. TheContinue reading “There’s a better innovation; and prohibit the looting of hospitals”
Senator Murphy keeps excusing crimes from open borders
By Chris Powell Connecticut’s junior U.S. senator, Democrat Chris Murphy, seems to be running for re-election on the premise that open borders are good policy. First the “compromise” border security legislation he negotiated this year with a Republican senator and a nominally independent senator formally excused thousands more illegal entries indefinitely into the future. The legislation seemedContinue reading “Senator Murphy keeps excusing crimes from open borders”
Murphy’s silly tip to Democrats: Claim success on illegal immigration
By Chris Powell Identifying the weakest feature of one’s product and then promoting the heck out of it is said to be the first principle of cynical advertising. Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, running for re-election, seemed to grab for it last week as he urged fellow Democrats to stop cowering amid illegal immigration. RespondingContinue reading “Murphy’s silly tip to Democrats: Claim success on illegal immigration”
Murphy’s money for nothing only makes poverty worse
By Chris Powell Running for re-election, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy proposes that the federal government spend $4 billion over four years to provide free summer camp to poor children. Connecticut might get $40 million of that. “Outside experiences, adventure experiences, summer experiences where you get to improve your socialization skills, where you have yourContinue reading “Murphy’s money for nothing only makes poverty worse”
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