tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post1568567557406943299..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Unaffiliateds Swing To FoleyDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-86916086756176682602014-08-04T08:31:02.078-04:002014-08-04T08:31:02.078-04:00We know next to nothing about them – nothing, noth...We know next to nothing about them – nothing, nothing, nothing. It makes a fella wonder: Why do we have political research facilities in universities at all?<br />----<br />My sense is that not many people pay attention. Makes this fella wonder why we who settled here in 1634 allow ourselves to be governed by the demos to such a degree. In fact, this fella has gone past wondering, and would appreciate less democracy, more constitutional limits on what the Malloys of the world can do. <br />I also wonder why the Republican Party's Nutmeg affiliate has its convention and nomination/endorsement before the Republican demos has spoken, particularly before all the newspapers endorse McKinney/Walker. If you're going to engage in messy democratic procedures, give them time. Can';t the Party promote early debates, rather than having clandestine ones in a smoke-filled room at the Courant's office? It appears at this point that the elephant Party is backing the wrong horse. peter brushnoreply@blogger.com