Hey, wake up! The general election is just two months away. What? You want to enjoy the Labor Day weekend without the annoyance of phone calls, mailers and blowhard political junkies like me?
Can’t blame ya. But it’s been awful quiet out there. That’s to be expected with an August primary. There must be a lull in the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
Make Remington Property A Public Health Issue, Plus: Himes And Barack
August 30th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics
Strategy. Anticipation. Communication. Strong department heads. They’re all factors in effective governing.
Every few months we go around and around on this issue: what to do with the former Remington Arms plant on the East Side, controlled by developer Sal DiNardo, that caught fire (again) on Saturday.
The place is a shithole. It’s been a shithole for years. As [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Donald Trump·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Sal DiNardo
Mayor, Mario And Malloy, Plus: Himes-Debicella Battle, And Pathetic Primary Turnout
August 20th, 2010 · 28 Comments · City Politics, Events, Political Analysis, State Politics
Sounds like Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa are doing and saying all the right things reaching out to guber primary winner Dan Malloy.
The mayor and Mario aren’t in any position to cut a specific deal with Malloy. They made their deal with Ned Lamont. But the more they’re on board with Malloy the [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Bill O'Neill·Congress Street Bridge·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Mario Testa·Michael Fedele·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Foley
Examining The Mayoral Pool, Plus: Himes V. Debicella Heats Up
August 13th, 2010 · 41 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics
What a crazy week. I thought the momentum was with Dan Malloy heading into Tuesday and victory at hand with a low turnout, but never thought it would be a double-digit win. So much for Ned Lamont’s 10 million clams. No pearls in those shells.
The loss was a bitter pill to swallow for Mayor Bill [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Bridgeport Bluefish·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Ernie Newton·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy DiNardo·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Paul Ganim·Ralph Ford·Tom Foley·Tom McCarthy·University of Bridgeport
Watt’s Up With WICC? Plus: BOE Heat, And UConn, UB Partnership
June 15th, 2010 · 25 Comments · City Budget, Education, Media
Does anyone listen to WICC any more? I was raised on it. News Director Tim Quinn, talk show genius Tiny Markle, a steady stream of news, information, traffic, weather throughout the day. You learned stuff. And a great history too. Before he went to Hollywood to star in Hogan’s Heroes, Bob Crane was the WICC [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Barack Obama·Bill Finch·University of Bridgeport·University of Connecticut·WICC
Himes: ‘Independent Voting Record’ And Barnes Wants Hennessy On Rocks
June 11th, 2010 · 31 Comments · Interviews, Political Analysis, State Politics
Congressman Jim Himes joins us for a Pol Pod chat. Himes won election in 2008 knocking off 20-year Republican incumbent Christopher Shays, backed by Barack’s Bridgeport tsunami, becoming the first Democrat in 40 years to occupy Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District, a swing election region that covers wealthy Republican suburbs as well as the state’s largest city.
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Jack Hennessy·Jim Himes·Ned Lamont
Can Someone Figure Out The Ferry Fight? Plus: Himes’ Pelosi Peel
June 9th, 2010 · 25 Comments · Development, National Politics, State Politics
The city has a transportation jewel, the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company terminal downtown.
Some one million travelers each year traffic the city’s ferry terminal owned by the Bridgeport Port Authority. Many head over to Port Jefferson, Long Island from the city and surrounding suburbs, and some come over from the other side of the pond [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·John DeStefano·Mary Glassman·Nancy Pelosi·Ned Lamont·Rick Torres·Tom Herrmann