March 17th, 2009 by spazeboy
Connecticut Bob posted something disturbing today (in addition to the creepy Bill O’Reilly audio clips that are making the rounds ::shudder::) about how Senator Chris Dodd intends to be the one who opens the door to let Sen. Joe Lieberman back into the metaphorical family home of the Democractic Party. Bob writes:
Joe Lieberman has [...]
May 14th, 2008 by spazeboy
The race in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District is finally heating up after the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions, with experts saying that it’s going to be a barnburner. What do you think?
Actually, there is a news source — less reputable than The Onion though it may be — that cares what you think about [...]
May 8th, 2008 by spazeboy
Yesterday at midnight marked the end of the 2008 General Assembly session (the “short session”) and one of the bills that passed the Senate but did not even have a chance in the House was the Paid Sick Days Bill. Christine Stuart reports at CT News Junkie:
A bill that would allow workers to accumulate [...]
May 5th, 2008 by spazeboy
Two time challenger to Chris Shays in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, Diane Farrell, endorsed Jim Himes yesterday. Enthusiastically:
Farrell described Himes as a man “with his finger on the pulse of the needs of families” who “understands the needs of the district.” Noting Himes’ involvement at the local level, as well as his support of [...]
April 5th, 2008 by spazeboy
A barnburner is what Roll Call is calling the race between Jim Himes and Chris Shays in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. The article is behind a subscription wall, but the Himes Blog has an excerpt:
The one Connecticut contest that does look like a barnburner this cycle is the Shays-Himes race…..
Democrats here say that Himes [...]
March 20th, 2008 by spazeboy
Less than a week to go until the third Pub Quiz fundraiser for Jim Himes. This has become an end-of-quarter tradition, and though I can’t make it to this one, I think it will still be worth your time to make the trip.
With free beer and pizza on the line, you’d have to have [...]