Friday, the chickens came home to roost. Whether you agree with the Democrats on higher taxes, and higher spending or see the lack of will to veto the budget last year as its cause, Fitch Ratings officially downgraded Connecticut Bond rating to AA, thereby adding hundred of millions of dollars in carrying costs for years to come.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal could have used a Tuesday’s press conference to repent for his “misspeaking” on his military credentials. Blumenthal could have said he was sorry for telling audiences over the years that he served as a forward combat solider or that he has endured the taunts of  hippies and others who abused veterans…

The state Supreme Court used common sense Tuesday and rejected Susan Bysiewicz’s claim she was qualified to run for state Attorney General. By a 7-0 vote, the Supremes overturned Judge Michael Sheldon earlier decision which found that Bysiewicz had met the 10 years of active legal practice threshold because of her day-to-day duties as Secretary…

Finally, a newspaper did its job and closed the circles of lies that DemocratAttorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal has been offering for decades about his service during the Vietnam War. Now, we all know about Ray Hernandez’s detailed piece in the New York Times released Monday night where he exposes Blumenthal for…

The Connecticut Republican Party has appealed to the Appellate Court adecision by Superior Court Judge Michael Sheldon who found last week Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz was entitled to run for state Attorney General. Republicans are seeking the correctness of Sheldon unique and ground breaking decision and to determine if the court correctly interpreted the…

U.S. Senate candidate, Democrat Richard Blumenthal got a chance to play in the nation’s capital Tuesday, but his call for more punitive measures against Wall Street doesn’t match his poor record as Attorney General in Connecticut. Actually, Dick Blumenthal was suppose to show up, for a hearing before a Senate  Committee on Crime and Drugs, but…

As the Democrats in Hartford propose a variety of tax schemes to add to the misery of Connecticut taxpayers, the state has earned the dubious distinction of finishing first in total individual tax obligations. Today marks “Tax Freedom Day” for Connecticut, 117 days into the calander year, meaning, starting tomorrow, we are all working for…

What will Superior Judge Michael Sheldon Do? Now that Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has shown she is not a lawyer in any practical or imaginary way, will Judge Sheldon agree or toss the entire case because of jurisdictional issues? After two weeks of trial in Hartford, the case boiled down to this –…

At 10:00 a.m. today, Democrat Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz will make her final arguments before Hartford Superior Court on why she is qualified to seek the office of State Attorney General. In a surprise move late Monday, Bysiewicz withdrew its request to place Democrats State Party Chairman Nancy DiNardo on the stand to buttress…

Republicans Legislative leaders Thursday rolled out a deficit proposal for next year which cuts the $734 million shortfall without raising taxes through a responsible plan of consolidation and privatization. Appearing together at the State Capitol on Tax Day, House Republican Leader Larry Cafero, R-Norwalk, and Senate Republican Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, laid out a detailed plan which puts the…

The second day of the declaratory ruling trial of Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewiz starts at 10:00 a.m. Thursday in Hartford Superior Court. Bysiewicz was fairly composed but evasive during his day-long testimony Wednesday before Judge Michael Sheldon. Bysiewicz is asking the court to validate her legal credentials to run for the state Attorney…

A few dozen brave Tea Party activists and Republicans braved the element Friday morning in front of the State Capitol to tell the liberal establishment that they are not running from any opportunity to stand for freedom. We have State Rep. Michael Lawlor, D-East Haven, to thank for drawing statewide attention to a petty partisan…

It would be a mistake to think that Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz will be shamed into withdrawing her bid for the Democratic nomination for state Attorney General following her performance on the witness stand on her qualifications to seek that office. Bysiewicz has sought a declaratory ruling from a Superior Court to clarify…

U.S. Rep. John Larson,D-CT, has come home to take his health care victory tour and some people are not sold. And despite his “hail fellow well met” manner, constituents wer not impressed by his claim that he read the the 2,300 page legislation three times.  A month ago, Berlin voters skewered him at a senior center…

There are no adjectives left to describe the abysmal performance of the Democrat members of the Connecticut General Assembly as they evade any level of accountability in the current budget debate. Thursday, the Appropriations Committee, voted out $373 million in new taxes to a state budget that is already $500 million in deficit for the…

In passing the most expensive new entitlement in the history of the republic, liberal Democrats ignored the practical application of politics and policy making. Never has such a large, sweeping redirection of American wealth and personal choice been approved along a party-line vote.  That is why this health care reform bill will eventually be repealed. Maybe…

U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-CT,  (seen at right with Ned Lamont) announced Friday that he was going to vote for the $1 trillion theft of our nation’s health care system, completing the sweep of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-CT, did as well but this was no surprise. Courtney has worshipped at this alter…

U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-CT, is holed up somewhere in an undisclosed location waiting for Sunday’s vote on health care theft. Now, it is reported by several national news sources that the two-term Wonder Boy of  Connecticut Left, the heir to Sen. Joe  Lieberman, is having second thoughts about the new Pelosi 2,300-page seizure of…

Both U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-CT and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal are making double talk an art form.  Larson, the blustering lieutenant to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been omnipresent in recent days predicting a Democratic victory on the health care vote. But in less than 24 hours, Larson has gone from saying there should be…

Today, March 16,  is Richard Bozzuto’s 80th birthday. There are few people in politics that have had a career with so many highs and lows as Dick Bozzuto, a former Minority Leader in State Senate in the 1970′s and candidate for U.S. Senate and Governor. His district, the 32nd, was one of seven seats the Republicans…

Well, to hear U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-CT, tell it, the American people don’t care how the health care reform bill gets passed, but that Congress does something. It is amazing that Larson, who once fought the state income tax when a majority of Connecticut residents opposed it, now believes you can ignore the will…

Democrat  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has adopted a “red letter strategy” in his quest for the U.S. Senate. It is a variant on the “Rose Garden” approach favored by incumbent Presidents who don’t wish to soil themselves with the rudiments of actual campaigning or meeting the public on their terms. In its corrupted application here,…

The Hartford Courant Editorial board Thursday issued a stunning rebuke to Democrat Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz over her use of a software program that captures emails from everyday citizens looking for help, but who ended up on a political intelligence file. The Editorial titled – Susan Bysiewicz’s Database Goes Far Beyond Government Business…

Three members of the state’s Democratic Congressional delegation became a little lighter in the wallet by returning thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the disgraced former chairman of a powerful committee.  U.S. Reps. Chris Murphy, D-CT, Joe Courtney, D-CT and Jim Himes, D-CT, all parted with the donations sent there way since 2002 from U.S….

While House Democrats continue their assault on logic while promoting a full-time program to protect their status, one of the real charmers of the Connecticut Democratic Party has once again shown why the Citizen’s Election Program should receive a proper burial at sea.  We have Jeff Cohen of National Public Radio and the CT Mirror to…

Republican Laura Hoydick won a convincing victory over Democrat Janice Andersen, Tuesday night in a special State House race in the 120th District, 1,950 to 1,390, or 58-42 percent. Hoydick won every polling district over Andersen who had won the same district votes in 2008 during her loss to State Sen. Dan DeBicella, R-Shelton. Democrats…

U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY,  is one of the most powerful legislators in Congress and he has rewarded many of his fellow members with generous donations over the years. Rangel was elected in 1970, beating another crooked rascal, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. in a Democratic primary. Powell was representing his Harlen district from the Island…

Now that the Democrats and the Obama administration have held their dog and pony show called the Health Care Summit, Connecticut’s Congressional delegation is expected to support the mother of all backdoor votes and push through a $1 trillion takeover of our private medical system. Congressmen John Larson, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, (all three right)…

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is correct in seeking a declaratory judgment and to pay for it herself even though the evidence suggests she is not qualified to serve as Connecticut’s Attorney General, according to Republican State Party Chairman Chris Healy Thursday. “It’s on her dime – finally, but to any serious person, no…

Democrat Attorney General Dick Blumenthal said he would differ with Chris Dodd when he had to. But the issue wasn’t about stimulus spending or trade agreements, but the use of the Senate filibuster rules. Now, it seems, Dick Blumenthal wants to change that rule to allow for the seizure of various rights that we hold…

At his Alma Mater Monday, Attorney General Dick Blumenthal gave the bum’s rush to the 44th President of the United States. Blumenthal, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat, gave one of his typical answers about whether he would welcome the active support of President Barack Obama, who still enjoys high approval ratings in…

Monday, Democrat State Attorney General and U.S. Senate hopeful Dick Blumenthal attempted to take credit for mortgage refunds from Countrywide Financial to hundreds of Connecticut residents for their reckless lending practices. However, it doesn’t disguise Dick Blumenthal’s attempts to go soft on Countrywide in deference to U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, according to Republican State Party…

Watching House Democrats frantically attempt to prop up the Citizen’s Election Program (CEP)reminds one of that scene in the apocalyptic TV-Movie “The Day After” when a Kansas housewife played by Bibi Beschg, quietly makes her bed knowing that a nuclear attack is imminent.  The husband (John Cullem)  finds her and asks “what are you doing,…

Attempts to correct the Citizen’s Election Program at a time of record budget deficits demonstrate that Legislative Democrats care more about their political careers than their elected responsibilities, according to Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy Thursday. “The taxpayer financed system is political welfare and Democrats should allow the courts to wipe it from the books,”…

Ooooowee, glad we are not around the Susan Bysiewicz breakfast table Sunday.  The Secretary of the State had what is equivalent in baseball terms, as the “Golden Sombrero,” – striking out four times in a game.  Bysiewicz took four major hits to her credibility to service in her quest to win the Democratic nomination for…

Today’s Republican-American captured Dick Blumenthal in his essence, coming a week after a court awarded a small business over $18 million at the expense of taxpayers. The suit against the state of Connecticut alleged that Blumenthal’s accusation that in 1993 the company sold faulty computers to the Department of Information Technology was unfair and drove…

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has decided to ignore reality and do her version of “Captain Queeg” by pursing her candidate for Attorney General after Richard Blumenthal declared she needed to get a court ruling to validate her candidacy. Blumenthal found the statute to be constitutional, but said the issue of what constituted “active”…

Democratic Attorney General Dick Blumenthal is reported ready to punt on whether Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is qualified to succeed him this fall. Blumenthal, according to various media sources, will hold a press conference Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. to say the matter should be resolved by the courts. Bysiewicz has argued her tenure…

Dick Blumenthal has made the predictable move to demonize Wall Street as a sure path to the U.S. Senate.  he isn’t dumb. He sees the that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and other corporate bailouts are not playing in Plainville. Get ready for the rhetorical flourishes by Blumenthal to “reign in the culture of…

Tonight, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts said  that Republican Scott Brown was the better candidate to represent them in Washington at a time when their fortunes and lives were at stake. The effect of this Election should have an immediate positive impact on halting temporarily the Democratic takeover or nationalization of the auto industry, the insurance industry, banks…

In a few hours, the polls will close in Massachusetts on the wildest five-month campaign in modern political history. On September 16, Scott Brown, 50, a State Senator from Wrentham, declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate after being encouraged by newly elected state chairman, Jennifer Nassour, a 40-year-old lawyer, mother of two and grass roots…

Campagn Update – Boston This morning, while driving up the Mass Turnpike around Route 30,  we experienced one of those moments where political legends are made.  Alone, standing astride an bridge overpass, in  the blinding, harsh sleet, a lone man stood waiving a “Scott Brown for U.S. Senate” sign. Cars and trucks rang out supportive…

It is interesting to see the true side of Dick Blumenthal in his own hand, commenting with regal indifference on the demise of a 63-year-old family business with such dispatch. Dick Blumenthal can’t help himself – even in a moment of anguish, he has to add his two cents to validate his pathetic need for…

We have Dick Blumenthal right where we want him. This week, a Quinnipiac Poll confirmed that common wisdom that Dick Blumenthal is popular with an outstanding 90 percent rating. He leads all of our Republican candidates by large margins and almost 34 percent of Republicans polled had a favorable impression of the 20-year incumbent. The…

Wednesday, the Connecticut landscape changed again with the departure of U.S. Senator Chris Dodd from the  political landscape. Enter stage left, literally, was Attorney General Dick Blumenthal, to say that he was there to fil the void and to take the first political risk of his long career. Immediately, Democrats hailed the move by Sen….

The Democrats continued to show why they are truly incapable of being trusted with anything more than a lemonade stand Monday during a Special Session. The Democrat’s answer to the $625 million budget deficit for this fiscal year? – blame George Bush, ask more rich people to die and grab $70 million from the rainy day…

U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman who won reelection in 2006 with many Republican votes, is reverting back to character as Democrats forge ahead with their theft of the nation’s health care system. Sen. Lieberman has voted twice with the Democrats over the weekend to end debate and move for a final vote on a $1…

State Rep. David Aldarondo, D-Waterbury, (seen here with former House Speaker’s Jim Amann and Moira Lyons) is a low-key backbencher who rarely makes a noise in the House of Representatives, but he was one of many in the Super Majority who chose to join the chorus of inaction Tuesday at the State Capitol. It was then, the …

There’s blood in the water, U.S. Sen. Joseph I.  Lieberman’s blood and the liberals are in a pure feeding frenzy to eat him up over the health care debate. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, went on the attack Tuesday, hysterical in her venom against Lieberman’s opposition to the “public option” or expansion of Medicare. “No…

As predicted, the Democrats came, they looked and they ran. House and Senate Democrats from the Super Majority met in Special Session for all of 15 minutes Tuesday at the State Capitol and took no action on a $625 million deficit. Governor M. Jodi Rell, who called the session, had whittled some of the deficit…

State Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, announced Friday she will not run for another term, leaving the Fourth State Senate district open to a potential  Republican pickup in 2010. Handley, 73, who was one of  most pro-public sector union legislators at the Capitol, sited long nights of raising taxes and a desire to enjoy more …

We have enough lunacy to deal with here in Connecticut with Sen. Chris Doddand his crazed, frenetic activity in the world’s most exclusive club. But nothing compares to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, who is trying to outscore Dodd as the nation’s  most unpopular U.S. Senator. Reid broke new ground yesterday and today by…

Sunday’s Hartford Courant story about the foul-up that cost the state of Connecticut almost $28 million has landed at the doorstep of Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.  The story, by Josh Kovner and John Lender, chronicled the hiring of Kenneth Jones as an appraiser for the state in its eminent domain seizure of property in…

The absurdest play known as the state budget shifted to House Speaker Chris Donovan, D-Meriden, who responsed, finally, to Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal to cut $466 million from the current plan, including $84 million in aid to cities and towns. “This is the shock to them and they would have to find ways to…

Listening to U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-CT, speak Sunday on “Face the State”  is an effort without rolling one’s eyes like an out-of-control slot machine. Appearing with host Dennis House, Larson gave every sad cliche about the role of government, his failure to keep the F-22 contract, the seizure of the nation’s health care system…

It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, when many are wondering whether to buy a balsam or a fir or to plunk down for that 55-inch HD sucker on sale at Bernie’s. It is easy to forgetthat most voters are not engrossed with every bob of weave of the political players in Hartford or Washington as another year…

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, D-CT,  is a front-line supporter of the government takeover of this nation’s health care system and spares no one from her lash who stands in the way.   DeLauro’s irrational conduct was just part of the Obama administrations confusion convention this week over breast cancer screening which has called into question the ability…

For those who think Sen.  Chris Dodd is going to pack it, Monday’s announcement that Vice President Joe Biden is coming to town to do a $500 a head fundraiser is short-term proof that the senior Senator is  going nowhere. Last week, Sen. Dodd continued to get more bad news about his standing with the…

 U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd continues to get beaten by all three Republican candidates in the latest Quinnipiac Poll releasedThursday. Dodd’s trustworthiness with the voters is also in the red zone, with a 52 percent  thumbs down a little under a year before the 2010 Election. Only nine percent said they don’t know if he untrustworthy, meaning if that…

Governor M. Jodi Rell Monday announced that she would not run for another four-year term as the state’s chief executive, bringing down the curtain on a 25-year career in public service. Gov. Rell made the emotional announcement in her office at a news conference called late in the day “It’s time to get a new…

President Barack Obama talks a good game, but Ronald Reagan’s words changed the game and drove Communism into the ash heap of history. Twenty years ago today, a little over 16 months after Ronald Regan stood at the Bradenberg Gate and called upon the Russians remove the symbol of oppression, the East German authorities said…

TOO CLOSE TO CALL: Suffield Oxford   Fairfield GOP picked up 15 seats on the RTM

Woodbury GOP – Stomski – 1669 DEM – Hinckley – 1279 REPUBLICAN PICKUP   Thomaston GOP – Mone -1087 DEM – Jackson – 924 REPUBLICAN PICKUP   Westbrook GOP – Bishop – 59% DEM - Farrell – 41% REPUBLICAN KEEP   Greenwich GOP – Tesei – 8814 DEM – Lavery- 4631 REPUBLICAN KEEP

Easton GOP – Herrmann – 72% DEM – Duncan – 28% REPUBLICAN KEEP   Orange GOP – Zeoli – 54% DEM – Pearson – 46% REPUBLICAN KEEP

Trumbull GOP – Herbst – 6589 DEM – Baldwin – 5247 REPUBLICAN PICKUP   Guilford GOP – Mazza – 3097 DEM – MacElhiney – 2727

Columbia GOP – Vance – 59% DEM – Szwgda – 41% REPUBLICAN PICKUP   New Fairfield GOP – Hodge – 2336 DEM – Theil – 1242 REPUBLICAN KEEP   Torrington GOP – Bingham – 6571 DEM – Slaivy – 1796 Write-in – Iffland – 451 REPUBLICAN KEEP and REPUBLICAN SWEEP   Brooklyn GOP – Tanner…

DARIEN GOP – Campbell – 69% DEM – Sullivan – 30% REPUBLICAN PICKUP   Goshen GOP - Valentine – 836 DEM – Budnick – 185 REPUBLICAN KEEP   Milford GOP – Richetelli 60% DEM - Salvatore – 28% REPUBLICAN KEEP   Vernon GOP – McCoy – 2909 DEM – AM – 2548 REPUBLICAN KEEP   Chaplin GOP…

GOP – Steve Vavrek – 2821 DEM – Tom Buzi – 2637 REPUBLICAN PICKUP

GOP – Lisa Pellegrini 1181 DEM – David Pinney 929 REPUBLICAN PICKUP

Eastford: GOP – Allen Plot – 64% (387) DEM – Mary Duncan – 37% (250) We held the Majority on the Council. 100% Reporting. North Stonington: GOP – Nicholas Mullhane – 943 DEM- Marilyn Mackay – 562 100% Reporting.

Keep up to date on www.everydayrepublican.com for 2009 municipal results………..

Tuesday, local elections will be held around the state and Republicans candidates are finishing with purpose and focus in every corner of Connecticut- building a strong case for local management that follows one simple premise – the people’s rights matter over the government’s. Republican Mayors Sebastian Giuliano (Middletown), Marc  Boughton(Danbury), Tony Staffieri (Derby), James Richetelli…

U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT,  stood with his Majority Leader and fellow endangered species Harry Reid, D-NV, Tuesday and boldly threw down the gauntlet on insisting on a major government role to “solve” the 40-year health care crisis.  Reid had offered a “public option” plan which would allow states to join or not join an…

Frederick K. Biebel had quite a life.  No one in Connecticut Republican history, and few nationally, did as much as Fred Biebel did in his 83 years of being a believer in the party’s principles while helping propel candidates to the halls of power at the local, state and federal levels. His first convention was…

It took a little prodding from Hartford Courant columist Rick Green to get Congressman Chris Murphy to get a case of ethics – but  it was U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd who broke out in a flop sweat fever. Green had asked the question which we have been asking all the Democratic Congress members from Connecticut…

President Barack Obama comes to the Stamford Sheraton Friday to rescue Sen. Chris Dodd with a major fundraiser and a moral boost. Both President Obama and Sen. Dodd are losing credibility in different stages. Sen. Dodd has little if any left, while President Obama approval rating is slipping near the red zone, hovering near 51…

Sunday on Meet the Press, Sen. Chris Dodd was part magician and mathametician as he explained away the impending collapse of American currency, a prolonged recession and how fortunate the country will be once the entire health care system is under control of the same people that brought you the largest loss of private wealth…

Legislative Democrats, unable to defeat Governor M. Jodi Rell with the public at large, have now attacked her for a $230,000 research project known to all, that might have had, gasp!, a political implication.  House Speaker Chris Donovan, D-Meriden, who uses his office as the full-employment center for union hacks and other unemployable’s, said Gov. Rell was…

Today, the Hartford Courant paid the Connecticut Republican Party a high compliment – it attacked our program to spread the truth about the corrupt record of Democrat legislators, including it’s supreme leader – House Speaker Chris Donovan, D-Meriden and House Majority Denise Merrill, D-Mansfield. Since our program began, Democrats and their supporters on Broad Street, have been…

After the longest budget debate in Connecticut history, the final chapter in this disgraceful and destructive saga ended with the Democrat Comptroller Nancy Wyman  telling the Legislature its proposal is already $500 milion out of whack while Senate Preident Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, is heading off to Russia. It’s hard to grasp how inept and silly the Democrats…

We are quickly learning as a nation that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress are finding how the war on terror is not something that can turn  off and on like a blender.  The inconsistent statements, the reliance on the United Nations, the impulse to blame Israel for the problems in the Middle East,…

It would be a postive legacy to future generations to require some candidate for a doctorate to do a thesis on how 30 years of central planning, pro-union policies, mandates, taxes, regulation and general antagonism from Democratic legislators has created made Connecticut an Economic Dead Zone. Today’s news, which was really old news, was that Pratt & Whitney, was…

Let’s all welcome House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Friday as she wanders into the Insurance Capital of the world, or what is left of it, to raise money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Pelosi, will be hosted by U.S. Rep. John Larson, CT-1, at a high-end fundraiser at “On the 20″ restaurant, the former Polytechnic…

It is comforting to watch and hear from the liberal elites dismiss the growing Tea Party movement as some out-of-control Klan rally,  pocketed with paranoid back-woods knuckle-dragger’s.  This weekend over a million  everyday Americans, including many from Connecticut, came to Washington, D.C. on their own dimes, the mainstream media continues to pull the shades and smirk.  The…

Thursday, Congressman Chris Murphy, sensing that the people of the Fifth District want no part of his nationalized health care plan, offered to dump his gold-plated taxpayer financed medical coverageif Obamacare is passed. He made this grand gesture before a scrubbed crowd of AFSME Council 4 retirees – hardly a group in danger of losing…

Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Tuesday evening that she would use her line-item veto power to remove some discretionary spending from the $37.6 billion budget passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature Friday morning, but would allow the budget to become law without her signature. The Governor said she had offered four budget proposals, including the last one…

The Democrats, with a few exceptions, passed a laughable, surreal – pick an adjective -  two-year $37 billion state budget this morning, but falling short of the number they needed to sustain a veto from Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The House vote for 103-45 and 22-13 in the Senate. State Sen. Joan Hartley, D-Waterbury, was the lone Democrat…

There was much joy after we learned late Thursday that U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill had struck down Connecticut’s  Citizen Election program as unconstitutional – thereby pulling the plug on the $60 million tax-payer financed Incumbency Protection Act. Even Attorney General Dick Blumenthal was speechless  until collecting himself and announcing he will vigorously appeal…

Gov. M. Jodi Rell changed the debate over the budget in dramatic fashion Wednesday by offering some tax increases, tax cuts and more reductions in spending in hopes of prodding the recalcitrant Democratic Legislature in action. At issue is a gnawing $8 billion budget gap for the next two years. Connecticut and Pennsylvania are the only…

We wish to thank the Editorial Board of the Hartford Courant for crystallizing the entire argument on what is at stake with the current debate over our nation’s health care system/ Yes, it is about what kind of role government will play in decisions than affect the health and lives of all 350 million Americans,…

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-CT, rocked Barack Obama’s world for the second time in a year this weekend by saying the administration’s health care  proposalshould be shelved for the forseeable future. This morning in Hartford before 300 business leaders, U.S. Rep. Joe  Courtney, D-2, said that is health care reform isn’t adopted, it won’t happen…

Senate President Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, continues to show why he is a Dead man Walking politically. This morning he is going to hold a third press conference on the impact of cutting spending by implying that the Life Star emergency helicopter system would grounded if Gov. Jodi Rell has her way. This is the kind…

It’s never a good day when the White House allows a Cabinet Secretary to throw up a white flag on a signature issue of  its Presidency. Barely 12 hours after Health and Human Services Secretary Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had raised the idea that the “public option” would be dropped from the Obamacare health care reform plan…

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal continues to abuse his office in new and inventive ways. Witness Wednesday’s dog and pony showwith the hapless Kevin Lembo, the state’s Advocate for Patient’s Rights, on the evils of the insurance industry. As is often the case, Blumenthal makes statements about the state of life where he has no official role…

Seems that August will be a pretty quiet month on the Town Hall meeting front. While U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2,  had a small event at Woodstock Academy and U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5, held forth in a Stop N Shop parking lot in Simsbury, there has been few details forthcoming about any further mingling…

House and Senate Republicans rolled out a new budget proposal Thursday that does not raise taxes and provides essential services and funding to cities and towns. House Republican Leader Larry Cafero, R-Norwalk and Senate Republican Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, explained their “real world budget” plan at a press conference at the Legislative Office Building that…

Sadly, the Connecticut Republican Party doesn’t have the money to buy seven chicken suits. Actually, five suits would do since we wish U.S. Rep. John Larson, CT-1,  and U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd full recoveries from their medical procedures. The rest of the able bodied Democratic members of our Congressional delegation are hiding from a real…

Today marks the greatest day in Ronald Reagan’s Presidency. Many have argued other moments as more significant highlights, but Reagan’s actions against the militant air traffic controllers on August 3rd, showed the nation and the world what the Gipper was made of – steel. It is an instructive moment to recall given the current budget…

Word today is that Sen. Chris Dodd has an early stage 0f prostate cancer. The Senator told the Hartford Courant he will have surgery during the August recess and recuperate at home. “It’s something that’s very common among men my age,” said Dodd, who is 65 and the father of two young daughters. “In fact,…

Even though the Iron Curtain has fallen,  comrades and commissars will be gathering at the State Capitol to relive their glory day’s of class warfare and the next five-year plan.   Connecticut People Before Profits, a front group for the Connecticut Communist Party, will be producing some street theater called “Billionaires for Budget Cuts.”  The Communists/CPBP are holding…

While supporters of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd continue to spout a string of denials, the Associated Press story Monday about the testimony of a Countrywide Financial loan officer who completed two mortgages for the senator is not good news for the Dodd camp. Robert Feinberg, the bank officer, who ran the infamous VIP “Friends of…

The Washington media elite have begun to circle U.S. Sen Chris Dodd and call him out for his hypocrisy and double-dealing with lobbyists.  Andrew Miga of the Associated Press outlined in some detail how the well-connected had no trouble getting their markers into Dodd’s campaign pockets during the current debate on health care reform. Sen….

Former Congressman Rob Simmons continues to lead U.S. Sen Chris Dodd, 48-39 percent, in a new Quinnipiac Poll released Thursday. Fellow Republicans – State Sen. Sam Caligiuri, R-Waterbury and former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas Foley each are within the 2.5 percent margin of error with Dodd. The details of the Quinnipiac have not be released yet, but…

Here is a rather clever look at what the Dodd-Obama health care plan will lead to. We thought it would add some humor to a very unfunny piece of legislation.

With the Congressional budget office now telling us the hard truth that spending $1 trillion to seize one sixth of our economy and mange it through the government will not save us a dime, most, if not all our Democrats in Congress are now doing what they do best -  muddling the issue and hope…

This Friday, legislative leaders will gather at the Governor’s residence to take another shot at completing a two-year budget that requires coming up with another $8 billion combination of taxes, borrowing or spending cuts. Democratic leaders – House Speaker Chris Donovan, D-Meriden and Majority Leader Denise Merrill,- D-Storrs, who often car-pool to these meetings to…

U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd showed today that he still can raise money. Results from his second quarter filing show the 30-year-incumbent pulled in $1.2 million, and this time, there many Connecticut residents among them. But if you add up the amount raised by former Congressman Rob Simmons, former Ambassador Thomas Foley and State Sen. Sam…

Senate Democrats are poised at this hour to begin debate on a $3 billion tax increase that Gov. M. Jodi Rell will promptly veto – if Senate President Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, can even find the votes to pass the legislation. The farce that has become the Democratic legislative budget process has now entered a new…

Members of the Republican State Senate, who served on the Committee of Inquiry concerning former Senate Republican Leader Lou DeLuca, Tuesday called upon their Democratic alumnae to apply a similar standard and investigate State Sen. Tom Gaffey, D-Meriden, and  State Sen. Joseph Crisco, D-Woodbridge. According to Wednesday’s Hartford Courant,  two GOP Senators – Anthony Guglielmo, R-Stafford…

Today, we learned that Sen. Chris Dodd has changed his mind about gay marriage, and it didn’t take much to convince him. Why?, because Chris Dodd needs every friend he can find these days and the gay community has money, connections and political power to get more campaign funds for the ailing 34-year incumbent. When he…

Let’s take a wager – which institution which be gone before January 2011 – The House of Dodd or the Hartford Courant?  With each passing week, the smart money seems to be on the Courant. There are some good reporters and editors left at the nation’s oldest daily, but the paper has not become a confusing…

Governor M. Jodi Rell continues to hold the budget line Friday as Democrats offered vague promises of $3 billion in spending cuts. Democrats have been back-pedalling this week since talking big about passing a budget proposal next week that would have raised taxes by $3.3 billion. Governor Rell was interviewed today on the Lee Elci Show on WXLM  …

To the surprise of few, the House Democrats in the Legislature are poised to pass a budget that will raise taxes in the billions on the most productive people and businesses in our state. The Democrats will not be cutting much of anything in the state budget and will be arguing that more is needed…

It is amazing to watch the liberals and their friends in the media work. When the word went around the Georgetown cocktail circuit that Sen. Chris Dodd was in seriously trouble back in Connecticut, you could almost see Sally Quinn covering her mouth and yelping, “Oh no, not Christy, We can’t have that!” All hands…

 There is no question that Sen. Chris Dodd is in full bore retrofit these days. Through his indifference and dereliction of duty, Sen. Dodd allowed our financial systems to collapse. Now, with Sen. Ted Kennedy ailing, Dodd has grabbed the big government baton and declared he will bring the health care reforms needed to the masses….

House Speaker Newt Gingrich told a sold-out audience at the 31st Annual Prescott Bush Dinner Thursday night that Republicans can return as elected leaders at the state and federal levels by ”using the truth and common sense,” and embracing the mantle of reform.  “We are at a crossroads,”  Gingrich told the 800 party activists, donors and…

Don’t let  midnight’s end to this year’s Legislation fool you. It’s not 1931, but it might as well be. For the Democrats are living in a world of illusion and broken promises. They have 114 members in the House and 24 in the Senate and have been unable to pass even their own budget proposals…

State Rep. Steve Fontana, D-North Haven, when is not saving elephants from bull hooks or blessing gazelles, is also co-chairman of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee. Fontana, is also vice chairman of the Connecticut Democratic Party and a part-time square dance caller. Just kidding about the square dance bit, but Fontanta  recent performance on…

Governor M. Jodi Rell opened a can of whoop ass Saturday on the Democrats, calling them out over their votes to take control of Connecticut health care, destroy independent budget analysis and raise tax rates that would make New York State look like the Cayman Islands. Yes, with three days to go before the Legislative session…

The Senate Democrats continue to break new ground when it comes to making a mockery of the Legislature. Early Friday morning, Democrats defeated an amendment offered by Republican Leader John McKinney of Fairfield to create a standing bi-partisian Committee on Ethics. This proposal which Democrats had supported in the past, was defeated along mostly party…

After reading the final report  by the state Election Commission concerning the acts of  State Sen. Joseph Crisco, D-Woodbridge, one wonders how low the Democrats will sink to protect someone who clearly doesn’t get the program. Late yesterday, Senate President Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, the leader of this band of these morally and ethically challenged Democrats,…

Today’s Quinnipiac Polls shoed U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd rebounding somewhat in his approval ratings but trailing former Republican Congressman Rob Simmons in a head-to-head match-up. Simmons leads Dodd, 45-39 but Dodd’s disapproval rating is still 53-38  a gain of five points from the last disastrous poll. These improvements may be result of fawning media coverage of…

Dr. William Petit has offered his insights into the recent vote by the State Senate to follow the House of Representatives and pass legislation that would abolish the state’s death penalty. Here are comments he made available  to www.everdayrepublican.com. I am deeply saddened that the legislators of the state of CT have walked away from…

Governor M. Jodi Rell stood true to her word to veto the repeal of the death penalty Friday a few hours after the State Senate voted narrowly to abolish capital punishment. One Republican, State  Sen. Andrew Roraback, R-Goshen, voted to repeal the law, while six Democrats opposed repeal – State Sens. Joe Crisco, D-Woodbridge, Paul…

The lunacy tour by the Senate and House Democrats continues unabated as the Legislature counts down the days until June 3rd, when mercifully the state Constitution requires that it turns the lights off officially. Faces with a $968 million budget deficit for this year and $8 billion for next, House Democrats last night passed a…

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, the featured speaker at the 31st annual Prescott Bush Dinner on June 4th, laid out a compelling argument against the competence of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, To hear the complete interview with ABC News, click here. Also Friday, our own Congressman John Larson, D-CT, who is the Chairman of the House Democratic…

Tonight at 7:45 p.m., the voters found out how really out of touch the Democrats in the Legislature are with the everyday Connecticut resident. To show one how the Democratic Party has completely lost any semblance of balance or principle,  all but 20 Democrats voted to end the death penalty in Connecticut by a 90-56…

It was another bad week for the House of Dodd, capped Sunday by a truly bizarre diatribe by the senior Senator against his critics, including the state Republican Party.  Chris Dodd is not used to having his character and judgment, let alone record, questioned. When his slow regression down the political food chain began last…

Senate Democrats showed its true colors this week by sanctioning the illegal conduct of State Sen. Thomas Gaffey, D-Meriden,  and praying that the matter involving State Sen. Joe Crisco, D-Woodbridge, would simply go away. Even though Gaffey was fined $6,000 by the state Election Commission for stealing state money through a double billing expenses and…

State Sen. Thomas Gaffey, D-Meriden, was officially taken to the woodshed Wednesday by the state Election Commission for double billing his expenses to the state and his political action committee. Gaffey, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership and co-chairman of the Education Committee, will pay a $6,000 fine, and forfeit another $20,000 to state…

In Sunday’s Hartford Courant, reporters John Lender and Ed Mahoney, go to into  substantial detail on how people of humble means can go to Washington, D.C. and get rich. Now, it seems , we know how Sen. Chris Dodd and his wife, the former Jackie Clegg, were able to swing those three homes they own…

 House Speaker Chris Donovan announced this afternoon that he would relieve Deputy Speaker James O’Rourke, D-Cromwell, of his leadership duties following the news that Rocky Hill Police are seeking the latter’s arrest in connection with a January incident which led to the death of a 40-year-old woman. Police are seeking an arrest warrant, according to…

Today, Connecticut’s Congressional Democrats joined their team to approved a $3.5 trillion budget outline that will allow President Barack Obama to radically alter the role of the federal government and saddle future generations with an unprecidented tab. By a vote of 233-193, with at least 17 Democrats bucking the Big O, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s gang…

Deputy Speaker David McCluskey, D-West Hartford, is one of House Speaker Chris Donovan’s key lieutenants – someone who knows how to scrap and to  fight hard for his beliefs. He is an unapologetic liberal and supporter of all causes connected to organized labor. McCluskey is smart and driven. His job when he is not at…

Hartford Republican Town Committee chairman Mike McGarry will be proven correct some day. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but eventually. He and his GOP colleagues in the capital city are arguing that the state of Connecticut should take over the City of Hartford – lock, stock and parking meter. McGarry makes solid points that are…

Friday, a conservative Watchdog group – Judicial Watch – filed a complaint against U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd for under-reporting the value of his fabled Irish cottage, saying it was never properly or reasonably priced when it was bought with the “Third Man” – William Kessinger and when it was later refinanced. “It’s relatively straightforward,” said Tom…

Today, a complaint was filed against Speaker of the House Chris Donovan of Meriden  and his reelection committee with the State Elections Enforcement Committee about the use of taxpayer financed campaign funds and their appropriate use. Immediately, the Speaker’s office denounced the complaint saying the whole matter is being tended to behind the scenes with the…

Well, turns out Sen. Chris Dodd has lost 20 percent of his home-based for the last reporting period of campaign contributions. A closer review of Federal Elections documents show the donor in question lives in Watertown, N.Y., not Watertown, CT. Also, Glenn Thursh of politico reported  that Dodd has stilled not paid some of his…

In day two of the trauma of the America’s,  our country was again humiliated by a ranting Marxist from a banana republic who thinks of Sen. Chris Dodd as a comrade in arms. Saturday, President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, went on a 50-minute rant at the meeting of Summit of the Americas,while President Barack Obama quietly…

The House and Senate Republicans have laid down their markers on the budget for 2010-2011. The GOP plan from House leader Larry Cafero and Senate leader John McKinney – sets priorities, cuts spending, consolidates agencies, restores tax breaks, freezes wages and doesn’t rasie a dime in taxes. The Democrats have offered their plan, which calls…

Republican legislators rolled out a dynamic proposal Thursday which changes the entire debate on the $8.1 billion deficit.  Building on the early proposal of Gov. Rell, House leader Larry Cafero, R-Norwalk, and Senate leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, offered a comprehensive, detailed plan that will cut spending, freeze wages for state employees, seek real givebacks on…

Today is the day we offer our bounty to the state and federal governments to pay for all the great services we enjoy as citizens. Where would we be as a free society without the hard work of the bureaucracy to protect up from plastic baby bottles and leg hold traps? Where would we be without…

This week, the stakes are raised in Hartford as Gov. Rell asks the Democrats to come across with more budget cuts to close this year’s $1.2 billion budget gap while the public, fed up with the lack of the action by the majority party, hold Tea Tax Protest parties Wednesday at various locations. Details of…

As we wind down toward one of our holiest seasons  , it is comforting that our secular leader, President Barack Obama has cleared up matters of faith and the founding of our country. “We a re not a Christian nation,” the President said this week. “We are a nation of citizens.” Then, today, the White…

We thought Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was losing it – given his comical performance against Glen Beck last week. Aside from watching him haplessly take every sling and arrow from the national conservative talk show host, many has wondered – “why would Dick go on FOX.?”  Right now, Dick Blumenthal would go on the old…

 A day has past since the Democrats drew the line and showed voters what we already knew – they are genetically incapable of being responsible stewards of the legislative branch of state government. There spending proposal is beyond laughable or even surreal. It is a document drafted in large part, by the Democrat’s patrons and…

Monday was a real treat for those who have long waited for someone from the media class to take Dick Blumenthal apart and reveal him for his duplciitous actions in general and attacks on AIG in particular. Fox News host Glen Beck, whose show in the the 5:00 EST slot has long been a media…

In today’s Washington Times, new evidence surfacedto show how U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd handled the people’s business. Reporters  Jennifer Haberkor and Jerry Seper lift  the veil on the fundraising operation of Team Dodd and its  willingness of AIG officials to help their man as he rose to the top job on the Senate Banks and…

One can only pity Senate Majority Leader Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, a man who once pledged a veto-proof budget two years ago and could only count 19 votes  Then, as now, Williams proves he is unworthy of the top job in the Senate based on his ridiculous perfomance Friday when he called Gov. M. Jodi Rell, “dishonest” for…

Hold the presses.  As it turns out, Senator Dodd’s book deal isn’t final yet. A publishing insider tells us that this is not Senator Dodd promoting a book deal, but really the mistake of the publisher, Crown, making an inaccurate, premature announcement. As has been pointed out in other places, you can pre-order the book…

It’s now official – U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd has lost his marbles. He has now decided to rewrite history in an attempt to make everyone forget that we have a four alarm economic fire on our hands.  We can go either way with this, but it is both hysterical and somewhat troubling. News broke Thursday that…

At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been…

We don’t know Joseph Erardi, the Superintendent of the Southington School system. But we do applaud something he has done – offer to keep his $158,000 where it is and negotiate a cut in pay. The move was reported by Don Stacom today in Hartford Courant. It would seem to some as a meaningless gesture…

The Associated Press reported moments ago that ex-Speaker of the House James Amann may forgo taking a $120,000 position with the House Democrats. Amann has come under withering criticism from Republicans and the Editorial board of several newspapers, including the Hartford Courant and the Connecticut Post. “He certainly doesn’t need this as he’s starting off…

Connecticut Republican State Chairman Chris Healy will be the guest on WTIC-61′s Morning News, Tuesday, January 20th at 7:30 a.m. to talk about Inaugural Day, the first days of the Obama administration and the role of the Republican Party as the loyal opposition.

According to Capitol Watch, it is a good thing that they didn’t rename the Bradley International Airport after all.  BDL had been the host to an international flight to Amsterdam from July ’07 until October, but the route was cancelled as airlines dealt with soaring fuel prices.  The flight provided wildly convenient access to Europe…

According to information released by the Shays for Congress campaign today, their organization may have been the victim of fraud by one of its employees.  From a press release: What is known at this point is that certain financial records do not reconcile and there are indications that this may be the result of fraudulent…

Nearly a year seperates us from the 2009 municipal elections, but the planning process has already started.  The good news today comes from Stamford, where Republican Mike Pavia announced his formation of an exploratory committee to examine a bid for Mayor.  The current holder of the seat, Mayor Dannel Malloy, ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 2006 –…

Courtesy of Ted Mann’s blog: How the hell is Charlie Rangel still the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee? Indeed.

It appears as though the Democrats will not take the $25 million in uncollected bottle deposits and put it toward deficit reduction, according to the new (!) House Rules blog: Majority Democrats today rejected the proposal of Governor Rell to turn over roughly $25 million of uncollected bottle deposits to the state with the goal…

The reconstruction of the Republican Party marches on, and former Tennessee Senator, former Presidential candidate, and 2007 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner speaker Fred Thompson had some keen words of wisdom today in a Townhall.com article: The challenge will be to fight the Democratic instinct to let government meet every need and solve every problem and…

“Newspapers always break your heart,” is a familiar lament of reporters and editors who have endured cutbacks, layoffs and the falling of our temples of the Fourth Estate. For those who have ever been lucky enough to ply the trade of wordsmanship, when a newspaper closes or is sold, it makes one wince of what…

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

The day after Election Day brings with it the usual mixture of things: smiling winners talking about their future plans, solemn losers, and the occassional harried politician in the midst of a recount.  There is little doubt that Democrats will control the levers of power, both at the state level and at the federal level. …

Christopher Shays is conceding now in the 4th Congressional District.

11:30pm: Barack Obama elected President of the United States. 10:20pm: Himes declares victory in the 4th. 10:02pm: Cappiello concedes in the 5th. 9:55pm: The Presidential numbers seem to be lagging, mostly as folks continue to add their numbers. 9:48pm: Shays concedes in the 4th CD. Tony Hwang won in Fairfield. The Senate breakdown is going…

Results as they come in: Roxbury – Constitutional Question did poorly, 438 to 702 Thomaston – Q1 narrowly lost again, 1540 to 1815 Wolcott – Q1; 461 to 3285 in favor.  Folks in Wolcott like their R & I. 8:50pm: Hard to get a read, but looks like the constitutional convention may be headed for defeat. …

Incidents at the polls: Reports of long lines everywhere this morning, seems to have eased considerably from the pre-work rush There was an issue with the machines at Madison School in Trumbull.  Both machines assigned to the polling place weren’t working properly and about an hour’s worth of votes will need to be hand counted….

It is Election Day in America. Men and women from Lexington to Fallujah have spilled their blood in service so that we may cast our ballots as free men. We offer a humble prayer that our deeds today pay them honor.

The Courant’s Rick Green delivered an excellent retort to the Sunday editorial by Bill McCue on his “CT Confidential” blog by pointing out that the problem isn’t necessarily the problem: The issue is whether Dodd, a prominent member of the Senate Banking Committee, was told that he was getting a special deal because he was a…

If you spot Election Day infractions tomorrow, shoot an e-mail to votefraud@gmail.com to report the violation.  Our friends at ElectionJournal.org will be tracking all the reported violations throughout the day.  www.electionjournal.org for more information.

With the countdown to Election Day now into hours remaining, the long national melodrama that has been the 2008 election season is nearly complete.  The campaigns are still pushing on hard on Get Out the Vote efforts while the candidates scramble to meet every wayward voter they can find at diners, coffee shops, and senior…

One can’t help but wonder what is going on at the Torrington Register-Citizen.  That paper’s reactions to the saga of former State Rep. George Wilber have been nothing less than bizarre – and they capped that response yesterday with the endorsement of a man who can measure his candidacy in hours. The whole thing started when…

Breaking News from MSNBC: On Day 140 of Dodd Watch, MSNBC has revealed that the Justice Department is investigating the Countrywide VIP Loan program that doled out two sweetheart mortgages to Sen. Chris Dodd, among others. According to MSNBC’s ‘Deep Background’, the Justice Department is investigating the legality of Countrywide’s VIP Program.  Former Countrywide loan officer Robert Feinberg, the…

Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io House Republican Leader Larry Cafero has a new radio ad on the airwaves this week in the run-up to Election Day. The ad, called “Change 30 Years in the Making”, is running across the state out of Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport, Putnam, and Hartford. The ad is part of…

With less than a week to go before Election Day, and most current candidates working at full steam to squeeze additional votes out of the electorate, anticipation of the ramifications already have a new set of candidates plotting for the future.  Though heavily dependent on Tuesday’s still uncertain results, and thus making it a bit…

Well, there is some good news to report. Republican efforts to hold U.S. Christopher J. Dodd accountable for his two sweetheart loans, his absence during the financial crisis while he campaigned for President and renewed questioning by Connecticut media has resulted in dangerous polling number for the five-term incumbent. According to the Hartford Courant, the…

Christopher Coutu, Republican candidate for the 47th State House seat,won the endorsement of The Day newspapers Tuesday. Coutu, 31, has been burning up the district with a strong message and boundless energy against long-time incumbent Democrat Jack Malone and his hard work paid off with a glowing editorial. “Democratic Rep. Jack Malone is seeking an…

The race for the 136th House seat between Republican Nitzy Cohen and incumbent Joe Mioli shows how a candidate on top of things can make a difference. Cohen who is running a very energetic and effective campaign against one of the Democrats’ premier empty suits, caught her foe in a outright lie last week when…

While the world is convulsed in an economic retreat and Democrats privately gloat that the misery they helped perpetuate will bring them the White House and greater numbers in the Congress, there is another reality more pressing for voters to consider. Our economy will rebound. It might take six months or a year, but eventually…

Tuesday, before another soft crowd of college students, Sen. Chris Dodd came up with a new excuse as to why he won’t release his mortgage documents – the Senate Ethics Committee is investigating the matter. Dodd has refused to release documents pertaining to his two sweetheart loans with Countrywide Financial, the large sub prime mortgage…

The Republican candidate in the 79th State House district, Derek Jerome, was found dead yesterday at his home in Bristol, according to the Bristol Press’ Steve Collins blog.  He was 38 years old, and leaves behind a wife and two young sons.  According to the article in the Bristol Press, it appears as though Mr….

Englehart Cartoon, October 21, 2008. Hartford Courant Dodd Watch: Day 131, not any better than Dodd Watch: Day 129 for Senator Dodd.

Dodd Watch, Day 131: Today, the paper of record, the Gray Old Lady, came down on hard of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd for refusing to disclose the documents surrounding his two sweetheart mortgages with Countrywide Financial. Each day, the drip, drip, drip of this scandal is now turning into a torrent. Each day Sen. Dodd…

State Rep. George Wilber, D-Colebrook, who admitted to paying a woman $100,000 in hush money for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, has told the Hartford Courant he will resign his seat in the Legislature. Wilber told the Courant Monday night he was resigning for “health reasons” but didn’t elaborate. This does not close the…

One of the annual occurrences that accompanies political campaigns – and perhaps one that goes unnoticed by many – is the sign war.  Each sign picks its critical spots, stakes a claim, and then waits to see if the sign will hold the position.  The enemy troopers wage sneak attacks to retake the positions, and sometimes to…

After managing to hide in the weeds for months, senior U.S. Senator Chris Dodd took a tough beating in the papers as even the media has grown incredulous over Dodd’s behavior.  Two articles in the Courant (Pazniokas and Rennie) and a third in the Waterbury Republican-American all take Dodd to task over his latest refusal…

Anyone who is anyone is endorsing candidates (or ballot questions, for that matter) this morning, and the results are decidedly mixed for everyone.  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for President on “Meet the Press”, a host of papers from Colorado to Columbus, Ohio have endorsed John McCain, and Connecticut newspapers are weighing…

Shocking and disturbing news is emerging out of the northwest corner today as another Democratic State Representative is accused of doing a Jefferson Davis.  Democrat State Representative George Wilber, of Colebrook, paid $100,000 to cover up allegations that he’d sexually abused a girl for seven years, according to Torrington’s Register-Citizen. Documents left with The Register Citizen Thursday suggest…

On Friday, the Editorial board of the Hartford Courant joined the rest of the world in denouncing the ongoing cover-up by U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd on this two sweetheart mortgage deals with Countrywide Financial. The Courant has now figured out what most voters have long concluded – that Sen. Dodd has something to hide by not…

After it was revealed that Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney, the Democrat who won disgraced GOP Rep. Mark Foley’s Congressional seat in 2006 on a promise of “cleaning up the mess in Washington” is busy slogging through his own mess these days.  Allegations of a sexual affair with a staffer as well as a $121,000 payout…

Wednesday U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd continued his evasion on Day 125 of the Dodd-gate scandal. After speaking Connecticut Housing Coalition in Hartford, Dodd said, surprise, he would not release any documents pertaining to his sweetheart mortgage deals with Countrywide Financial. Thank Rick Green of the Hartford Courantfor being on the spot to grill Sen. Dodd…

With Democrats feeling good about their election prospects – now just 21 days away – there is some gristle today from some columnists about the likely future.  In The Weekly Standard, Fred Barnes fears the end of Right-to-Work States, secret ballots for unions, and the end of conservative talk radio.  The Politico’s Martin Kadypredicts the…

In a 4-3 decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court expanded the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, making the Nutmeg State one of only three states – along with California and Massachusetts – to permit such marriages.  The public response of Governor Jodi Rell properly captured the response of many right-of-center Nutmeggers: “I do not believe…

The Connecticut Supreme Court today decided that it is unconstitutional to deny marriage to gay couples in a historic 4-3 ruling.  Tell us what you think  by voting in our new poll:  Do you agree with the Supreme Court ruling permitting gay marriage?

It’s getting to the point where Sen. Chris Dodd now believes he hasn’t been a U.S. Senator for the last 28 years. We know he hasn’t been a Senator for Connecticut for the last two as Wall Street began its slow meltdown. The trail of this financial collapse, the loss of $8 trillion in wealth,…

Things are not going well for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).  The organization’s “Project Vote” effort, to register people to vote, it a perfectly legitimate effort to get some of our community’s poorest to participate in the civic process – and there is nothing wrong with that.  But when voter registrations…

Bridgeport Republican Registrar of Voters Joe Borges has filed a seven-count complaint against ACORN, the notorious community action group linked to Barack Obama for various voter registration violation in August. ACORN stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and have been cited and or investigated around the country for illegally signing people up…

You wouldn’t run a marathon without doing a few stretches first, and you shouldn’t go vote on Election Day with a little warm up, either.  You can use our ‘CTGOP Survey’ to cast your vote and make sure you are in peak voting condition for Election Day. If you haven’t yet voted in our “Who…

Nutmeg State Democrats at every level of government have spent years asserting that higher taxes on everything that moves – from income to business entities and property ownership – would not negatively impact our State’s future.  As a result, economic growth has been all but nonexistent, 18-34 year olds flee the State at the fastest…

State Rep. Tony D’Amelio and Sen. David Cappiello State Rep. Tony D’Amelio and Sen. David Cappiello cut the ribbon at the Waterbury Victory Center CTGOP State Party Chairman Chris Healy addresses the Grand Opening Fifth Congressional District candidate David Cappiello speaks to the Waterbury Victory Center Grand Opening

The Hartford Courant has a new design, but has it has done little to change it standard operating procedure when one of its friends need rehabilitation. This week, both the news division and the editorial board went into full combat mode to rescue the credibility of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd. Aside from one Englehardt cartoon,…

So much of what we react to is visceral. Last night,  Gov. Sarah Palin dominated the Vice Presidential debate with her command of issues and poise.  She looked happy, full of hope, never eager to be vindictive or mean. Palin spoke clearly in language us little people could grasp and she framed many issues into…

Dick Morris just compared Sarah Palin to Ronald Reagan.

Tamath Rossi, the Deputy Mayor of Naugatuck who is challenging Democrat Sen. Joe Crisco for the 17th State Senate seat, was escorted off the premises of Crisco’s Senior Fair in Ansonia today by a police officer after Crisco protested her presence. The incident began when Rossi arrived at the event and began distributing campaign-branded canvas bags to the…

State Senator David Cappiello’s campaign for Congress got a big boost today from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, as the former Presidential candidate stumped for Cappiello in Waterbury.  The Pontelandolfo Club was the scene of the action for Cappiello’s fundraising event, which drew more than 250 attendees. Cappiello’s effort seems to be coming…

Connecticut’s senior Senator Chris Dodd gets the (new) Hartford Courant treatment today with a very strange looking illustration on the front page and a big article about the failing and/or now-defunct financial institutions that invested heavily in Dodd’s campaigns.  Kevin Rennie did the honors to Dodd yesterday with a damning piece that included, among other…

Businessweek announced the top 10 towns to be seriously affected by the credit crises on Wall Street. Not surprisingly, Darien, CT tops the list, with Wethersfield at number nine, the latter due to its heavy reliance on real estate values to sustain its economy. This past week, House and Senate Republicans held an informative hearing…

The Governor is turning a few heads as word slips out that she, in fact, supports holding a constitutional convention (h/t CTLP).  It seems clear that the usual conglomeration of special interest groups that have spent a considerable amount of time and money to put the Legislature completely under their thumb don’t want to risk…

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama spent more than 90 minutes taking rhetorical punches at one another last night at the first Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign.  Perhaps the most striking difference between this debate and those from four years ago between President Bush and Sen. Kerry was how free flowing it was…

“At the end of my tenure on this committee, I want it to be said that the safety and soundness of our financial institutions was not weakened on my watch,” Dodd said. Chris Dodd, February 15, 2007 Seems that Sen. Chris Dodd is back to taking care of those who take care of him. In…

President George W. Bush addressed the nation last night regarding the economic meltdown.  He painted a bleak picture of what could happen if significant action is not taken soon to address the problem: More banks could fail, including some in your community. The stock market would drop even more, which would reduce the value of…

According to Ted Mann of the New London Day, a group of angry Democratic leaders will propose a resolution tonight at their State Central Committee meeting to demand U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman’s resignation from the party of the people. According to Mann: “..a resolution to be presented tonight at a meeting of the Democratic…

In a story from the “Things We Forgot to Mention” File:  Chairman Chris Healy was elected ‘Chairman of Chairmen’ at the end of the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. The Republican National Committee is made up of two RNC Members and the State Party Chairman from each state.  Connecticut is represented on…

Former New York Mayor and candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Rudy Giuliani will be coming to Waterbury on Wednesday, October 1st, to campaign for State Senator David Cappiello.  The event, to be held at the Pontelandolfo Club in Waterbury, will feature Giuliani with the 5th District’s surging Republican challenger. The campaign in the 5th…

We are down the nitty gritty of the campaign season, and there are candidates for office everywhere you go.  While Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was busy drawing rave reviews from 60,000 Floridians, Republican nominee John McCain took to the national airwaves on 60 Minutes for a very interesting interview. Meanwhile, the voters of southeastern Connecticut…

Sunday we heard from Hank Paulson, the Treasury Secretary, our own U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd,  House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-OH about how close our economy was to economic meltdown. To hear them tell it, it was a combination of 1929, 1987 and the Savings and Loan debacle all rolled into one and sold as a…

It would be hard to cover this any better than Connecticut Local Politics: Wait. What’s this? First, this is going to be in some way about purchasing bad mortgages (Dodd’s mortgage, I assume, is still good) from failing financial institutions. This isn’t a big surprise, but it gives us an idea of what the thinking…

Today, we formally honor the continued stonewalling efforts of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd to release his mortgage documents for two sweetheart loans he secured through subprime giant Countrywide Financial. It is day 98 of Mortgage-gate and although most (save for the Waterbury Republican, Kevin Rennie of the Courant and several radio shows) of the Connecticut…

It is now Day 98 of the Mortgage-gate scandal involving Sen. Chris Dodd and his failure to complete his promise to release all  documents pertaining to his two loans deals with Countrywide Financial. Dodd has not and probably will not release these documents after publicly promising to do so near the end of July. He…

Sometimes State Rep. Mike Lawlor,  D-East Haven, can’t help himself, usually when a reporter calls seeking comment on some criminal justice issue.  In today’s Hartford Courant, Mike Lawlor crystallized why he is the most dangerous man in the Legislature.  He showed what truly motivates him, other than being quoted in the media, and how he…

With just 48 days left in the 2008 campaign season, the Presidential polls remain tight while the stock market continues to plummet in the face of lousy news from AIG, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and more.  But while the Presidential race generates all the interest, few Connecticut voters are aware that there will be another…

At what point do the facts and the tasks of leaderships intersect to demonstrate that it is time for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd to relinquish the gavel as Chairman of the Banking and Urban Affairs Committee? We would argue it is now and we hope that the public calls on Sen. Dodd to resign as…

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The Hartford Courant tells the tale of home buyers who were so enthused at the idea of getting a 30 year 3.5% fixed rate mortgage that they camped out in front of the new Liberty Bank in Wethersfield. Said one camper: “It’s like winning the lottery,” said Mike Lemos, who was fifth in line Saturday…

Al Hubbard and Noam Neuser, both former Bush Administration officials, posed a remarkable question in yesterday’s Washington Post that is worthy of an answer.  The gentlemen were responding to a question that Connecticut’s senior Senator, Chris Dodd, posed to Bloomberg Television recently. Taxpayers face a tab of as much as $200 billion for a government takeover…

Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy will host the Colin McEnroe Show today, Friday, on WTIC- 1080 AM from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Some of Healy’s guests include Kim Skipper, a delegate from Alaska who served on the Republican National Convention Platform Committee to talk about Gov. Palin and the truth about ANWAR; House Republican…

One of the races to watch this fall is in Connecticut’s 4th Senate District, where Republican David Blackwell is waging a strong challenge campaign to Democrat State Sen. Mary Ann Handley. Blackwell, an attorney and former State Rep., hosted Governor M. Jodi Rell in Glastonbury yesterday afternoon to add a boost to his campaign. Nearly…

Tamath Rossi was running a little late Monday night. She had to make sure her son had a ride home from practice.  Emerging from her car, she jogged the last 100 feet to the center of the Naugatuck Green to emerge as the Republican Party’s newest star – a candidate for the 17th State Senate…

With his friends at the Harford Courant papering over Sen. Chris Dodd’s own personal scandal, one would hope the reporters and editors at the nation’s oldest newspapers would use the Internet more often when trying to match up a politician’s words with the facts. If they did, they would find there were plenty of respected people in…

We are now in Day 93 of the Dodd Scandal and the Senator is trying to once again change the subject by an almost laughable reaction to the seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the federal government. After surfacing briefly to lead a pathetic attack on Gov. Sarah Palin which completely revealed him…

Sunday, the U.S. Treasury announced the inevitable – a takeover of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – which insure over two thirds of the mortgages issued to millions of American homeowners.  Both of these quasi-public-private agencies have been living large over the years, locking up political cover as their bad decisions and billions of…

Sen. John McCain is a complex person who makes simple, clear decisions in the clutch. When his back is against the wall, or he is surrounded by four walls and no way out, John McCain finds a way to change the dynamic quick. He listens to something inside his soul, makes peace with his God…

As the gavel came down on the 39th Republican National Convention last night, one couldn’t help but wonder how it was that we got here – not in a physical sense, but an existential one.  Two months ago, the Republican Party nationally seemed, quite frankly, doomed.  Arizona Senator John McCain came off a tough primary…

Quite frankly, that is the best way to sum up the day – and a whopping 37 million people will likely agree.  Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a home run of a performance yesterday during her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She’s smart, funny, cool under pressure, and a joy to watch.  What…

It is McCain night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota and after Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech last night, the rubric is set very high for the Republican Party’s official nominee for President. The CT delegation is still buzzing about Palin’s home run of a speech last night – which, according to Drudge,…

Sarah Palin, until last week a little known Governor of Alaska, stepped on the stage on the Republican National Convention with a cloud of questions around her: Was she qualified? Did she have enough experience and the judgement needed to be a heartbeat from the White House? The media has spent the week digging through…

She hit a home run! “Blogging by Blackberry”

Last night, Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman were the talk of the 39th Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, St. Paul. Thompson gave a fiery speech – so much so that many in the hall were curious as to why that version of Fred Thompson didn’t show up more on the Presidential campaign trail. Sen. Joe…

Several members of the Connecticut Delegation Tuesday gave blood at a drive sponsored by the Michigan Republican Party at its delegation hotel in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The blood drive is one of many activities being conducted by Republicans to offer assistance to displaced Americans from Hurricane Gustav. “We are grateful that the damage, while serious, is not…

After yesterday’s excitement, the delegation is ready to get back to the Convention Hall and see tonight’s lineup of speakers – Sen. Fred Thompson, perhaps President Bush remotely, and Senator Joe Lieberman. The fallout from being attacked yesterday has mostly faded, though we’ll be under very different security procedures for the rest of the week….

83 year old Fred Biebel, the Chairman emeritus of the Connecticut Republican Party, was hit with a small amount of bleach and water as the CTGOP delegation attempted to enter the GOP Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Biebel said that it wasn’t the worst he’s seen – saying 1968 was worse. After the altercation, he…

The Connecticut delegation to the Republican National Convention was attacked today as they attempted to enter the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The delegation – including official delegates, alternates, and guests – numbering approximately 120 people – got off the buses and began to walk through the security perimeter into the Convention Hall when…

You may have already read that most of the activities surrounding the Republican National Convention are pared down or cancelled altogether as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast. Delegations from across the nation are organzing fundraising drives for the Red Cross and figuring out other ways to help. Those with loved ones in…

He wandered into the breakfast in an unassuming way Monday morning and asked for  a cup of coffee. After being recognized, Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., told the members of the Connecticut Delegation about service to country and how Sen. John McCain was the only candidate who could lead our country in times of peril. “John…

Responding to Sen. John McCain’s plea to curtail all political activities at the Republican National Convention due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast, there will be an abbreviated, low-key schedule Monday night. Delegates and Alternates will be assembling at 3:00 CDT to approve reports of the Convention’s Standing Committee including…

As the bulk of the Connecticut delegation arrives in Minneapolis-St. Paul tomorrow for the 2008 Republican National Convention, they will touch down in a swirl of action – from a brand new Vice Presidential candidate to an impending storm that threatens to devastate the Gulf Coast and have a significant impact on the proceedings of…

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Sen. Norm Coleman is running for re-election against Democrat Al Franken Brand new piglets in the “Miracle of Birth” Center at the State Fair Further proof that you can fry pretty much anything and put it on a stick. Everyone was a winner at the State Fair The Republican Party of Minnesota had a prominent…

The buzz amongst the growing assembly of Convention delegates, Republican State Party Chairs, and guests is that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has hit a grand slam with his pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The phone has been ringing off the hook with people gushing about the pick of the Alaskan. Social conservatives, pro-military…

John McCain has picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate for the fall. Palin, 44, is a decidedly bold pick for Vice President. Palin is a hawk on energy policy and a dynamo with Social Conservatives who are/were a questionable bloc within the McCain machine – probably until today. She is a reformer,…

Numerous reports that John McCain has chosen Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor, to be his Vice Presidential pick. “Blogging by Blackberry”

The Minnesota State Fair is quite a scene. It is like the Durham Fair on steroids. Everything is here – animals, animals giving birth live with LCD’s over the pens to view from afar. They even have fire eaters and sword swallower and a throw-up ride that spins like a propeller a hundred feet in…

Barack Obama’s campaign missed a major opportunity to persuade voters tonight when he missed an exciting Thursday night at the Minnesota State Fair. In addition to pork chops on a stick, chocolate covered belgian waffles on a stick, and fried bacon dipped in chocolate, Obama also missed the “Miracle of Birth” barn where pigs, cows,…

By now you know that Senator John McCain will announce his pick for Vice President tomorrow morning in Ohio. The Republican National Committee is meeting in general session now here in Minneapolis in advance of the 2008 Republican National Committee, and the room is abuzz with rumors. The money bet seems to be former Massachusetts…

Check out the photo gallery to see some of the 266 cityscape pictures from downtown Minneapolis that we’ve added today.  Most interesting are the photos from a walking tour of Mill Ruins Park along the Mississippi River.  The historic Gold Medal Flour elevator, the original factory for Pillsbury products, and a fascinating history of hydroelectric…

Connecticut’s “Democratic heavy“, Senator Chris Dodd, is out in Denver this week participating in the Democratic National Convention festivities.  But while he continues to receive glowing treatment from the media, many questions surrounding his sweetheart mortgage deal still linger, wanting answers from the State’s Senior Senator. Still unreleased, despite the good Senator’s pledge, are the mortgage…

While the news networks have been careful to trump up the concerns about division in the Democratic ranks, they have been equally unabashed in their gushing over the Democratic message and their Messiah, Barack Obama.  Tonight’s highlight speaker – NY Senator and one time POTUS front runner Hillary Clinton lent her considerable weight to both…

We will start to fill up the photo gallery with pictures from Minneapolis-St.Paul surrounding the 2008 Republican National Convention.  The RNC Platform Committee is meeting and we’ll have full coverage of those meetings over the next couple days.

 “Expanding Opportunity to Promote Prosperity” Subcommittee: Chairman Haley Barbour (MS) Co-Chairman Santa Mendoza (CT) Co-Chairman Tony Sutton (MN) Jason Bontrager (WA) David Boyle (AK) Conrad Burns (MT) Donna Cain (OR) Felix Camacho (GU) Marge Chadderdon (ID) Giovanni Cicione (RI) Maria Connelley (GU) Jody Dow (MA) John Falconetti (FL) Jennie Frederick (WI) Alison McHose (NJ) April…

Sen. Barack Obama’s choice of long-time Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware is both bizarre and telling. First, Obama has embraced someone who is an institutional man of the U.S. Senate, who has served since there since he was 31 years old and has done nothing else in his life but be a politician. So much…

Cappiello’s new web video on Congressman Chris Murphy

The calendar is drawing far too near the start of the Conventions for political hacks everywhere.  But with no potential Vice Presidents to analyze, the absence of news doesn’t mean that we can all spend more time watching the Olympics in peace.  Instead, every day we are treated to a new wave of conjecture about…

The past few months have been rough in the City of Hartford.  Former Deputy Mayor Carbone was beaten within an inch of his life and left for dead.  Angel Arce Torres was mowed down by a hit-and-run driver and left piled in the street as traffic and passersby strolled on.  Only after the West Indian Parade turned Hartford into Fallujah…

Though you wouldn’t know it for reading Connecticut-based news outlets, the story surrounding U.S. Senator Chris Dodd’s sweetheart mortgage deals continues to generate interest across the nation.  Here at The Everyday Republican, the Chairman’s post on Dodd’s double dealing gained links from nationally-known Instapundit and the National Review posted links to the site, generating our…

U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd may have thought he put his problems behind him when he scooted off to Ireland for some August recess, but The Truth is Out There over his two sweetheart loans deals from Countrywide Financial. Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie disclosed in Sunday’s edition more details that have not been made public…

Governor M. Jodi Rell indicated to reporters today that she has filed the necessary paperwork to form an exploratory committee, with an eye toward 2010. We’ll have more on this over the weekend.

Chairman Chris Healy today called for a full investigation into the actions of the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) after seeing a recent interview with Bridgeport GOP Registrar of Voters Joseph Borges.  In the interview, Borges indicated that “at least 20%” of the registrations submitted by ACORN were bad – either a…

The online magazine ElectionJournal.org was in Bridgeport yesterday, covering the primary elections in that city in the wake of 2007 allegations of fraud and voter intimidation.  State Rep. Christopher Caruso, you might remember, famously compared the election proceedings to third-world elections.  EJ talked to the Bridgeport Registrar of Voters Joe Borges, who gave a very…

With the Connecticut primary having come and gone, the playing field is now completely set for the autumn campaign season.  One of the most interesting races was set yesterday in the 8th State Senate district, wherein current State Rep. Kevin Witkos of Canton posted a strong victory over Simsbury Selectwoman Moira Wertheimer in the Republican…

Last night’s primary coverage was a good ‘dry run’ for our Convention coverage last night, and it showed we’ve got a few bugs to work out.  All of our blogging from the floor of the Convention will be via blackberry e-mail – no laptops on the Convention floor.  We’ll be working over the next week…

9th State House – Former Manchester Director Clif Thompson narrowly prevailed over Dennis Brenner and Mike Crockett, also of Manchester.  Thompson had 240 to Brenner’s 180 votes.  Crockett trailed further behind.  For the Democrats, Jason Rojas won by more than 100 votes over Manchester Democrat Joe Hachey, with East Hartford providing the decisive margin in the…

Politicos everywhere are trading the same story today in the CT primaries – light turn out.  We’ll have the results as they come in.  Check back about 8:15pm.

As is always a strength here at The Everyday Republican, tomorrow is Primary Day in Connecticut and we’ll have full coverage of the Republican primary results as they emerge.  The Democrats will actually have quite a bit of action on their side – with a whole bunch of primaries in the big cities (read: Bridgeport). …

Visconti Proposes Emergency Home Heating Relief from Strategic Petroleum Reserves Supplies Would Go Directly to State Emergency Fuel Banks, Not Oil Cartel Profits From the website of Joe Visconti for Congress Joseph Visconti, Republican candidate for Connecticut’s First Congressional District Thursday proposed utilizing some of the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to provide Americans with emergency…

Connecticut will be represented by thirty delegates at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this fall and according to a Republican National Committee announcement today, one of them will be taking a leadership role in crafting the Republican platform. The RNC announced that Santa Mendoza, a lawyer from New London, will co-chair the “Expanding Opportunity…

U.S. Senator Chris Dodd is going for the gold, it seems, in trying to wiggle out of explaning his sweetheart mortgage deals.  Courant commentator Kevin Rennie notes today that Connecticut’s Senator hasn’t been seen lately in Connecticut - disappearing just as the story about his VIP loans continues to drip-drop on Dodd’s reputation.  We’ll keep watching NBC to see…

Medal Count – USA 3, China 2, South Korea 2

Barack Obama is off to his native state, Hawaii, to a private beach for a week off as the Games begin in China. Next week, thousands of McCain supporters will be holding events across the country to launch his effort. John Edwards is asking himself why he didn’t get a vasectomy while Hillary Clinton and Bill…

Real Energy Solutions for Today and Tomorrow – Sen. David Cappiello America is facing an energy crisis the likes of which we have never seen. The pain families are feeling is unbearable each time they fill up their car, heat their homes, or even just turn on the lights. The strain energy costs are placing…

With the American economy being stifled by high fuel costs, even the recent retreat in the price of gasoline hasn’t quieted the debate about our nation’s energy future.  Even Paris Hilton, of all people, is now offering thoughts on energy policy. See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die This week, we’ve already featured…

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Boaz ItsHaky for Congress – www.boforcongress.com An American Agenda for the 21st Century: Energy As a whole – our health is inseparable from the planet’s well-being Bo ItsHaky will promote a long term energy policy that will not only carry the United States through the 21st century – and beyond – but also will able…

Connecticut’s U.S. Congressman, Christopher Shays (@Shays), is in Washington, D.C. today in support of the #dontgo movementthat has rallied Republicans everywhere.  He, like many Republicans, returned to the Capitol to stand with his fellow colleagues in support of a comprehensive energy policy that addresses America’s energy needs – in the short term and in the…

Today, Attorney General Dick Blumenthal announced he suing Countrywide Financial for predatory lending practices, weeks after similar action in Florida and Illinois, but welcomed nonetheless. Blumenthal’s actions, while late, pale in comparison to the lack of disclosure by U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, who promised the people of Connecticut he would disclose the details of his…

ENERGY HERE, ENERGY NOW: Hydroelectric and Biomass, Limited Parts of the Answer By Sean Sullivan The next generation of power sources in this country must be carbon free. Hydroelectric meets this criterion, but its potential is limited. Biomass is carbon neutral because growing plants remove the same amount of carbon from the air as is…

With the ill effects of high fuel prices still hammering the American economy, many Republicans across the country have endorsed an “All of the Above” Strategy for reducing the price of energy and ending our dependence on foreign oil. Last week, while House Republicans wanted to stay in session and work on an energy plan, the Democrats…

Yesterday when news of the House GOP Uprising began to leak out, word travelled quickly through GOP circles via Twitter, an increasingly ubiquitous application of new media that allows registered users to track ‘tweets’ from other users, while interjecting your own, via the web, text message, blackberry, or a host of other devices. U.S. Congressman…

As experienced by numerous blogs this morning, Sitemeter seems to be going haywire – making it impossible to access the site using Internet Explorer.  The problem seems to be resolved and all is working properly now. See Connecticut Local Politics for more.

Breaking News:  Republicans in the U.S. Congress objected when the Democrats moved to adjourn the House from session just a few moments ago.  After the Democrats rammed through the adjournment motion, the Republicans stayed in the House chamber and continued talking about ways to reduce the price of energy. The Politico’s ‘The Crypt’ describes the…

A terrific new video from the Headless Horseman

Republican candidate in the 5th Congressional District David Cappiello hosted a fundraiser this morning with First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), Laura Bush, in Danbury.  More than 200 people gathered to meet the First Lady, get their photo taken, and mingle with fellow Cappiello supporters in his hometown. Cappiello has already run a strong…

Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy will join Colin McEnroe today, Thursday, from 3 to 6 p.m. on WTIC 1080 to discuss various issues of today, yesterday and tomorrow. You can listen to the show by clicking here.

Today, a very liberal but fair columnist, Richard Cohen, of the Washington Post, made some pretty clear observations about what seperates John McCain from Barack Obama.  The McCain camp would do well to simply clip this piece and send it out or post it quickly. Cohen poses the difference by relaying a conversation with someone…

For all the fanfare and bother that comes with being in the United States Senate, individual Senators usually have to be in trouble to get much national-level ink (think Sen. Chris Dodd’s sweetheart mortgage deal).  So when Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn was written about in both the New York Times and the Washington Post today for actually doing…

In his book What’s the Matter with Kansas?, author Thomas Frank famously argued that conservative messaging on cultural issues had caused low-income Kansans to consistently vote for Republican candidates, despite the fact (in his opinion) that it was in contradiction to their own economic interests.  The recent revelation in the Hartford Courant that 18-29 year-olds are registering with…

With much national-level ink being spent these days in discussion of the big ‘online gap’ between Republican and Democratic candidates, it is worth noting that in Connecticut, the Republican candidates for U.S. Congress across the state have made significant investments in time, money, and energy into developing the Internet as a tool for their election…

In a story that moved Thursday afternoon in the Hartford Courant, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd said he would finally release documents surrounding questionable loans he received from Countrywide Financial, a firm being sued by two states for predatory lending. However, the comments made by Sen. Dodd are really nothing new. No date has been given for…

Yesterday, I posted about Senator Joe Lieberman’s speech to the Christians United for Israel organization, which generated a significant amount of attention in the media. Today, Republican candidate in the 3rd Congressional District, Boaz “Bo” ItsHaky, commented on The Everyday Republican to add that he was very familiar with the family and the tragic events…

Samir Kuntar Receives the Red Carpet Treatment in Lebanon  Last night, Senator Joe Lieberman gave an impressive speech to a gathering of 1000+ Christians United for Israel, a Zionist Evangelical group based in Washington, D.C.  Though well covered in the Courant, the Connecticut Post, and other papers, the context in which the speech was given was…

Click here to view the CNBC interview with Robert Feinberg, formerly an account manager with Countrywide Financial, who described how he gave U.S. Senator Chris Dodd a sweetheart deal on his mortgage loan.

Some new details on Sen. Chris Dodd’s two sweetheart deals have emerged leaving one to wonder how long our senior Senator can hold on to any credibility with the Connecticut voter. Dan Golden of Conde Nast’s portfolio.com has disclosed some new data in Thursday edition including the disclosure of two more loans attributed to the VIP…

There is plenty of room in politics for disagreements over public policy – on the whole gamut of issues that face our state, from energy to taxation.  But the Democratic leadership in the CT House and Senate this week proved that they are dedicated to opposing any reasonable solution to conserve energy and save taxpayer dollars when it is proposed by…

Putting aside for a moment the misread cartoon in The New Yorker Magazine, the soon-to-be fawning coverage by the three network anchors or the public discussion or whether what constitutes political satire, Sen. Barack Obama best grow himself a thick hide soon or just go play hoops for an hour. I mean really, what is with this guy? You call him out on…

“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” – Barry Goldwater, San Francisco, July 16th, 1964 On that night at the Cow Palace, Sen. Barry Goldwater accepted the Republican nomination for the Presidency…

State Senator and Fifth District Congressional candidate David Cappiello put his pen to paper last week to write an op-ed on energyfor the Waterbury Republican-American.  The piece, simply put, highlights that Cappiello gets it on energy.  More importantly, it calls attention to the fact that there have been too many promises and not enough actions taken…

John Larson – stop!! You are killing us with your inane analysis of the energy crisis. Larson appeared today on FOX News with his rehearsed pitch on how to forget the lack of leadership from the Democratic Congress in dealing with this mess. Only John Larson would ask oil companies to drill where there is…

The most important role of a President is his duties as Commander-in-Chief, the solemn obligation to send our men and women into battle to protect the lives of all Americans. Today, Sen. Barack Obama tried to straighten out his conflicting and often duplicitous position on our forces in Iraq. After consistently stating that he would…

Senator Chris Dodd seemed to be confused by the meaning of “VIP” recently, upon being questioned about his sweetheart mortgage deal. Now that Obama has a similiar entry on his record, Dodd has no problem rumormongering about his own possibility of being VEEP. So the question has to be asked: What did he say?

You can’t make this stuff up and we have Chris Dodd and Dick Blumenthal to thank for Friday’s journey into the ridiculous. Dodd, it seems, let it be known through staff, that he was “turning over a lot of stuff” to Caroline Kennedy, who is heading up Sen. Barack O’Bama’s Vice Presidential search team. Maybe…

In recent years, Republicans have had a difficult time competing in Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District.  Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro is heavily entrenched in both Connecticut and Washington political circles – and has been for nearly two decades. But during her time in Congress, DeLauro has advocated many policies that haven’t been good for the United States. …

Since most people spend every waking moment burning about the Party Platform, the Republican National Committee is opening up the process of crafting a party platform in a technologically innovative way in advance of the 2008 Republican National Convention. Using the magic of the Internet, people that are interested can use the new website http://gopplatform2008.com/…

According to the Connecticut Post, a couple handfuls of Connecticut residents took to the streets yesterday to show their dissatisfaction with the candidacy of presumptive Republican POTUS nominee John McCain in Monroe.  Normally this would be no big deal amongst the MoveOn.Org-types, the usual fare as it were, but this was unique for the silliness of…

It is a banner day for the United States Congress.  Just when you thought that Congress had gone as low as they could go, Rasmussen Reports released a new poll today that proved that the numbers aren’t just bad, they’re abysmal. The percentage of Americans giving the U.S. Congress a “good” or “excellent” rating has…

Genghis Conn is running with a terrific series of pieces this week, entitled “Figuring Out Your District”.  Genghis – the high priest of the Connecticut blogopshere – is breaking down each Congressional District in Connecticut and figuring out where the votes really are. On Saturday, GC waded in to the First Congressional District, where 50 years…

Leave it to State Senate Joe Crisco, D-Woodbridge, to screw up a sure thing. I mean really, what is 16-year veteran of the Senate supposed to do – know the law? In today’s (Thursday) Hartford Cournat, reporter Mark Pazniokas reports that Sen. Crisco, who is called dyspeptic on his good days, brought in his initial…

Well, it turns out U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd is not the only Washington insider who can get a sweetheart deal.  According to today’s edition of the Washington Post, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama was able to find a willing lender for his digs in a trendy neighborhood in his hometown of Chicago. Obama secured a Super,…

HARTFORD – The editorial board of the Hartford Courant Wednesday agreed with a call from the Connecticut Republican Party for Attorney General Dick Blumenthal to file a civil suit against Countrywide Financial to seek protect hundreds, if not thousands of Connecticut mortgage holders. “It is time for Dick Blumenthal to step up and represent the…

The pollsters at Quinnipiac University took the temperature of the Nutmeg State, and they found rising frustration toward the status quo.  The poll showed Governor M. Jodi Rell’s approval rating has dipped to 65% favorable, having shed 11% since the March 27 poll.  Countrywide VIP Chris Dodd came in with ratings at 51% favorable to 34% unfavorable, with just…

Today the Hartford Courant managed to weave in, amongst the wailing about downsizing and a “sleeker” new look, an article about the plight of blue-collar workers struggling to make ends meet in the era of $4/gallon gasoline.  In “Inner-City Workforce Struggles With High Gas Prices“, the Courant story follows several wage-earners through their normal day and tells the…

The 2008 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner proved a success last night, with more than 500 Republicans coming to Stamford on a warm summer evening to enjoy the company of old friends, new acquaintances, and fellow Republicans.  Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty gave a terrific speech – he really is an exciting speaker.  It’s no wonder why the…

Minnesota Governor and frequently-mentioned possibility for Vice President Tim Pawlenty wowed the crowd of more than 500 Republicans at the 30th Annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner.  The engaging young Governor mixed humor, forceful advocacy for his policy views, and homespun wisdom throughout his 15 minute address.  Attendees left the event pleasantly surprised by the Minnesotan, with…

Tonight is the big night – the 30th annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner.  Hundreds of Republicans from all over Connecticut will descend on Stamford for the yearly event, where the Party will honor three long-serving members who have distinguished themselves through their dedication and hard work to the Connecticut Republican Party. The Fenton P. Futtner…

Connecticut Republican State Chairman Chris Healy will be a panelist Saturday, June 28th to discuss the 2008 Presidential Election at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas at the Yale Center for British Art starting at 3:00 p.m. Healy will be discussing the political landscape with 2006 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont, Lydia Saad,…

Apparently driven by his pious desire to advocate for the good people of Bridgeport, State Representative Christopher Caruso, of Bridgeport, threw another pitch for a full-time legislature to the Courant’s Capitol Watch yesterday. “You’re losing a lot of your persuasive debaters,” said Rep. Christopher Caruso, a Bridgeport Democrat who has served 18 years at the…

Good news from the U.S. Supreme Court this morning. By a 5-4 vote, the Robert’s court overturn a low court decision which upheld an outright ban on handguns in the District of Columbia. According to the Associated Press: The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting,…

Here’s a novel idea – why doesn’t Attorney General Dick Blumenthal file a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial and seek damages for their predatory and fraudulent lending practices that have resulted in thousands of foreclosures, including an untold amount in Connecticut? Actually, all Dick has to do is file an amicus brief in Illinois where the…

The Supreme Court of the United States is set to rule today on a number of key cases.  Most prominently, the Washington D.C. gun ban case is expected to be adjudicated by the Supremes.  Update 10:34am: The Supreme Court has ruled in the case of a Louisiana man convicted of child rape and condemned to…

After all those years in Washington, John McCain still doesn’t get it. I commend him for his desire to accelerate the search for a battery that can power the cars of the future. I’ve been talking about this myself for the last few years. But I don’t think a $300 million prize is enough. When…

House and Senate Democrats collected enough of their Members – along with some Republicans – successfully override the Governor’s veto of the minimum wage hike today at the Capitol.  The debate was hotly contested on both sides of the issue and both sides of the aisle.  State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi and Senators Caliguri and Guglielmo…

The Democratic leadership is doing their best today to get their legislators to the Hall of the House today for a potential override of the Governor’s minimum wage hike veto.  It isn’t going well. It is hard enough to get 101 legislators to come to Hartford to do anything, of course.  But its graduation season,…

Sunday Connecticut’s paper of record, the Hartford Courant said what an overwhelming majority of voters already know – Sen. Chris Dodd got two cozy mortgage deals from Countrywide Financial and still hasn’t adequately explained the circumstances or the details of this compromising arrangement. It took the Courant’s Editorial Board almost as long as Dodd to offer a…

Rep. Thad McCotter took to the House floor to try to translate for the American public in a speech entitled — “Speaking Democrat:” A Primer. Obtain the text of his remarks at http://www.houserepublicanpolicy.org/

The McCain campaign’s new blog – and funny one at that – has this on Obama’s much-lauded new cartography: But our guy isn’t really getting the credit he deserves here. While Obama is speaking to an audience of Democratic governors in Chicago, John McCain is making a play for the crucial swing province of Ontario….

It has been a week since reports surfaced that U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd knowingly received special treatment for two mortgages with Countrywide Financial.  And while the little people of Connecticut continue to ask questions, Sen. Dodd declines to offer answers about the details of his mortgage arrangements beyond general statements. In a piece today by…

It’s been a tough week for Connecticut’s senior Senator, Chris Dodd.  After the revelations that Dodd was a “FOA” – Friend of Angelo (despite Dodd’s claim he never met the guy) and thus given essentially free money by the subprime mortgage buccaneer Countrywide Financial, Dodd has come up with little more than the most ineffectual of…

Where do start with U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd following his performance Tuesday in Washington, D.C concerning his sweetheart mortgage deals from company whose practices he once called “abusive?’ Appearing defiant, arrogant, out-of-touch and almost surly, Chris Dodd showed why he has been there too long and done too little to deserve our trust. Maybe once,…

Joe Lieberman has been presumptive Republican nominee John McCain’s travel buddy for months now, visiting scenic locales from Baghdad to Boston with Connecticut’s ‘Independent Democrat’ Senator.  With all of this bipartisanship, and Sen. Lieberman’s proven ability to appeal to moderate voters, there has been rife speculation that McCain will put our Senator on the GOP ticket as a candidate…

As another day of the Chris Dodd “I didn’t realize VIP meant Special” tour rolls on, Connecticut’s news media continues to prove itself as a rather incurious bunch for the most part (thank you Jesse Hamilton).  Yes, there have been blips here and there, but as many Republicans have said to one another, “if this were…

Today in a conference call with reporters in defense of his good name, Connecticut’s fearless senior Senator, Chris Dodd, gave this quote to the media (per Roll Call): Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said Tuesday that he has known since 2003 that his mortgage with Countrywide Financial was designated a…

After issuing a two-paragraph non-denial denial Friday, about his generous mortgage deals with Countrywide Financial’s Angelo Mozilo, a sub prime mortgage magnate under federal investigation, no one has heard from or seen our senior U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd. Neither has anyone heard or read anything from our friends in the Connecticut media, raising legitimate questions…

During the course of Chairman Chris Healy’s 18 months of leadership at the Connecticut Republican Party, he has made the expansion of our profile on the Internet a major priority.  As has been previously recounted in this space, we started this blog, The Everyday Republican, and a YouTube Channel – CTGOP NewsChannel.  Next we improved…

Chris Dodd might be able to elude Chopper 8, but he can’t slip around some of the questions generated from his controversial loans with corrupt Countrywide Mortgage and its founder and CEO, Angelo Mozilo. Friday, it was revealed by Conde Nast Portfolio, that several Democratic insiders and one disgraced Republican, got very favorable loan treat on two homes Dodd…

After UCONN students dug up the story recently about the Dearly Departed on voter rolls, the high champions of election day registration have been hunkered down, quietly hoping the story would be forgotten before taking up their flawed proposal again.  But with today’s report in the Connecticut Post, hopefully they will stay underground for the foreseeable future. …

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

It seems U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT, has crossed the ethics line by obtaining two generous mortgage deals with a company that is the corporate poster-child for the national subprime lending meltdown. According to published reports in Conde Nast Portfolio and the Wall Street Journal, Dodd is holding two mortgages with Countrywide, through an insider’s…

Nutmeggers all over Connecticut cowered in fear yesterday as the Connecticut General Assembly was back in Special Session to give drivers a head-fake toward caring about gas prices and then extend for the fifth year an insidious tax that whacks you when you sell your home.  The achievements of the Session can be summarized thus: you…

John McCain’s new campaign blog is actually quite good. Consider this from today: Among the accusations he leveled this morning, Senator Kerry said Senator McCain “confuses the history going back to 682 of what has happened to Sunni and Shia.” Now, we at the McCain Report have been receiving a great number of panicked emails…

In “Obama on the Nile“, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote a piece that demonstrates how the candidacy of presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, has become a vessel in which people around the world have placed their hopes.  This phenomenon, though nothing new in the history of the world, highlights the global implications of American…

Manchester’s 13th Legislative District has been represented by Democrat ‘Jack’ Thompson for more than two decades now, and Democrats enjoy a 2-1 registration advantage.  So it probably comes as a surprise that members of the Manchester Republican Town Committee (myself included) spent a significant portion of the last two days collecting signatures for Republican Cheri…

2008 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner Sheraton Stamford, 2701 Summer Street featuring Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty

State Senator David Cappiello has broken the million mark, as his campaign announced today that he had raised over $1,000,000 in support of his candidacy for the U.S. Congress. ³With the help of supporters from across the Fifth District, our campaign to fix Washington and get Congress working for our families again has been able…

In 2004, the re-election effort for President George W. Bush spent almost no money, never came to the state for a political event, and did not advertise in the state.  And yet, on Election Day he garnered 44% of the vote, 5% better than his 2000 total in the state – after the widely unpopular invasion…

ABCNEWS and New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg have volunteered to host a town hall meeting with Senator John McCain and Barack Obama, as proposed by Senator McCain earlier in the week.  Reading ABC’s article on the offer, though, certainly makes you wonder who is in charge. “On behalf of the City of New York…

Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy will appear on WFSB’S public affairs’ show “Face the State” Sunday at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the Presidential campaign between Republican John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama. Check local listings for details.

Plenty more to add on this later, but you have to check out the Strategy Briefing recently posted by the McCain for President campaign.  Be sure to pay special attention at about 6:30 or so. http://www.johnmccain.com/strategybriefing/ “Connecticut has strong potential to become an upset state for John McCain.” – Rick Davis, Strategy Briefing Video, www.JohnMcCain.com…

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other…

One of the enduring shameful legacies of being a New Yorker in the 1960’s was the case of Kitty Genovese a 29-year old woman from Kew Gardens, Queens who was brutally stabbed to death one spring night in 1964 as 38 fellow citizens watched from their windows and did nothing. Psychologists studied the matter and gave the…

The popular Washington Post blogger-in-chief and Connecticut native Chris Cillizza had some coverage of 2008 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner keynote speaker Gov. Tim Pawlenty on his blog yesterday. Later this month, Pawlenty will travel to Connecticut to headline the 30th annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner — a gathering that lured plenty of GOP bigwigs as speakers…

Amongst some Republican circles, the grumbling and hand-wringing about Senator John McCain’s candidacy has been hard to miss this week.  The Politico’s Jonathan Martin captured many of these sentiments today with an article about the contrasting styles (that’s putting it nicely) between the presumptive nominees of the two major political parties. “Not good,” a McCain…

The Governor doesn’t like paying $4.26/gallon for gasoline, apparently, because she is asking Speaker Jim Amann and Sen. Don Williams to do something about it. “With gasoline prices at unprecedented – and frankly insufferable – levels, we must take action,” Governor Rell said. “I cannot control the price of crude oil. I cannot control OPEC….

One of the reasons that we founded The Everyday Republican last year was so that we could bring Connecticut Republicans who couldn’t attend the 2007 Prescott Bush Dinner into the middle of the action.  There were reporters from Japan, France, and all over America covering Fred Thompson’s keynote address, but none of them were delivering information from behind…

New York Senator Hillary Clinton may be out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination as early as this evening, but her words will live on. The above clip is making the rounds on the blogosphere (muchos gracias, Hot Air) and won’t be the last such quote from the 2008 Democratic Primary Rumble.  It…

Junior Illinois Senator Barack Obama will take to the lectern tonight to declare himself the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States.  In what is being billed by the media as a smack in the face of John McCain, Obama will make this heady declaration at the Xcel Center in Minneapolis-St….

On the day the Democratic nomination stumbled to a conclusion, Sen. John McCain showed that he is capable of winning Blue States like good old Connecticut. Today, Rasmussen Reports showed that McCain had all but erased a sizable lead in the polls to Sen. Barack Obama, now trailing the presumptive Democratic nominee by three points,…

Yeah, the gas tax is going up again. That’s because the state’s gross receipts tax on both gasoline and diesel will be going up July 1, and those prices are based on the wholesale price of fuel. As a result, the state tax on diesel fuel in Connecticut will rise 7.7 cents per gallon, the…

If ever a picture could be used to encapsulate how far Dick Blumenthal mind has gone to seed, then we point to the picture offered by our good friends at MyLeftNutmeg blog site. There he was Friday, resplendent in his Van Heusen shirt, slicked back hair and car salesman’s smile, holding up an overblown sized…

Stan Terry, a former Republican First Selectman in Cromwell, and a true gentleman in every sense of the word, died Friday at age71. Stan leaves a large family, led by his incredible wife, Mertie, who has been there with him and for him throughout his great career of public service. Stan served his country in…

Barry Goldwater’s Speech to the Republican National Convention, 1964: From this moment, united and determined, we will go forward together, dedicated to the ultimate and undeniable greatness of the whole man. Together we will win. I accept your nomination with a deep sense of humility. I accept, too, the responsibility that goes with it, and…

It’s been awhile since we’ve done a good Happy Friday Afternoon music video. Enjoy.

As the great Republican debate continues to swirl around the question “Where do we go from here?”, it seems safe to say that there are no good answers emerging yet.  As we’ve highlighted earlier, the stimulating new blog The Next Right has been pondering this question all week, with what has amounted to a long…

2008 Prescott Bush Awards Dinner Stamford Sheraton Hotel Stamford, Connecticut Friday, June 27, 2008

Hooray! It was announced today that Connecticut is #1!  For what trait were we awarded this prestigious honor?  We are paying the highest prices for gasoline in the United States! Oh. That’s right friends, according to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report, for the first time Connecticut has surpassed Alaska for the right to be called the…

There are rumors this evening flying around about a Ned Lamont robo-call, imploring the recipients to contact Governor Jodi Rell and encourage her to sign the bill that would open the state health insurance pool to non-profits and municipal governments. Allegedly, the calls feature no disclaimer and do not otherwise name the group that Lamont…

We are frequent critics here of the Secretary of the State, Susan Bysiewicz.  Her office exhibits all too often the very worst traits of government – a copious amount of red tape, a scary inability to make proactive decisions, and being difficult place to get straight answers.  However, in this case, we pay credit to the SotS…

There is a certain irony to the reality that while government grows increasingly complex and convoluted, the political dialogue comes to rely even more heavily on the simplest talking points.  Never more so was the case than today in Connecticut, after Governor Jodi Rell used her power of the veto to reject a proposed hike…

Since its inception, one of our goals for “The Everyday Republican” was to bring back to the CT blogosphere some of the best content from conservative-to-moderate blogs across the nation.  We’ve regularly featured content from an array of sources, such as RedState (www.redstate.com), ElectionJournal.org (www.electionjournal.org), and from our ’national service bureau’ at the Republican National Committee (www.gop.com/blog).  Perhaps the…

Hooray for Gov. Rell and her veto of the Minimum Wage bill. Rell announced her veto today, sending a high fastball to Speaker-in-Waiting Chris Donovan and the radical labor crowd. “There is no doubt that families, particularly low income families, have been hurt by our strained economy,” Governor Rell said. “We all feel the pinch…

To some people $450 isn’t a lot of money, especially the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. Today, in the Hartford Courant, CCM said the little people, the taxpayers, should get over it and support the re-institution of the Real Estate Conveyance Tax, the lone subject for action at the June 11 Special Session. CCM is the…

It is vogue these days, as good Republican editorialists, to bemoan the state of the Party ‘brand’.  President Bush has saddled us with Watergate-era popularity, Congress is and shall be firmly retained by Democratic majorities in both chambers, and Sen. Barack Obama will conquer and pillage in blue states, swing states, and red states on his…

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We…

With less than 100 days until the beginning of the 2008 Republican National Convention, the eyes of Republicans all over the world will turn to the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” as Arizona Senator John McCain is officially nominated to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President. Connecticut Republicans are privileged to have a bit of…

Democratic leaders today announced they would call legislators back into Special Session on June 11 to extend the pernicious Conveyance Tax, which socks it to home sellers in times of economic uncertainty. Unable to come to grips with a softening economy or even offer a up-or-down vote to the Republican Alternative Budget proposal that would…

Every Connecticut Republican’s favorite parlor game – “Who Will Speak at the Prescott Bush Awards Dinner?” is over today, and all the players who said, “Governor Tim Pawlenty” are the winners! The Connecticut Republican Party announced today that the 30th Prescott Bush Awards Dinner will be headlined by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, the national co-chairman…

Recent Quinnipiac graduate Michael Vitali stepped up to the plate Wednesday night, accepting the Republican nomination for State Representative in the 85th Legislative District. The caucus was held at Brothers Restaurant in Wallingford with a healthy turnout of about 45 supporters that filled the private room reserved for the event. The current officeholder, Mary Mushinsky,…

In 2006, Republican Tim Ackert, a general contractor from Coventry, ran hard in an uphill battle to represent the 8th State House District in the General Assembly.  He was a tireless figure in Columbia, Coventry, & South Vernon - knocking on thousands of doors, getting his name out, and buzzing from event to event.  But the incumbent (State…

It is rare in this space for us to offer praise for Connecticut’s two Democrat U.S. Senators – Joe Lieberman and Chris Dodd.  They are Democrats who very often espouse views that are contrary to ours and we often criticize them for it.  But today we break new ground with praise for both gentlemen. Senator Joe…

It’s a banner day for the Governor.  Well, actually yesterday was a banner day for the Governor, if not before. Why, you might ask?  Well, as the picture above clearly demonstrates, the Governor is sporting a new website.  It features many nice photos of children, elected officials, and Gov. Rell in all different colors – green,…

>By Chairman Chris Healy Dick Blumenthal has proven he can cover more ground than any public official alive. A state audit showed that Connecticut’s Speed Racer has logged more than 70,000 miles over the last 10 months. We have long wondered how Dick Blumenthal has done it, been literally everywhere and anywhere was a camera…

U.S. Congressman Christopher Shays – New England’s Republican Congressman – has a new websiteup this week for those of you travelling the “series of tubes” that is the Internet.  It’s a splashy new thing, with big bright pictures, YouTube, Facebook – all the hot things that the kids are talking about these days. Check it…

>By Chairman Chris Healy It is time for all Republican leaders, from Hartford to Sacramento, but especially Washington, D.C., to zip their lips, pull up their socks, grab your baseball bats and get back on the field of battle. As a Northeastern Republican with solid conservative credentials, I believe the basic tenets of our party…

From the “Things We Missed Until Now” files, yesterday the New Haven Register reported that some of the Dearly Departed are still with us.  After the bombshell UCONN report and the Secretary of the State’s investigation of the matter, the 8500+ dead voters has been reduced to 1,451 voters who are suspected of being dead. …

Last fall, Enfield residents went to the polls and voted for a decidedly different direction in their local government. Seven Republican Town Councilors were elected, giving the GOP a 7-4 supermajority on the Enfield Town Council. Though residents had already noticed the big change – like no more crazy Mayor shouting at citizens in the…

Last night, Republican delegates to State Senate Conventions gathered to nominate candidates for the Connecticut State Senate.  Though a number of terrific candidates were nominated, there were very few competitive Conventions.  The only contested Convention was in the 8th State Senate District, where State Representative Kevin Witkos, of Canton, and Simsbury Selectwoman Moira Wertheimer sparred for the Republican nomination. …

Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has beat the Democrats to the punch on this one. Yesterday, McCain for President head honcho Rick Davis sent out an e-mail to the Faithful pushing a new set of McCain for President wares – the “eco-friendly” product line.  You can now purchase your “unstructured organic cotton canvas” hat or a…

In her acceptance speech Monday night before Third District Democrats, nine-term incumbent Rosa DeLauro praised herself for “making the tough decisions,” as the most liberal member of Congress. She said the “middle class is being squeezed like never before,” and promised continued vigilance against big oil and mortgage lenders. One of DeLauro’s recent “tough decisions”…

The year of 2006 was a fateful one for GOP State Representative Diana Urban, of the 43rd State House District.  At first, she was widely rumored as a potential candidate to run for the open 18th State Senate seat, before ultimately yielding to State Rep. Lenny Winkler.  Undeterred, she waged an ill-fated bid for the United States Senate,…

On Saturday, May 10, Republicans from all over Connecticut gathered in their respective Congressional Districts to nominate Republican candidates for U.S. Congress.  With Sen. John McCain at the top of the ticket and Congressional approval ratings at a strong 21%, fielding a full slate of candidates will hold Congressional Democrats accountable for their mistakes over the past…

First Daughter Jenna Bush – rather now, Hager, got married yesterday evening in Crawford, Texas, at her familial ranch. The lucky groom is former White House aide Henry Hager. You can check out the photos from the event, provided by the White House. The newlyweds plan to move to Baltimore, Maryland, in the coming weeks.

West Hartford Town Councilor Joseph Visconti received the Republican nomination for Congress this morning during a packed First Congressional District Convention in the West Hartford Town Hall Auditorium.  Delegates from all 26 towns in the First Congressional District were on hand to nominate Joe Visconti by unanimous voice vote. The Convention opened with Temporary Chairman…

Arguably the most interesting storyline of the 2008 Congressional Conventions was in the 5th Congressional District face-off between former State Rep. Anthony Nania and State Sen. David Cappiello.  Sen. Cappiello announced his bid for Congress and had already raised a significant sum of money when rumors began circulating about a Nania challenge in August ’07. …

The folowing is a statement by Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy concerning the Fifth Congressional District and candidate Anthony Nania’s decision to end his canddiacy: “Today, Anthony Nania formally informed the Connecticut Republican Party that he is withdrawing for the Fifth Congressional race. Mr. Nania has also told us he intends to support our…

The Democrat controlled Legislature mercifully ended the second year of the 2007-2008 session Wednesday night, turning its backs on the citizens of Connecticut while promising to pursue several initiatives in a Special Session that further drive businesses and residents from our borders.  Gov. Rell skipped the end of session speech which speaks loudly on the…

With just a few hours remaining in the Legislative Session, the Capitol is abuzz with activity.  The lobbyists are in the hallway, staffers are running around frantically, and the legislators are busy talking their lives away.  The Connecticut taxpayer has, to this point, avoided the worst of the Legislative angst, but there are still several…

Hartford Republican Town Committee Chairman and State Central Committee Member Mike McGarry wrote an Op-Ed piece for today’s Hartford Courant, entitled, “Tax Burden Crushing LIfe Out of City Businesses”.  Some of the highlights are posted here. “Most Hartford residents understand two basic facts about the city: Hartford’s responsibilities outweigh its resources and its government has shrunk (some…

A recent column in the Washington Post by former U.S. Senators and Presidential candidates George McGovern and Bob Dolepoint out an outrageous oversight in the proposed Farming Bill before Congress and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro has been no where in sight to comment on it. DeLauro’s official website has all sorts of comments on not…

… and other such fun things.  The online publication ElectionJournal.org is all over the Indiana primary today, reporting on election law violations and the other dirty handed tricks that the Democrats are pulling.  They’ve been broadcasting all day, with plenty of video, photos, and regular blogging updates. EJ has already caught a Democratic gubernatorial candidate glad-handing…

It is another “decisive” primary day in the Democratic Presidential nomination deathmatch.  Ilinois Senator Barack Obama is looking to score a knockout blow over Sen. Clinton in North Carolina and Indiana today.  The Clinton machine has appeared to be on the ropes before – after Iowa, after Super Tuesday, after Potomac Tuesday – but each…

The clock is ticking on the 2008 edition of the Connecticut General Assembly.  Members of the House and Senate are working feverishly to wrap up the ‘people’s business’ by Wednesday night.  For the Republican cause, the House and Senate GOP Caucuses are pushing the “Do Something” Budget for Connecticut, compared to the “Do Nothing” Budget…

The Republican Nominating Season begins on Saturday, May 10, with the Conventions for the U.S. Congress.  In each Congressional district, delegates from each town will gather in designated locations to nominate the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress.  On May 13th, most Senate Districts will gather to nominate the Republican candidate for Senate, May 15th for…

CTGOP has started using a new online photo gallery for all of our photos that we’ve collected.  Be sure to check it out!  We’ve started small – just a few photos from the CTGOP Straw Poll in Middletown in January, a whole bunch of photos from when President Bush visited CT, and a few from…

West Hartford Town Councilor Joe Visconti announced his candidacy yesterday in a daylong bus tour of Connecticut’s First Congressional District.  Visconti will challenge Rep. John Larson in the November election.  The Visconti Announcement Tour visited Torrington, Bristol, Hartford, and Manchester during the course of the day. The highlights from the tour are positive for Visconti’s…

Spring has come to Connecticut and brough with it all its usual trappings – Wedding Season, Boating Season, Baseball season, and Candidate Announcement Season.  And candidates of all stripes have emerged to run for office this year.  One of the best candidate recruitment stories of 2008 certainly has to be the candidacy of Republican City…

  Karl Rove, former Senior Counsel to President Bush, offered these insights into Sen. John McCain in today’s edition of the Wall St. Journal.   Getting to Know John McCain By KARL ROVE April 30, 2008; Page A17 It came to me while I was having dinner with Doris Day. No, not that Doris Day. The Doris…

House Democrats last night took care of their union friends by watering down an ethics bill that would revoke pensions from lawbreaking state officials. The amended bill would limit the amount a court could revoke for state employees covered under union contract. For the better part of this Legislative session, State Rep. Chris Caruso, D-Bridgeport,…

Map produced by Genghis Conn of CT Local Politics, Modified to reflect Republican retirements from State House in yellow With the end of the legislative session rapidly approaching, the list of Representatives in the Connecticut House who are not running for office this fall seems to grow on a daily basis – on both sides of the political aisle in both chambers. …

House and Senate Republican leaders Monday unveiled a tax cutting alternative to the state budget which provides relief to motorists, ends a nuisance tax on business, provides new alternatives for elderly care and plans for the future with an optional state employee retirement program. “There is a better way,” said House Republican Leader Larry Cafero,…

In March, the Republican ranks grew with the addition of now State Senator Rob Russo to the Connecticut State Senate.  That victory broke the Democratic supermajority in the General Assembly and represented the first positive movement for Republican numbers in recent memory.  Along with the January victory of Sen. Rob Kane from Watertown and the…

With the Presidential election season upon us, as well as a busy election cycle for the State House and State Senate, the ability to contact the Republican Town Committee Chair or the McCain for President Coordinator in your town will be more important than ever.  That is why we have added GOP CONNECT to our website…

It’s Monday morning, April 28; there are 190 days left until Election Day, 2008.  The front page of the day’s Hartford Courant frets about the skyrocketing global food prices and its effects on people who eat.  Can we finally end federal subsidies for the ethanol industry now?  Probably not. If you missed any of our coverage…

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Governor Rell Friday laid it out in fiscal lavender for the Democrats on trying to add more programs, taxes and spending to the second year of the state budget. “”We may find, in the end, we are best served by living with the fiscal 2009 budget that we crafted last year,” Rell wrote to legislators….

President George W. Bush visited Connecticut today on a two stop tour of the Nutmeg State - first to the Boys and Girls Club of Hartford and then a private fundraising event at the home of Dr. Henry Kissinger in Kent, Connecticut. In recent days, the mainstream media (MSM) had previously dismissed the President’s visit to the…

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President George W. Bush begins his speech to the guests at the home of Dr. Henry Kissinger. Dr. Kissinger welcomes President George W. Bush to his home in Kent, CT. President Bush with Henry Kissinger, 4/25/08.  

State Senator David Cappiello gestures during his speech on 4/25/2008 at the home of Dr. Henry Kissinger. United States Congressman Christopher Shays, the only Republican Member of Congress in New England Congressman Chris Shays embraces Sen. David Cappiello

Congressman Chris Shays greets the assembled guests at the fundraiser for Connecticut Victory ’08-Cappiello for Congress on Friday, April 25, 2008. Chairman Chris Healy welcomes the attendees to the home of Dr. Henry Kissinger in Kent, CT. Lt. Governor Mike Fedele offers opening remarks to the 450 assembled guests.

President of the United States George W. Bush arrives in Connecticut for a one day business trip - a classic “out and back” as the Platinum Class Frequent Flyers would say.  #43 is signing a Presidential Proclamation at 9am in honor of Malaria Awareness Day, making the quick hop up to Hartford for a visit to the Northwest Boys…

With House Speaker Jim Amann heading toward the exits, House Majority Leader Chris Donovan pushed through a health care proposal which is a first step toward a single-payer government run system. The 102-43 vote fell along party lines, with all but one Democrat voting for the proposal and all Republicans opposing it. The law would…

Early today, the State Senate adopted new criminal sentencing guidelines but Democrats defeated the Republicans “three strikes” provision. The “three strikes” amendment, which would automatically send violent career criminals away for life, failed on a 19-16 vote. Three Democrats, fearing retribution at the polls, found their way to the Republican side, including State Sen. Tom…

House Speaker James Amann, D-Milford, shocked the Legislature today by announcing he will not run for another term in the House of Representatives, effectively ending any trace of moderation at the State Capitol. Amann has spent the better part of the last year struggling with the overwhelming majority of liberal members who are eager to…

Soren Dayton at RedState has a terrific post up about the ramifications of a Barack Obama candidacy in the general election.  Some of the highlights: Northeast Philly has a Republican machine that delivers State Representatives (including the last two Speakers of the PA House of Representatives) against Democrats. Local Republican precinct captains have existing relationships…

Republican National Committeeman John H. Frey and Committeewoman Patricia Longo were unanimously re-elected to four year terms at tonight’s Republican State Central Committee meeting in Stamford, Connecticut.  Delegates to the Republican National Convention were also unanimously approved – we’ll post that list in the coming days.

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Tonight, the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee will meet in a regular meeting to elect Republican National Committee Members and delegates to represent Connecticut at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Republican National Committeeman John H. Frey and National Committeewoman Patricia Longo are both standing for re-election to the National Committee tonight, and…

WTIC radio personality Colin McEnroe won his bet with Chairman Chris Healy today, losing 10 pounds from his wiry frame in 12 weeks. WIth Healy as a witness, McEnroe clocked in at 185.5 pounds and then collapsed on the floor from three days of fasting and running in place. Had McEnroe lost, he would have…

With just a single night between us and Election Day in Pennsylvania, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Clinton remain engaged in their intra-party knife fight for the Democratic Presidential nomination.  The conventional wisdom is that Sen. Obama will be nearly impossible to defeat, as Sen. Clinton would have to dominate the remainder of the primaries…

It’s not 1960 Chicago, but it could be.  It seems that some dead folks in Connecticut get up every Election Day, dust themselves off, and go vote.  While certainly more participatory than a lot of living voters, today’s Courant story about the deceased who remain on active voting rolls should surely send shivers down the…

CTGOP’s new interactive reference tool, GOP CONNECT, has been updated.  We are integrating this tool into our website to give Republicans across Connecticut a means of locating the Town Committee and the McCain Campaign in their town.  Once the primary season is over, we will also add the contact information for each Congressional campaign coordinator….

CTGOP hosted the second Chairman’s Roundtable Discussion last Thursday evening in Waterbury, in which the Executive Director of the State Elections Enforcement Commission, Jeff Garfield, and Beth Rotman, the head of the Citizens’ Election Program, made a presentation on how the new rules impact Town Committees.  Over 100 Republican Town Committee Chairs, Treasurers, and State Central Committee Members assembled…

Connecticut Republican State Party Chairman Chris Healy will appear on the “Colin McEnroe Show” Friday, April 18th from 3 to 6 p.m. to discuss various issues of the day, including the host’s weight reduction status. McEnroe issued a challenge that he would lose 10 pounds over a 12-week period or make a  $500 donations to the Connecticut…

Last night’s debate between Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton revealed many things about both candidates. For Obama, it showed complete ignorance of free markets and the punishing impact of increasing taxes on personal income and capital. For example, when ABC’s Charles Gibson focused on Obama’s pledge to raise taxes on capital gains from the current…

According to TheHill.com, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman is willing to play a starring role at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to be held Sept. 1 – 4, 2008.  Lieberman, whose support for presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain has been steadfast over the last few months, is ready to speak to the assembled delegates…

When newspapers make (some) mistakes, they correct them.  Since bloggers – particularly ones that draw readership via a shrill style of writing that make the most mundane of things seem devious and dastardly – rarely publish corrections to their stories, we’ll do it for them. MyLeftNutmeg reported that Richard Foley of The Prince Group gave the…

“Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July. Democrats believe every day is April 15th,” – Ronald Reagan, 1984 The Gipper was right, as usual. Today millions of Americans pony up through gritted teeth as they send a good deal of the hard earned money to the government. We believe paying taxes is an…

Cappiello for Congress today announced it has raised $255,000 in the first quarter of 2008. The campaign will report having raised $650,000 to date, with $420,000 cash on hand. “By any measure, this fundraising quarter has been a complete success,” said Cappiello. “We’ve nearly doubled our fundraising performance from last quarter, and are in a…

“As yet, we’ve reached no conclusions.”  - Attorney General Richard Blumenthal October 29, 2006 Keep that quote in your heart, for it may finally show everyone the true nature of Attorney General Dick Blumenthal.  All thanks for this revelation goes to Connecticut Bob, a.k.a . Bob Adams of Milford, a tireless lefty blogger, who noticed how  Blumenthal  either…

It is early, but given the dire predictions of the liberal media, Sen. John McCain is selling with the America, accoding to an Associated Press poll. This poll roughly tracks with other surveys of the two in head-to-head matchups. In bell weather state Ohio, the Cleal Politics average has Sen. McCain up by an average…

The front page of the Hartford Courant today features a huge color photo of U.S. Congressman Christopher Shays standing next to the presumptive Republican nominee for President, John McCain.  The headline is “A Tough Audience”.  First-hand accounts from the event suggest otherwise.  “He was treated like a rock star,” said one Republican in attendance.  The…

  Wednesday’s appearance by Sen. John McCain in Westport and Greenwich showed his command of the issues and his willingness to face tough questions without offering one-liners or vague promises so common of Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama. Despite the analysis of the Hartford Courant, Sen. McCain did offer a clear outline of how he…

In the event that the Democratic nominating fight is ever resolved, there will be a general election campaign.  As part of the preparations for the coming political battle for Connecticut, CTGOP will be posting information about every Republican Town Committee and the McCain Campaign on our interactive map of the state, GOP CONNECT. As you wave your cursor over…

The Republican-American (Waterbury) took a big swipe at one-term Congressman Chris Murphy in today’s paper: Having been largely invisible on crime issues since the triple homicide in his “hometown” of Cheshire last July, Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5th District, figured he’d better do something after the deadly home invasion March 28 in New Britain. His idea?…

In olden times, travelers and merchants often paid tolls as they moved from shire to shire with their belongings or wares. When the British turned it into an art form, our forefathers got stoked and the rest is on HBO. Today we find that House Speaker James Amann, D-Milford, was aghast that his loyal subjects…

We have found out that State Rep. Mary Mushinsky, D- Wallingford, is from another planet – or she wishes she was.  Today’s Meriden-Record Journal disclose that Mushinsky, one of the most far left legislators on this planet, has a role model as she sorts through the various mysteries of the galaxy – Jean Luc Pickard…

Committeeman John Frey and Committeewoman Patricia Longo The Republican National Committee is an entity that is regularly mentioned in the media and amongst politicos but continues to suffer from many misunderstandings about the organization. And for most people, they would be pleasantly surprised that the Republican National Committee starts not in Washington, D.C. but rather…

The Crusher is back. “Don’t even compare, madam governor, your record on crime to mine because I’ll go toe to toe with you,” James Amann declared Wednesday afternoon.  – House Speaker Jim Amann as quoted in today’s Hartford Courant

Shirley Judge is Chair of the East Haddam RTC. She wanted to share some thoughts on the victim and her close friend, MaryEllen Welsh. It is the morning after I first learned of the brutal murder of someone I have known; MaryEllen Welsh. I have seen her face in the paper and heard her name…

“Once more, all over Connecticut, decent people are reacting with horror and fury to a heinous, inexplicable and utterly reprehensible crime of violence. Understandably, the home invasion in New Britain on Sunday reawakens the shock and revulsion we felt after the crimes last summer in Cheshire and other such cases. “I grieve for MaryEllen Welsh,…

Leslie T. Williams, of Waterbury, as listed on the Connecticut Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry Just when the horrors of the tragedy in Cheshire may have been starting to dim in some minds, news comes today of the brutal home invasion and murder of 62 year old MaryEllen Welsh, of New Britain.  Though many of the…

The President threw a decent first pitch to open the new ballpark in Washington D.C., tonight, the beautiful ”Nationals Park” (Photo Courtesy Yahoo).  More importantly, the Nationals won the game on a heroic walk-off home run.  Most significant, Major League Baseball is back.

Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy will appear with Democratic counterpart Nancy DiNardo Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on WFSB’s “Face the State.” Healy and DiNardo will be discussing the Presidential race, the contests for Congress and other state political matters.

California Yankee has a chart indicating that Hillary Clinton deserters will support John McCain in November.  Look West, Young Scribes The folks over at House Republicans have relaunched their blog, CT House Rules.  Check it out!  Popcorn Was Invented for Spectacles Such As These McCainocrats live

RNC Victory Chair Carly Fiorina

Republicans across the state will be gathering this week to nominate delegates to the May nominating conventions.  According to the Secretary of the State’s Election Calendar, delegates must be nominated between March 25th and April 1st.  The list of delegates must be reported to the local Town Clerk by 4pm on April 2nd. Here is…

Last night, I had the honor of attending the Portland Republican Town Committee at the local Legion Hall.  The hall had fall in disrepair until the committee approached its owners and offered to help fix it up. Now, the building is bright and clean with a fresh coat of paint inside and out. There are…

After a long run of mediocrity, the Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has a new campaign website up.  You can check it out by clicking here.  The new website features more streamlined navigation menus, soft shades of blue, and a copious amount of Susan Bysiewicz photographs.  The main page features rotating images –…

It is time for Republicans across this great country to get off the beach. We had our Dunkirk was 2006 and we got away somewhat bloodied and discouraged. But that was one Election and we had it coming because of reckless spending and getting too comfortable in our over-stuffed chairs. A story in the Politico…

How did a handful of anti-war protestors celebrate Easter in Chicago?   They disrupted Easter Mass (h/t RedState). Six Iraq war protesters disrupted an Easter Mass on Sunday, shouting and squirting fake blood on themselves and parishioners in a packed auditorium.Three men and three women startled the crowd during Cardinal Francis George’s homily, yelling “Even the…

It’s still a work in progress, but take a sneak peek at our nifty new reference map that we’ll be integrating into our websites over the next couple of weeks. Click here!  When completed, the map will feature a link to each town’s Republican Town Committee website (where applicable), the name and contact information for…

With a little over six weeks to go in the Legislative session, the House and Senate Democrats seem to be auditioning for the next freak reality show. Judging by their comments, votes and press conferences, you would think that Jerry Springer had emerged as chairman of the screening committee.   It readly apparent that both the House and Senate Democratic leaders…

RESOLUTION CONCERNING CERTAIN CONVICTIONS IN COLONIAL CONNECTICUT. Resolved by this Assembly: WHEREAS, in colonial Connecticut various men and women were accused by their neighbors and townsfolk of practicing witchcraft; and WHEREAS, such accusations were made for a variety of reasons; and WHEREAS, such accusations were sometimes made because a person was associated with the sudden…

The race in the 24th Senatorial District to replace Senator David Cappiello took a twist today when announced candidate Mike McLachlan announced that he has met the qualifications for the Citizens’ Election Program.  The Danbury News-Times has the story: “The greater Danbury area is truly the gateway to New England, but we must work aggressively…

The State of Connecticut was honored for being the “Safest State in the Nation” for kids, according to Parents Magazine yesterday.  So sayeth the article about Connecticut’s kid-related security: The proof that it’s working: Kids in the state are far less likely to die from accidents; in fact, Connecticut has the second-lowest rate in the…

Just over two weeks ago, we began circulating an online petition that calls on Democrat Speaker of the House Jim Amann to keep the In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants bill off the floor of the House.  As you may know, Bridgeport Democrat Felipe Reinoso re-introduced the bill in the State Legislature in February that would give illegal…

For those of you who enjoy HBO as part of your cable package, make sure you don’t miss  “John Adams” which debuted last night with Paul Giamatti as the “Colossus of the Revolution” and Laura Linney as his unstoppable wife, Abigail, who was as much a player in the revolution as her husband. I found…

It never fails to deliver. When the going gets tough, the Democrats often use the race card. But this time, the two Presidential candidates, Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama, are using it against each other.  Finally, the main stream liberal media has awakened to this fact after glossing over similar incidents earlier in the campaign,…

There is more news coming out of the 22nd Senate District today in the wake of Rob Russo’s big victory yesterday.  Consider this the round up: Connecticut Local Politics: Genghis Conn has his map up which shows how Russo fared in the three towns.  It doesn’t do justice to the margins in Bridgeport. Only in Bridgeport:…

Senator-elect Rob D. Russo of Bridgeport was elected by an almost 2-1 margin over Democrat Thomas Mulligan tonight to fill out the remaining months of now-Mayor Bill Finch’s term in the Connecticut State Senate.  The decisive victory grows the Senate Republican Caucus to thirteen members and breaks the Democratic Supermajority in the Connecticut General Assembly.  Russo mustered 3639…

Unofficial numbers: Russo (R) – 3639 Mulligan (D) – 2215

Governor M. Jodi Rell has thrown her support behind State Senator David Cappiello’s bid to unseat freshman Congressman Chris Murphy in November.  Yesteday, Rell joined Cappiello at a fundraiser at Canterbury School in New Milford.  The News-Times reports Rell remarked “He’s one of the hardest working and most dedicated persons I’ve ever met.  I’m proud…

The most over-used word in the English language on this day?  Shocked.  Why is this?  Because the liberal media types in Manhattan were shocked! to learn that their Governor, Eliot Spitzer – a Crusader against rich white men, a fighter of corruption and greed and slayer of pestilent greed – was embroiled in a tawdry…

A week ago, we featured our In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants petition on this page as well as on The Republican Heard, the weekly e-newsletter of the Connecticut Republican Party.  Since that time, more than 700 residents of Connecticut have signed the petition, clearly showing the opposition that exists in Connecticut to this measure. In…

New York Governor Eliot Sptizer is in a lot of trouble. If Spitzer resigns, meet the nation’s first-ever legally blind Governor, David A. Paterson.

The Senate Republican Caucus is taking up the new tools of the media to distribute their message and communicate more proficiently with their constituents.  They’ve updated their website, created a new blog authored by Republican Senators, and generating a YouTube Channel.

Yesterday reminded Americans what we are up against andwhy neither Democratic candidate for President is up to the challenge of that high office.   A Hamas gunman murdered seven teenagers and one adult, including an Ameircan citizen, at a seminary during a dinner time meal. Hamas is supported by the Iranian government, the same country…

Our Democratic friends in Florida are showing how you have to have it both ways. Today, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL, openly stated the Sunshine State would be lost this November if their delegates are not seating at the national convention in Denver this summer or another primary isn’t held to pick a winner. Sen….

Sen. John McCain completed one of the great political comebacks last night by winning enough delegates to be the Republican Party nomination on the first ballot.  McCain’s overwhelming victories in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont demonstrated how hard work and a belief in one’s principles can win the confidence of the voters. McCain’s comments…

The Connecticut Post, which has the largest circulation in the 22nd State Senate district, has endorsed Republican Rob Russo for the Special Election on March 11th. According to the Post: “The Connecticut Post endorses the candidacy of Robert D. Russo III for the seat. Russo possesses an energy and a modicum of “out-of-the-box” thinking that…

The news last week that Pratt and Whitney got beat on a major defense contract brought the standard response from our Democratic Congressional team of John Larson, Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Chris Dodd.  All were deeply disappointed in  seeing Boeing Co. pick up the $40 billion package and used the same tired cliche’s that this was sending…

The Democratic House Leadership reached new heights in hypocrisy Monday with its ethics reform package which does nothing but perpetuate the inside deals and duplicity of their sordid reign of terror. The Democrats grabbed some of the House Republican initiatives as their own, including the creation of some internal oversights panels for each caucus. And…

The word is that a snow storm is coming. Stay inside. Enjoy the Hillary vs Obama fireworks. Note:Posting will be very light next week.

Last year, Governor M. Jodi Rell vetoed the bill that would have given the children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition to attend UCONN and CSUS schools. She vetoed the bill, saying at the time, “I understand these students are not responsible for their undocumented status, having come to the United States with their parents,” Governor…

Planning for the Republican National Convention is already underway, as you might imagine.  The 2008 Convention in Minneapolis promises to be the most environmentally friendly, tech savvy Convention in history.  Convention planners announced yesterday the intersection between the two as they introduced their newly updated website.  You can check it out by visiting www.gopconvention.com. The new…

It is difficult for many to grasp the impact William F. Buckley had on the modern conservative movement and the political discourse of this country for the last 50 years. Bill Buckley was the intellectual driving force that propelled Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan and then, Newt Gingrich. He gave many young conservatives and Republicans,…

Noted online Republican activist Patrick Ruffini has a terrific post up today about the need for the Republican Party to change its fundraising model.  (h/t Jonathan Martin): The Bush campaign did not invent the idea of bundling, but by marketing it better (Pioneers) and introducing public rewards and incentives, they tapped into a level of…

So says Capitol Watch. Gov. M. Jodi Rell shared a table with President Bush at a White House dinner for the National Governor’s Association.The sports-minded commander-in-chief asked whose state had the best basketball team. Rell, recently returned from the NGA meeting, said today she immediately raised her hand. “He said, ‘I meant men,’ ” Rell…

Conservative icon William F. Buckley has passed away.  He was 82.  The Hartford Courant story features a classic Buckley quote that summarizes his life and times: “I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition,” he wrote in The New York Times Book Review in 1986. “I asked myself…

Governor Jodi Rell spent the weekend in our nation’s capital for the centennial National Governor’s Association (NGA) Winter Meeting.  The conference gives Governors from across the nation the opportunity to meet each other, discuss key issues that transcend state lines, and get to go visit the White House. Among the topics of discussion at the…

If you haven’t seen this yet, you should.  South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District is represented in Washington by Republican Bob Inglis.  And like most Congressmen, he has to spend time raising money for his re-election efforts – for the most part, it seems, without the whining of Connecticut Congressman Chris Murphy.   Instead, Rep. Inglis seems…

Democrats are already backing away from Gov. Rell and Republican attempts to end the oppressive corporate entity tax which soaks small businesses each year. State Rep. Cameron Staples, D-New Haven, the co-chairman of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, ruminated today in the Hartford Courant that maybe some companies should continue pay the $250 nuisance…

If you are reading this, it most likely means you aren’t driving.  Keep it that way. If/when the weather clears up, folks in Eastern Connecticut should make your way to the Holiday Inn in Norwich for the Norwich Republican Town Committee’s Lincoln Day Dinner, in honor of Ed Seder and John Paul Mereen.  State Business…

More news from the files of “Things You Won’t read in the New York Times Today”, are some of the reports from President George W. Bush’s trip to Africa.  The ONE Campaign blog has a great article about some of the good news: Some of it reflects the progress made partly because of things the president…

It has been a little while since we mentioned the yeoman’s effort being put forth by Republican Senate candidate Rob Russo in the 22nd District special election.  After Senator/Mayor Finch finally resigned his seat, 2006 candidate Rob Russo stepped up to again wage a campaign for 22nd District seat.  Since that time, he has been…

L. Scott Frantz, the chairman of Bradley International Airport, will announce tomorrow evening that he intends to seek the Republican nomination to succeed William Nickerson in the state’s 36th senate district. The 47-year-old Frantz is certainly no strange to Hartford.  Along with his service as chairman of Bradley, he is currently chairman of the Connecticut…

Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed Sen. John McCain today at a press conference in Houston, Texas. 

Representative Christopher Shays, of the 4th Congressional District, will face yet another strong challenger for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives this fall.  Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Chairman Jim Himes will make a bid for the seat that Shays has held since 1987.  Representative Shays has long been noted for his fiscal conservatism…

Yesterday’s much covered Republican walkout from the U.S. House of Representatives has drawn the ire of U.S. Congressman John Larson.  House Democrats moved an action to hold two White House aides, Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a Congressional investigation into the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys.  Bear in mind…

According to the always excellent Capitol Watch, State Rep. Kevin Witkos, of Canton, announced that he will seek the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Thomas Herlihy in November.  Herlihy is leaving the seat after five terms as Senator. The 8th Senate District is made up of 11 towns – Avon, Simsbury, Canton, New Hartford,…

The Republican National Committee has made it possible for you to send your love to loved ones this Valentine’s Day via their website.  You can choose from one of six cards - three featuring Senator Clinton and three featuring Barack Obama.  According to MSBNC, there have been more than 400,000 such e-cards already sent – and…

Connecticut Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro apparently played host to a gaggle of Barack Obama supporters last night, plotting a strategy for wooing superdelegates to their cause. Sometime tonight, after the House and Senate finish voting, members of Congress who are backing Barack Obama’s presidential bid will huddle in the Capitol Hill living room of Rep….

The major news of the day was the incredibly tense Congressional hearing today before the House Government Reform Committee, chaired by the very short Rep. Waxman of California and the quite tall Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia.  All-star pitcher Roger Clemens faced his accuser and former trainer, Brian McNamee.  The damning Mitchell Report cited an interview from McNamee which claimed that Roger Clemens…

Patty Hearst’s dog is competing in the Westminster Dog Show.  Seriously – that Patty Hearst. The star turn came 34 years after she captivated the nation with a far more shocking one: from newspaper heiress to Symbionese Liberation Army captive to gun-wielding militant best remembered in publicity photos and grainy black-and-white footage of a bank…

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz jumped on the Barack Obama bandwagon today. The Stamford Advocate quotes her thus (Emphasis added): Bysiewicz says it’s impossible to ignore the surge of enthusiasm that led to record turnout over 50 percent in Connecticut’s primary. She says she’s ready to believe in a candidate willing to use government as a…

Shocking news comes today from the excellent Ankle Biting Pundits, a member of our National Blogroll.  The news?  Tough illegal immigration laws discourage illegal immigrants. Perhaps in addition to building the much needed fence, the feds might also look into a nationwide law targeting employers – and actually enforcing it. But the sad thing is,…

The Norwich Bulletin has an almost life-sized photographof Connecticut’s esteemed Secretary of the State, Susan Bysiewicz, on their website today with an article about some of the problems encountered by voters, Registrars, and Town Clerks as they attempt to administer elections with the many new changes that have been mandated. The Secretary of the Connecticut Republican…

It’s been awhile since we’ve done a real “Down the Blogroll”, and its high time that we did. The first featured post comes from the excellent cttaxed.com, which continues to impress with this handy comparison of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Barack Obama.  He concludes, rightly, that JFK wasn’t a very good Kennedy. JFK Obama War…

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3….

Chairman Chris Healy released the above video to the media on Tuesday night after the results were announced, and the below text was an audio clip submitted to radio stations across the state. The campaigns waged for President have made the differences between the Democrats and the Republicans absolutely clear. The Democrats continue to act…

You can read Governor M. Jodi Rell’s State of the State Address here.

Tuesday’s primary was both a victory for Sen. John McCain but a resounding example of the strength of the Connecticut Republican Party.  Over 40 percent of our party’s faithful went to the polls and no matter who we supported, the debate was civil and about the future of this country. The nominee of our party…

Senator McCain has scored one of the biggest prizes of the night with a winner-take-all victory in the State of New York.  87 delegates will be bound to vote for McCain at the Republican National Convention.  The punditry is already spinning that McCain is “winning in states where Republicans don’t win in the general election”,…

18 winner take all delegates for John McCain

There may be some confusion in East Haven this morning about where to vote, as some folks went to the wrong polling place and did not feel they were properly notified about the change. Also getting reports of polling place in Middletown where the moderator was allegedly allowing voters to choose Republican or Democratic ballots,…

 Note: The following is a guest post by Kim Hynes, a Senior Organizer for Connecticut Common Cause.  Common Cause is promoting the new Citizens’ Election Program. So now that the Citizens’ Election Program is available in Connecticut, we are on the road to creating a level playing field in Connecticut politics. Hopefully more and more candidates will run…

Though I often disagree with Congressman Chris Murphy’s views, and regularly identify flaws in his logic, I equally often suspect that were I to meet him in a bar or other convivial setting, I’d probably enjoy buying him a cold one and trading stories.  But then Mr. Murphy goes and gives the public some snivelling trifle like…

According to the excellent cttaxed.com, the Chinese aren’t coming to get us after all.  As you can see from the graph (click the link), it’s actually the federal government of the United States that we should fear most.  As always. On the other hand, the people that have cause to fear the Chinese government the most are Chinese citizens.  In preparation…

Former Congressman Rob Simmons endorsed Senator John McCain for President Wednesday. According to Thursday’s edition of The Day newspapers in New London: “McCain, of Arizona, has racked up endorsements from many current and former elected officials in Connecticut, which had once seemed likely to be Giuliani Country — until former New York Mayor Rudolph W….

The word is that Democratic Speaker of the House Jim Amann will announce his intention to seek the office of Governor at Milford City Hall at 6:30 Thursday night. Mua ha ha ha! Why does Jim Amann want to run for governor? Well, this excerpt from the Journal Inquirer will jerk a tear: “Right after…

It goes without debate that things are starting to coalesce for John McCain. After being left for dead six months ago, McCain has risen from the ashes to steal the thunder in all but one of the major GOP contests thus far. With Rudy Giuliani preparing to drop out and endorse McCain, the pool of…

House Speaker Jim Amann, D-Milford, should not be allowed to speak without a Sherpa guide. Monday on the Dan Lovallo Show on WDRC, Amann tried to explain how he has come full circle on the  proposed ”Three Strikes” amendment that he and his fellow Democrats opposed last week as part of the Governor’s comprehensive criminal justice reform. Speaker Amann, who…

The goal at The Everyday Republican has always been to be much more than the stereotypical “official blog”. We’ve worked hard to post news and insightful commentary that makes a substantive contribution to the blogosphere in Connecticut. And we’ve worked to reshape the Connecticut blogosphere to give it more balance and make The Everyday Republican…

President George W. Bush’s seventh and final State of the Union Address can be found at the White House website.  Post your comments on the speech here.

Rob Russo of Bridgeport was nominated this evening to be the Republican candidate in the 22nd Senate District, to fill the seat of Senator/Mayor Bill Finch, who reluctantly resigned his post as Senator last week.  Rob ran in 2004 and 2006, coming within 2,500 votes of the heavily-entrenched Bill Finch.  Russo, 32, lives in Bridgeport and…

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is announcing her endorsement for Arizona Republican Senator John McCain at this hour.  With just over a week before Connecticut Republicans head to the polls to vote in Connecticut’s Presidential Preference Primary, this long-awaited endorsement will certainly bolster the Arizonan’s campaign. Pictured above from 2006 with then-Congressman Rob Simmons, McCain…

State Senator David Cappiello’s Congressional campaign is sponsoring a Super Bowl survey to see who will win the 2008 Super Bowl.  Participants can take the survey by clicking here and casting their vote.  Super Bowl XLII promises to be quite a showdown, as the New England Patriots will take on the New York Giants in Glendale,…

The Family Institute of Connecticut’s Peter Wolfgang met with President Bush last week at a meeting of pro-lifers at the White House.  From FIC Blog: The occasion was a Breakfast in Honor of the 35th Annual March for Life. For the first time ever, key pro-life leaders were invited to the White House on the…

The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, will take to the lecturn in the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives tonight to deliver his final State of the Union address. Mandated by Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, the President will speak to the joint session of Congress…

It is always dicey when you have hundreds of people in a room arguing about politics with alcohol an arm’s length away. But Friday night at the Middletown Elks Lodge, 400 Connecticut Republicans made the first ever GOP Presidential Straw Poll a memorable event.  They came from all over the state armed with their beliefs…

Chris Healy: Chairman by day, John Travolta by nightInflating Ron Paul’s balloonRon Paul Balloon Team Truck

We’re headed to the Straw Poll.  I will take some photos for publication as soon as I am able.  Also, I’ll blog via blackberry, though be advised that it sometimes comes across garbled for some reason.  I will correct as needed.  See you in Middletown!

Oh those wacky House Democrats. Leave it to them to employ a little levity on their version of “Open Mike Night at the Capitol,” during Tuesday night’s debate on criminal justice reform. At 11:08 p.m. on Jan. 22 of the special session anyone paying close attention to the CT-N coverage of the vote on the…

On Friday night at 6pm, the Connecticut Republican Party will be hosting a Presidential Straw Poll in Middletown, CT, at the Middletown Elks Lodge.  If you haven’t heard about it already, visit www.ctgop.org and read all about it, then make sure that you are in Middletown on Friday night to participate!

U.S Sen. Chris Dodd was greeted by the headline of the year in the political journal – The Politico – yesterday as he resumed his Connecticut residency and full-time job as its state’s senior U.S. Senator. “Lobbyists Welcome Dodd” blared the headline with glowing praise from some special interests about his ability to make sense…

During their attendence last week at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting, Connecticut’s two members – Republican National Committeeman John Frey and Republican National Committeewoman Patricia Longo took some time after the meeting to tour the West Wing of the White House. Here are some of the photos from their visit:

Republican National Committeeman John Frey and Republican National Committeewoman Patricia Longo stand at the front of the White House Press Briefing Room on Thursday night. A full report on this tomorrow…

Rob Kane has defeated Ken Curran in the special election in the 32nd district.  We are still getting final numbers, but it appears as though 60% of the vote has gone for Rob Kane, perhaps 65%.  We are standing by for further details.

Next Friday night, the Connecticut Republicans will be hosting a Presidential Straw Poll in Middletown, CT.  Click on the link above to learn more and get involved!

God save the Republic!  It’s Election Day in Connecticut. Voters in the 32nd Senatorial District (Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Woodbury, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown) head to the polls today to choose between Watertown Town Councilor Rob Kane and Kenny Curran, the Democrat Town Committee Chairman in Bethlehem and the former employee of corrupt Hartford…

In this space, we here at CTGOP pounded our rhetorical fists on the ephemeral table that is the Internet after the municipal elections because of the Secretary of the State’s decision that required localities to “hand recount” every ballot cast by voters.  We protested that the process was inefficient and terribly inaccurate.  We sharply criticized…

State Senator and candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat David Cappiello will be liveblogging at Connecticut Local Politics on Thursday, January 17th, from 7:00pm.  Mark it on your calendar.

With a hat tip to the good folks at RedState, a little long but certainly worth a watch…

An eyebrow-raising story from the excellent New York Times news blog, The Lede.

A recurring theme in Connecticut over the past year is the Republican Revitalization occurring in a number of places.  In Vernon, after suffering through the reign of Democrat Ellen Marmer, the Jason McCoy-led Republicans swept the Democrats, beating them for nearly every line on the ballot.  In Enfield, Republicans tossed out the Tallerita machine and…

Congressman Christopher Shays of the 4th Congressional District offered comments to the Connecticut Post (the story also ran in the Stamford Advocate) yesterday about the War in Iraq, steroids in baseball, and his steadfast support for Arizona Senator John McCain’s Presidential bid.  The highlights: Iraq “”If someone comes and testifies, they better tell the truth,”…

Blogging from a right-of-center ideology in Connecticut is a rare feat, to be sure, and we do our best here at TER to foster the growth of similiarly-viewed bloggers in the state.  At the same time, we also remain plugged in to the national blogosphere and try to bring the best of that world into…

With interest in the Presidential nominating process growing, the Connecticut Republican Party will host a Presidential Straw Poll in Middletown to give Connecticut residents the chance to hear about the Republican Presidential candidates and vote for their favorite candidate. Ballots will cost $10, and will be available at the door.  We will also offer the…

Danbury State Senator David Cappiello, already aggressively running for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District seat, announced a slate of Republican elected officials who will form the basis of his effort.  His campaign to unseat one-term Congressman Chris Murphy started strong back in July when he announced his strong fundraising numbers, followed by his 41 town tour…

Today, Connecticut’s senior Senator Chris Dodd will strike the colors and return to his native land, leaving the ungrateful dust of the Iowa prairie in his wake. What kind of people are they in Iowa anyway? I mean, really. Here is a guy, who dragged his out-of-shape, 62-year-old butt to that God forsaken wind scowl…

Word came late yesterday that the Democratic candidate in the special election for the 32nd Senate District, Kenny Curran, has qualified for Citizens Election Program funding.  Coming more than two weeks after his Republican opponent Rob Kane qualified, Curran’s campaign may be crunched by the tight calendar.  The special election is set for January 15. The…