From Chris Shays: Hartford, CT – Christopher Shays today officially announced he is a candidate for the United States Senate. He made the announcement just after noon before an enthusiastic crowd at the Old State House in Hartford.
Entries Categorized as 'National Politics'
Shays Declares For U.S. Senate, Balancing Budget The Priority
January 25th, 2012 · 4 Comments · National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
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The Bastards Are Picking On Pleasure Beach–Show Us The Money!
December 14th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, National Politics
Get a load of this from Republican John Brunner, who’s challenging U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill in Missouri. This Brunner spot whacks McCaskill for supporting an earmark to improve Pleasure Beach. That’s the best they can do? Hey, how about adding millions more for the Pleasure Beach earmark? Yeah, baby! In fact, if Brunner is so concerned about [...]
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Mark Your Presidential Primary Calendar
November 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
2012 will be a hot presidential election cycle including a Republican primary April 24. State statute provides Connecticut’s secretary of the state (Denise Merrill) latitude for choosing what candidates may appear on the ballot such as those “generally and seriously advocated and recognized” by the news media. Eight or so Republican presidential candidates have been [...]
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Salcedo: War On Drugs A Political Sham
November 21st, 2011 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, State Politics
U.S. Senate candidate Sylvester Salcedo says governing morality as it applies to the “war on drugs” is a wimpy way for politicians to hide behind each other. Salcedo, a Democrat who served his country as a Navy commander, is trying to engage his higher profile opponents to join his call for national drug reform, among them Congressman Chris [...]
Tags: Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Linda McMahon·Sly Salcedo·Susan Bysiewicz
Time For 2012 Prognostication
December 30th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Okay OIB friends, what’s in your crystal ball for 2012? Are we really living in Zombie Land, as ex-City Councilman big Mojo Ralph Mojica suggests? Or as Mojo calls it, Year of the Rubber Stamp? Or is the state’s largest city poised for better times? Let’s hope so.
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Tags: Barack Obama·Bijou Square·Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·Joe Lieberman·John Rowland·Lowell Weicker·Paul Vallas·Phil Kuchma·Ralph Mojica