I’m dizzy. I’ve lost track of the various candidates and potential state ticket configurations in the 24 hours since Chris Dodd’s sayonara announcement and Dick Blumenthal’s entry
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What’s The Bong Commission Smoking? Derail The Jail Events
Afternoon Update: This should be some week. The State Bond Commission–or shall we call it Bong Commission? … depends on what they’re smoking, eh?–will take up
Read moreHappy New Decade!
New Year’s resolutions. Predictions, predictions. Time to look into the OIB crystal ball. Tell us what you see. Look into my eyes. Jesus, I sound
Read moreMerry Christmas Aunt Chovy
I’m excited. I found white anchovies. Oh, baby, I love white anchovies. Usually I find them only in restaurants. You throw out white anchovies at
Read moreTuning In To Johnny Fabs
I spent a couple of hours with Johnny Fabs on Tuesday watching him push buttons, play with knobs, chat with a producer through an earpiece. When
Read moreCougie’s Coulter Collar, Plus: Saving Phone Messages, And Russo’s Congress Street Bridge Video
Afternoon update: This is too funny. Keith Cougar Rodgerson, former City Council member, had his day in court today for crashing conservative crow Ann Coulter’s downtown
Read moreThe Power Of Residency
How much juice do unions have in city elections? It ain’t like it used to be. OIB has had a few intriguing exchanges the past few
Read moreKiss, Don’t Tell, Plus: Zoning Regs, Diocese Docs And Chatting With Fedele
Afternoon Update: Sometimes in the dizzy world of Bridgeport politics, it’s the person who delivers the oath of office that matters. A whole bunch of city pols–City
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