The Brookfield Journal has an article about David Cappiello’s run against Chris Murphy. You can get a good idea of some of the issues Cappiello will be running on. An early attack:
“Being a congressman is about more than just holding news conferences on legislation that you know will never be signed into law,” Mr. Cappiello said of Mr. Murphy’s frequent sessions with reporters.
Of course, if that’s the worst thing he can say… Murphy’s in good shape.
Junket Conference time! I hope they learn something. And go to at least one Sox game.
Mitt Romney was asked about New Haven’s ID card plan, and gave a typically evasive answer. The Everyday Republican is right, though–expect this to be brought up with more candidates. And expect them to continue to try to avoid giving a clear opinion on it.
You’re kidding, right? Wow. Worst “Draft ____ 2008!” site ever! Seriously, I could work up a “Draft Mr. T 2008″ website in like, five minutes, that would be cooler than this. I pity the fool who doesn’t think so. (h/t MLN)
What else is going on?
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So glad that the GOP is fanning the flames against Hispanic workers. I mean don’t they realize they’ve already got all the “haters” on their side already?
John McCain said it best. “If we head down this path it will be a full generation before we ever win anything again….”
Someone please tell Karl Rove and Grover Norquist that at some point the tried and true becomes just plain stupid!
ps– Where does Cappiello stand on America’s immigratin problem? Is he for deporting all 15 million, or for amnesty, or for supporting the status quo of an off-the-books underclass?
Oh, man. Crappiello is campaigning on a pro-Bush’s tax cuts, pro-NAFTA platform!
Who the duck is advising him?
I can’t wait till he goes on the record as being pro-abortion, and pro-gay rights. If he keeps it up, he’ll have a base as big as GW Bush!
But rest easy GOOP’ers. If DC makes it to Congress, he’ll be advocating for increased penalties for smokers (who throw their cigarette butts out the car window), nutritional labels on all alcoholic beverages, and the abolishment of municipal property taxes.
With a deep thinker like Cappiello, the sky is the limit!
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Someone please tell Karl Rove and Grover Norquist that at some point the tried and true becomes just plain stupid!
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Seriously, are you obsessed with Grover Norquist? Do you see him as the source for all your problems.
For the record, Grover Norquist is very pro-immigration.
“We’ve seen, with some effort on the part of the Republicans to reach out to Hispanics, a tremendous increase in our support in Hispanics. In Florida, where it’s second nature for the Republican Party to work with Hispanics, we carry a majority of the non-Cuban Hispanic vote and more than a majority of the Cuban vote. We have, when we have worked at it, carried a majority of the Asian-American vote. So immigration is something that if Pat Buchanan became our nominee, we would lose the immigrant vote. But the strength of George Bush is that he was [the] pro-immigrant, pro-trade Reaganite in the race, and that was the winning issue, not just in the primary but in the general [election], and also the winning strategy for governor. A Republican Party which becomes anti-immigrant will become a minority party. ”
– http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/architect/interviews/norquist.html
Do a Google search, and you’ll see Grover’s position very clearly.
The Day has a good article explaining why Connecticut has a three strikes law in name only:
http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=efa1fee0-6e7b-46f5-9f82-ee1db338baf3
[quote comment="16528"]Oh, man. Crappiello is campaigning on a pro-Bush’s tax cuts, pro-NAFTA platform![/quote]
TrueBlue, not sure if you’ve noticed, but the Bush tax cuts have given our economy a tremendous boost. Supply-side economics (including income tax cuts by Kennedy and Reagan, and capital gains tax cuts by Clinton) have been the best economic catalysts we’ve had in the last 30-40 years. They’re fair, they’re right, and they’re working.
Only one income tax bracket is higher in 2007 than it was in 1993: the highest, which was 31% in 1993 and is now 35%. Conversely, the middle and lowest brackets are lower than they were in 1993:
http://www.moneychimp.com/features/tax_brackets.htm
I suppose the rich are getting a “good deal” again, huh?
That article about Cappiello was written by Scott Benjamin, who is the best reporter in the 5th district.
Robert Nave, the director of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty, posted a statement on the group’s Web site, saying, “We have seen over and over that the pursuit and imposition of the death penalty only perpetuates the suffering of survivors, makes celebrities out of murderers, and costs the taxpayers far more than if life without release is sought.”
Thomas Ullman, the New Haven public defender, said his office would represent one of the two suspects, but that the state was required to hire private lawyers with experience in capital murder cases to represent the other suspect, in order to avoid a conflict of interest. “We will fight the death penalty charges tooth and nail,” Mr. Ullman said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/nyregion/28slay.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Although Mr. Bowen’s latest report is primarily a financial overview, he said in an interview that it raised serious questions on whether the problems his inspectors had found were much more widespread in the reconstruction program.
The process of transferring projects to Iraq “worked for a while,” Mr. Bowen said. But then the new government took over and installed its finance minister, Bayan Jabr, who has been a continuing center of controversy in his various government posts and is formally in charge of the transfers.
“After Mr. Jabr took over, that process ceased to function,” Mr. Bowen said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/world/middleeast/28reconstruct.html
[quote comment="16547"]Robert Nave, the director of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty, posted a statement on the group’s Web site, saying, “We have seen over and over that the pursuit and imposition of the death penalty only perpetuates the suffering of survivors, makes celebrities out of murderers, and costs the taxpayers far more than if life without release is sought.”
Thomas Ullman, the New Haven public defender, said his office would represent one of the two suspects, but that the state was required to hire private lawyers with experience in capital murder cases to represent the other suspect, in order to avoid a conflict of interest. “We will fight the death penalty charges tooth and nail,” Mr. Ullman said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/nyregion/28slay.html?_r=1&oref=slogin/quote
He also was quoted as being opposed captal punishment with regards to the Cheshire killings….
Q Poll is coming out with results that show over 88% think these two should be put to death — 24% more than favored the death penalty in their last poll on the sunject.
Here a story on legislators blogging:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-blogging3jul29,0,5929674,print.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines
[quote comment="16557"]Here a story on legislators blogging:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-blogging3jul29,0,5929674,print.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines/quote
I saw that. I’m particularly interested in the idea of Gov. Rell live-blogging either here or elsewhere. Gov. Rell’s people can consider this an open invitation for her to come on this site at any time.
In the United States, nearly all doctors are paid piecemeal, for each test or procedure they perform, rather than a flat salary. As a result, physicians have financial incentives to perform procedures that further drive up overall health care spending.
Doctors are paid little for routine examinations and very little for “cognitive services,” such as researching different treatment options or offering advice to help patients get better without treatment.
“I don’t have a view on whether doctors take home too much money or not enough money,” Dr. Bach said. “The problem is the way they earn their money. They have to do stuff. They have to do procedures.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/weekinreview/29berenson.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=weekinreview&adxnnlx=1185728705-yJwzo0glho+kDnuPqHi/ww
Last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave the strongest indication yet that the Bush administration is thinking in detail about an eventual withdrawal. In a letter to Senator Hillary Clinton, Mr. Gates wrote: “You may rest assured that such planning is indeed taking place with my active involvement.”
Here are five questions that any administration — this one, or its successor — will have to answer as part of an exit from Iraq:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/weekinreview/29marsh.html?ref=weekinreview
[quote post="784"]I saw that. I’m particularly interested in the idea of Gov. Rell live-blogging either here or elsewhere. Gov. Rell’s people can consider this an open invitation for her to come on this site at any time.[/quote]
I’ll believe it when I see it. I remember last year Rell told the NY Times that she wanted to come on CTLP, but even after Genghis contacted the campaign they never got back to us.
I really do wonder why we can’t get as many Republicans on here. Believe me, it’s not for lack of trying. Fedele puts the rest to shame.
>> really do wonder why we can’t get as many Republicans on here.
You are kidding right?
>> Believe me, it’s not for lack of trying.
Uh huh, yeah.
You want, and others here literally demand that any members of the Republican Party behave in a docile fashion all while tolerating endless harassment &/or censorship. (IE: Heaven forbid any Republican call the enemies of Israel what they actually are.)
One thing for sure – while there are several members of GOP state central that post here on occasion, as well as other GOP office holders; I can’t recall ever once seeing (aside from “celebrity guest” any ranking members of the other party and certainly no known members of Dem state central.
Thinner skinned?
I suspect.
>>Scott Benjamin, who is the best reporter in the 5th district.
He’s your son, right?
The Democratic leadership in Connecticut (Amann, DiNardo, etc.) has no interest in us. The Republican leadership, on the other hand, is currently embracing the web.
It’s the difference between an entrenched power structure and its opposition, in many cases.
[quote post="784"]One thing for sure – while there are several members of GOP state central that post here on occasion, as well as other GOP office holders; I can’t recall ever once seeing (aside from “celebrity guest” any ranking members of the other party and certainly no known members of Dem state central.
Thinner skinned?
I suspect.[/quote]
I’m talking specifically about live blogs and guest posts. And yes, I would absolutely love to have more Republicans participate in that.
Chris Murphy is in good shape?
Oh. Cancel the election then…
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