tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264277382009-07-18T11:46:00.414-04:00ConnecticutBob.Com is a small corner of the <i><b>Internets</b></i> (since April 2006), where <i>Progressive</i> ideas are nurtured; all politically-minded people are welcome; and our junior senator, Joseph I. Lieberman, will never, <i><b>ever</b></i> post a comment here.CT Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2036125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-59661905034026563682009-07-18T11:46:00.000-04:002009-07-18T11:46:00.590-04:00

"We got plenty of - No, we oughta get the bills, have August to read it - believe it or not - and talk to our constituents about it, and come back in September and we can do it in a thoughtful way."This quote, from the junior senator from Connecticut, is in response to a question about why he is pushing to slow down a health reform bill.Typical Joe -- notice he will talk to us, nothing about

Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-90079753728774132892009-07-17T23:16:00.004-04:002009-07-17T23:26:50.961-04:00

Rest well, Uncle WalterWalter Cronkite (1916-2009)ADDITION: Video memories of classic Walter Cronkite broadcasts are posted on Hat City Blog.

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The Family Institute of Connecticut, a PAC supposedly representing the interests of families, reinforced their total lack of tolerance for the families of gay, lesbian, bisexual and the transgendered with a lawsuit designed to force the state Department of Children and Families to remove from its website links to "open and affirming" churches.From the Hartford Courant:The Family Institute of

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On Hardball (MSNBC) Chuck Todd suggests that Diane Feinstein runs the risk of being "Ned Lamonted." By whom, I wonder?

Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-85946964482163270382009-07-15T21:24:00.002-04:002009-07-15T21:31:59.895-04:00

While the world is watching the Sotomayor confirmation hearings over in the Senate, there's other important stuff going on. The business of government is, of course, business.Yesterday, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) addressed the House in support of getting working regulation in place to help reform the financial services sector.Since you probably missed it (I know I did), here's a little video

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While following the Sotomayor hearings today, keep this article in mind. Ronald Reagan nominated Sessions to the Federal bench in 1986 and the nomination was killed in committee because Sessions was not qualified. How ironic that he is now the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee. I wonder why that experience with the committee is not included in his biography on the committee's Web site?

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The end of the 2nd quarter numbers are slowly coming in now that July is here. On the Senate side, Sen. Chris Dodd raised an impressive $1.2 million, with a large number of the individual donations coming from Connecticut. Democratic challenger Merrick Alpert's numbers aren't yet available (UPDATE BELOW), but obviously they won't total anything near what Sen. Dodd has raised.In the race for

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"I was going to college and I was going to become an attorney, and I knew that when I was ten. Ten. That's no jest."Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor begin at 10AM today, and while the Republicans will certainly be thorough in their questioning of her (as they should be), it's widely expected that by the end of the hearings she will be confirmed as President Obama's first

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The two Democratic frontrunners in their bid for governor are very close in money raised by the end of the 2nd quarter, the Hartford Courant reports.The two Democratic front-runners for governor — Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy — are locked in a tight campaign money race.Malloy, the longest-serving mayor in Stamford history, eked out the fundraising lead

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But this just struck me as so bizarrely funny that I felt compelled to post it.If you aren't one of the million or so people who saw it already, this video uses a clip from the riveting film "Downfall" which portrays Adolf's massive reaction to the news of Micheal Jackson's untimely death:Boy, that Hitler, he loved his Jackson 5!OK, for those at home keeping count, this is reason #297 for "Why

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Peter Schiff, economist, author and stock broker, recently made a Youtube video from his Las Vegas suite at Freedom Fest (don't ask) in which he discusses the Minimum Wage law (he apparently doesn't like it much).Schiff also talks about his likely-soon-to-be-announced Senate bid against Chris Dodd. Basically, he just stops short of committing in this excerpt below. BTW, that weird jumpy edit

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Late yesterday "The Briefing Room" (one of the blogs of "The Hill", which reports on Congress) confirmed the fund raising numbers with the Himes campaign that I posted yesterday. From The Briefing Room:First term Democratic Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.) raised $520,000 in the second quarter and has hauled in over $1 million since Election Day last year, according to a Democratic source familiar with

CT Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-25646903542228473512009-07-08T18:34:00.003-04:002009-07-08T18:38:42.380-04:00

But did anyone else see the first three minutes of NBC Nightly News just now with Joe LIEberman talking about US government Web sites that had been hit with DNS attacks? Uh, sorry...we know he has no credibility when it comes to talking about hacked Web sites.

Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-85174372634979336652009-07-08T16:00:00.007-04:002009-07-09T08:36:42.433-04:00

When Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) posts his 2nd quarter numbers with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) next week, he'll reach a significant milestone nearly 16 months in advance of the 2010 election. Over $ 1,000.000 raised!Himes has raised around $520,000 this quarter, and his campaign has cash on hand of over $760,000.This means the total amount he's has raised for his 2010 re-election campaign

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That didn't take too long, did it?And about that fabled number "60" that has everyone so excited: I confidently predict that the Democrats won't be able to defeat even a single Republican filibuster threat without the help of one or more GOP senators. Sorry, but in order to have a realistic and workable all-Democratic majority, we'll need to pick up two or three more seats in 2010. At least.

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Imagine my surprise when I was listening to Anderson Cooper 360 last evening and heard this...ERICA: Al Franken will be sworn in as senator from Minnesota tomorrow. The "Saturday Night Live" alum arriving on Capitol Hill today, where he promised to work day and night. Franken defeated Republican Norm Coleman after an eight-month recount battle.And it looks like Alec Baldwin may want to follow in

Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-88328707889448724412009-07-06T17:54:00.003-04:002009-07-06T18:25:43.846-04:00

Very sad news today. Dr. John Orman, professor of politics at Fairfield University, and first registered member and organizing chairman of the Connecticut For Lieberman party, passed away suddenly yesterday at the age of 60.I'm going to search through my archives for video and photos that will help tell the story of this witty and gentle man. He will be dearly missed.(Video below from the

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It never fails. There's always something big going on when I'm off sailing. Here's a look back at some of my past vacations:20062006: Joe Lieberman foresees he'll be toast in the upcoming senate primary against Ned Lamont, so he forms his very own political party (the Connecticut For Lieberman party) so he can hang on to his cushy seat for another term. I was on my boat in Port Jefferson

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Mike Huckabee got it right this morning when he said that the point of having a news conference is to answer questions, not to create more. But this is Sarah Palin, after all, and the rules of planet earth do not apply. Here's the official transcript of her remarks.Andrew Sullivan has done an amazing job tracking Palin and her lies -- here is his roundup of the commentary on Palin's move. And the

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I must say, I do love the sound of "Senator Al Franken." I listened to his radio program on Air America via XM radio and was blown away by the depth of his knowledge and his analysis of the issues of the day. Not only that, but he received the Merit Award from the USO earlier this year.The USO-Metro Merit Award was presented to comedian-politician Al Franken for his seven overseas tours to visit

Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06730103285689619861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-15380896768273414952009-07-01T20:10:00.002-04:002009-07-01T20:11:31.629-04:00

Thank you so much, Spazeboy!

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I cannot remember a week with more celebrity deaths than the past 7 days -- Ed McMahon, Farrah, MJ, Fred Travalena, Gayle Storm and on Sunday, one Billy Mays.If you have not caught it yet, his show with Anthony Sullivan, with whom he worked in direct response marketing -- Pitchmen -- is terrific. It is a behind the scenes look at how they choose products, test market them, design the pitch, film

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In a 5-4 decision today, SCOTUS decided that the city of New Haven acted inappropriately when the city threw out the results of a promotion test for firefighters when the African-American candidates did not score high enough to be eligible for promotion. The city feared the test was unfair (not intentionally, but perhaps by accident), but the Court said that they could only throw it out if they

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The Supreme Court will be handing down the last decisions of the term today. The most noteworthy is Ricci v. DeStefano, the case in which a white firefighter sued the city of New Haven when the city threw out a promotion exam because there were not enough minority candidates among the top scorers. And oh, by the way, one of the three appellate court judges was Sonia Sotomayor. [changed from: the

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I'm taking a little time off for the pre-July 4th holiday week. Be sure to visit some of the other fine blogs listed on my sidebar. And have yourselves a safe and fun Independence Day!My good friend Kirby has offered to fill in some of the blogging duties this week (yay!), so be sure to stop in and say "Hi!" Hopefully we'll be seeing much more of her writing in the coming months!

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