Monthly Archive for September, 2013

: September, 2013

CT GOP: 38 is the new 80

Isn’t a prerequisite to be a card-carrying member of the AARP to get a lifetime achievement award? Not by the standards of the Connecticut Republican Party, which is slated to present former state

Connecticut’s members of Congress vent about the government shutdown

With just hours to go before the federal government is scheduled to partially shutdown, Connecticut’s delegation has been venting about the standoff and it’s expected impacts on Twitter over the last

On countdown to shutdown, spotlight remains on Cruz

As a federal government shutdown looms over the Republican effort to defund Obamacare, the spotlight remains sharply focused on GOP Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Some of the weekend’s highlight quotes from, to and about Cruz: From Cruz on Meet the Press Sunday morning: – “In my view, Harry Reid should call the Senate back  

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The House and Senate farm bills for the first time would open a trickle of funding for a program that doubles food stamp benefits that are spent on fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets. The program is currently operating with private funds at 300 farmers markets across the nation, including seven in the California  

Murphy draws graveyard duty, sets Twitter ablaze

It’s the Senate equivalent to freshman hazing, minus Kevin Bacon blurting “thank you, sir, may I have another.” Majority Democrats assigned Connecticut first-termer Chris Murphy to preside over the

Where are they now? Corry Bliss

The take-no-prisoners puppet master of Linda McMahon’s failed 2012 Senate campaign has made a soft landing: in Georgia. GOP political operative Corry Bliss is now at the controls of Karen Handel’s

Nancy Pelosi floats new strategy to pressure GOP on immigration

With the fall window for enactment of a big immigration overhaul closing rapidly, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi has come up with a new strategy to force House Republicans to bring legislation to the floor. An aide familiar with the strategy said the Pelosi plan is to introduce a bipartisan bill nearly identical to the  

Barbara Boxer gives environmental hero award to George W. Bush library

Sen. Barbara Boxer was down in Texas Monday, handing out her inaugural Climate Hero Award to the George W. Bush presidential library for its environmentally friendly design. The liberal California Democrat, environmental agitator and frequent foe of the former president, was received in Dallas by former First Lady Laura Bush, who accepted the award on  

Occhiogrosso ties the knot

Somewhere, Tom Foley’s opposition research staff is sifting through Roy Occhiogrosso’s wedding registry. Hint: Occhiogrosso is still in the market for a Berkshire Serasoft throw blanket at Bed, Bath

Shaban unfazed by Debicella’s laundry list of endorsements

On paper, Dan Debicella is the man to beat in the nascent stages of the Republican nominating competition in the 4th Congressional District. The former state senator from Shelton is piling up the