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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why no mention of his ability to pad his pension? Why otherwise appoint someone who can only serve five years.

January 12, 2017 at 10:10 AM

Blogger tc said...

Why haven't you mentioned the prospective Republican candidates? (Ted Cannon, Theresa Tillett and Aaron Romano)

January 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Senator Coleman and Senator Kane have left us in an extraordinarily undemocratic situation. Coleman and Kane played to the politics of self-interest, and chose to become make a deal to obtain great state jobs rather than fill out the term they just ran for. By resigning before taking the oath of office, but not onyl cost the taxpayers thousands in public campaign financing for their 2016 run, but they leaves the voters in their respective Senate districts with no choice at all.
The special election for the open seats will not feature a primary, but a designation by a majority of 70 delegates to a convention. With no opposition to speak of (no Democrats in Watertown/Woodbury can win, and no Republicans in Hartford can win), combined with a complete lack of minor party options on the ballot, no more than 37 people in respective party leadership of the Senate districts will choose their next Senators. This choice will then be rubberstamped by 10,000 or fewer voters - since special elections are low turnouts.
Both Coleman and Kane had the opportunity to provide citizens with robust debate over the future of their Senate Seats by resigning and leaving an open seat to a contested primary.
Instead, we find ourselves trapped in arcane state laws designed to put party over anything else. The dealmakers in the Senate who elevated Kane and Coleman knew that the parties would chose the next seats, since Watertown's Senate Seat is safe Republican and Hartford's is safe Democrat. This kind of cynical connivance is what disgusts voters and turns them to demagogues like Trump.
The candidates who win these appointments will have the benefit of incumbency in 2018 when they run again, and thus the party apparatuses that gave us repugnancies like the 2016 Clinton campaign and John Rowland and Jodi Rell will continue their death grip on power in Connecticut.
And no one in any position of authority in any of these towns will dare challenge the absurdity of this situation, lest such rabble-rousing encroach upon their own good fortunes. Damn us all to hell.

January 12, 2017 at 10:31 AM

Blogger tc said...

There are also three Republican candidates. (Ted Cannon, Theresa Tillett and Aaron Romano)

January 12, 2017 at 10:32 AM

Anonymous 1804 Haitian Revolution said...

Seems like politics as usual in CT so sick and tired of these games I may not be a fan of Trump but I loved when he told that CNN reporter they were not a credible news source he will be able to say and do things as a white man Obama couldn't dream of doing without getting crucified by the media and sooner or later the poor and disenfranchised are gonna get sick of the wealthy people lies and ride up and take over this down trotted society

January 12, 2017 at 4:40 PM

Anonymous 220A 63-88 ??? said...

Hey Holton,
Way to make the debate personnel. This is your legacy, yelling like a 44 at a candidate. Good job. Your out of here soon.
Park the union car in the lot of 20 sergeant and take an uber ride home .......

January 12, 2017 at 9:26 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hands down Prez-elect Shevchick won the debate!!!

Prez-Shevchick,
Steward or Chief Steward-Vinny

New union shaping up!!! Good bye to Holton

January 13, 2017 at 10:26 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

10:26 is delusional! Nick and Vinny tore shevcheck apart like Two pit bulls fight over a sad damp dish rag!!! Aaaahahahahahaha go back to booking and stay moist you sad dish rag shevcheck!!!

January 13, 2017 at 5:19 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

@5:19
Not sure which debate you sat in on but John had the crowd behind him. Maybe you were to focused on Vinny ripping little miss Nikki a new one for her unwarranted comment. At 5:19 take your Fragel Rock Canoli, Dr. Dolittle, and Race Car Richie to the speedway and never come back!

January 13, 2017 at 6:17 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, relegate the cop stuff to the correct story thread. You guys are boring.

As to the two legislators, I agree with 10:31. Further, how many times was Colman voted least effective Senator? How many times, Kevin? A lot.

This is atrocious behavior to know that business as usual on both sides wasting much tax payer funds. They should be stopped. But there is too much ingrown corruption in CT. The governor has no backbone and the self righteous republicans don't either.

January 16, 2017 at 5:58 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin,Don't you think Coleman should reimburse taxpayer money that helped fund his campaign. WHAT A JOKE ! Here's a funnier one,,,McRory is the comedian who went to the State during a time of "fiscal crisis", as Gov Malloy described it and requested a grant to put a bronze statue of Doc Hurley in the Northend on the backs of taxpayers! If Doc were alive he would be angry and would want that money to replenish his foundation that his daughter stole from. How many city kids in need would have benefited from the 250,000 dollars McRory secured??? And Kevin YOU SUPPORT HIM? Can't wait for regionalization,,,pigs at the trough are two deep in Hartford!

January 16, 2017 at 10:16 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

McCrory- wow if that is the best we can do God help us all!! It is so ridiculous that CT politics are what they are. How do they expect us to take any of them serious. This is a game and they ALL are corrupt. The reason I can say ALL- how many has stood up to say this cronyism is not the way to do business at the capital. And yes, Kevin - Coleman is pretty good, but is not the best qualified democrat worthy of a judgeship. Lose more faith in this rigged system every day.

January 21, 2017 at 10:45 PM

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