Comments on: Rumor Time: O’Connor for Governor?

By: Connecticut Bob

Connecticut Bob — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:54:45 +0000

Rell will run regardless of what the “extremists leftists” do. I got a C-note that says so. Anyone willing to take me up on that?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:40:23 +0000

If the extremists leftist tick off the Governor enough, you can be darn sure she’ll run again. If she runs again, she wins hands down.

So there ya have it, if Williams and Donovan want to continue to be stubborn and beat their chests, then the Democrats get four MORE years of Jodi Rell in the Governor’s office.

By: pufnstuf

pufnstuf — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:39:54 +0000

Kevin O would only run if Rell didn’t. If that was to happen, It would drive Democrats up a tree because they know they do not have a candidate that could beat him. It says something that in a heavy Democrat state, democrats can’t get the brass ring.

By: Genghis Conn

Genghis Conn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:52:07 +0000

LOL, I knew that was wrong. I’ll never trust the copy editing at the Post again.

By: ken krayeske

ken krayeske — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:46:08 +0000

First off, the Post spells O’Connor’s name wrong in the headline, but got it right in the body of the story. Y tu, genghis, y tu?

Second, O’Connor covered for Alberto Gonzales and other torture-enablers under the guise of the war on terror during his stint at Justice. Any lawyer with salt would’ve turned down the job because of the ethical issues inherent in working for an administration that actively subverted the rule of law.

His goose would be cooked if the Dems had any fire whatsoever.

By: ACR

ACR — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:06:18 +0000

And are these Republicans who are encouraging O’Conner to run doing so believing that Gov. Rell is not running? Or do they want him to force her out? Hmm.

They’re nuts.

By: ebpie

ebpie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:58:52 +0000

I think O’Conner has a future in politics, but he seems pretty content right now to sit back and make some money at Bracewell Giuliani.

What happens if there is a vacancy for one of the state’s constitutional offices? If Blumenthal takes out Lieberman in ‘12, can Rell appoint O’Conner to the seat or does he have to run for it? I think that would be the ideal way to get O’Conner back in the game.