tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post3996021326126495142..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Foley’s Non-Campaign And Powell’s PlatformDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-40356499617079399572014-06-20T15:52:47.338-04:002014-06-20T15:52:47.338-04:00They are all defensible and could be elaborated if...They are all defensible and could be elaborated if Foley took some of them up in a campaign.<br />---------<br />And, I'd vote for Powell in a heartbeat. <br />I must say that from what little I can see McKinney is to be given credit for addressing the spending issue. I don't know what can be done to get traction for a real candidate willing to tell the truth. As it is, we can only hope that Foley gets in, and hope against hope he deals more effectively with the legislature than he recently did with the Trumka Thugs. It may be that he appreciates Powell's points, but would he fight for them? Meow.<br /> peter brushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-86734712430977687912014-06-20T09:20:23.886-04:002014-06-20T09:20:23.886-04:00PB, DM,
You're right all the way around. I ju...PB, DM,<br /><br />You're right all the way around. I just wanted to mention some of Powell's points. They are all defensible and could be elaborated if Foley took some of them up in a campaign. The problem with the usual Republican non-campaign is that there is very little there in it. Foley appears to be waiting for the misery index to put him in office. Of course, in the absence of a vigorous campaign, any Republican governor will be hobbled by majority Democrats; that’s what Rell was all about. You end up with someone as governor who is pretending to be Malloy. <br />Don Pescihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-7079337481242698652014-06-20T09:02:00.626-04:002014-06-20T09:02:00.626-04:00One of Chris Powell's points you didn't me...One of Chris Powell's points you didn't mention was the elimination of "open space" subsidies for rich towns. He notes they are really to keep the poor out. I agree entirely, but it's not the poor they want to keep out, but regular working stiffs. <br /><br />The democrats have abandoned all pretense of supporting regular workers. Their constituencies are teachers, wealthy professionals with elite aspirations, greens, official minorities and welfare enterprises. They've abandoned industry, brown business, and even civil service unions they don't like such as Corrections Officers and Police.<br /><br />It's a truly crony approach. The GOP can succeed if they take a no handouts policy that applies to UTC as well as Unions. dmoellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128088863830769762noreply@blogger.com