Friday February 20, 2009
Last night about 1,000 people turned out at the Aqua Turf catering facility in Southington to honor Bill Dyson, the former longest-serving member of the state House of Representatives. The bipartisan group, whose dinner raised money for charity, included a surprise appearance by Gov. Jodi Rell. U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, under the gun for being a “Friend of Angelo” at Countrywide Loans and a recipient of $27,500 in campaign funds from R. Allen Stanford, the allegedly fraudulent Texas banker, made a joke about Rell having the highest approval rating in the state while his is the lowest, according to people in attendance.
John “Why Should I Resign If I’ve Done Nothing Wrong?” Rowland, the felonious former governor, was also there.