Pyrrho of Elis, early Greek Skeptic This writer has called himself, variously, a political skeptic and a contrarian. But what is the difference between them? The real difference is slight. The expression political “skeptic” and its various iterations has become a devil word among supporters of the status quo . Here in Connecticut, the status quo has been reliably Democrat for thirty years and more. Democrats control by a significant margin the General Assembly the Executive and its administrative arm, and the Judiciary – all three branches of government. Additionally, Democrats have controlled large major cities in Connecticut for about half a century. All the members of the state’s U.S. Congressional Delegation are Democrats. These numbers are infallible indicators of a one party state. Should the electorate in Connecticut be concerned with this political evolution? The answer to that question is an unvarnished “Yes!” – Exclamation point! The founders of the country were the natur
Murphy -- Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, usually cited by the nation’s left-leaning media as the new voice of the new-model neo-progressive Democrat Party, submitted to an interview by National Public Radio’s (NPR) Steve Inskeep following catastrophic party losses in the recently concluded national presidential election. Former President, now President-Elect Donald Trump won the popular vote, the Electoral College vote, and Republicans seized the U.S. Senate and maintained control of the U.S. House of Representatives – an unquestionable rout. Inskeep was better at asking follow-up questions than were the few media interrogators privileged to interview Vice President Kamala Harris. NPR noted that “Democrats,” Murphy among them, “are undergoing some introspection.” Democrats, Murphy advised, “need to listen to working Americans.” Asked, “What do you think is wrong with your party?” Murphy replied, “Right now, people are feeling out of control