Weekend Update: Can you believe it? Mario Testa was reelected by acclamation by the 90-member Democratic Town Committee Thursday night. No opposition. No screaming. No food fights at Mario’s restaurant. Yes, let’s all join hands and sing around the campfire. City politics has become a little too quiet. Please, someone start a good rumor. I’m getting ill. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Dan Malloy'
Love Is In The Air, Acclaim For Mario, Plus: Shays On Sohn Plea, And Meet David Walker
March 5th, 2010 · 39 Comments · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education, Events, State Politics
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Honey Parziale·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Mario Testa·Mike Sohn·Ned Lamont·Pat Crossin
Himes: Donate Rangel Money, Plus: Candidate Inventory, Are You Spinning?
February 26th, 2010 · 18 Comments · State Politics
Update: News release from Congressman Jim Himes:
Himes Gives Back Rangel Campaign Contributions
Washington, D.C. – Following a ruling against Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (NY-15) by the House Ethics Committee, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced that he will donate to charity the contributions Mr. Rangel made to his campaign.
Tags: Chris Shays·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·George Jepsen·Jeff Kohut·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Joe Lieberman·John McKinney·Linda McMahon·Merrick Alpert·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Paul Ganim·Peter Schiff·Rob Russo·Rob Simmons·Rudy Marconi·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Foley
Spice Would Be Nice And Beware Of Absentee Ballots
February 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · City Politics, State Politics
What a bummer. Only one Democratic Town Committee primary on March 2. I must check with DTC chair Mario Testa to see if he placed an anesthetic in his restaurant fra diavolo to keep all the pols nice and sedated. Just one stinking primary out of 10 districts, the East Side where they fight one day, kiss [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Dan Malloy·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont
Lamont’s Launch, Plus: What To Do With Sal’s Property? And Governors From Bridgeport
February 16th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Development, Events, Political Analysis, State Politics
Update: Ned Lamont officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination today. From the Lamont campaign:
Tags: Andy Fardy·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Hartford Courant·Jasper McLevy·Merrick Alpert·Ned Lamont·Sal DiNardo·Sam Tedesco
Nedheads Aren’t Enough To Win
February 15th, 2010 · 43 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics
Ned Lamont and his personal fortune are expected to officially enter the race for governor on Tuesday.
Nice to have 10, 15, 20 million of your own dough to spend. Makes you an instant player. Because he has plenty of loot and built a profile defeating Joe Lieberman in a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in 2006 [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
Big Mac In Charge Of Fort, Plus: How About Some Juicy Rumors? And The Liquor Lobby’s Screwy Driver
February 12th, 2010 · 40 Comments · City Council, Education, Events, State Politics
Update: Oh My God! Big Mac in charge. Amnesty for all! From Mayor Bill Finch:
Mayor Finch to Have Scheduled Surgery
Will recuperate at home next week
BRIDGEPORT, CT (February 12, 2009) – Mayor Bill Finch is having outpatient surgery today at Bridgeport Hospital, and will be released later today. He will be recuperating at home over the [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Don Eversley·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Mary Moran·Pat Crossin·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy
