It happens to the best of presidents. Sometime during the second term of popular presidents, the American people begin to bid goodbye to their chief executive, at which point the president begins to think of his legacy and hires a ghost writer to memorialize his time in office for future [...]

Background: In a Hartford Courant “Government Watch” column posted on May 3rd, it was disclosed that Elizabeth Esty has accepted and continues to accept “tens of thousands of dollars” in donations from companies regulated by her husband, Daniel Esty, in his role as Commissioner of the State Department of Energy [...]

  A newspaper reports that Republican leaders John McKinney and Larry Cafero, both of whom have professed interest in running for governor, are once again being shut out of budget negotiations by Governor Dannel Malloy.   This is getting to be a habit.   During Mr. Malloy’s first budget — [...]

The trouble with Connecticut Republicans has always been the same: There is no Maggie Thatcher among them.   The pre-Thatcherite Tory Party in Britain resembles to a “T”the “go long to get along” Republican Party in Connecticut.   The late Mrs. Thatcher wrote in her memories, “Almost every postwar Tory [...]

“In October 2011, when the donations to Elizabeth Esty from NU executives first came to light, I called on her to return those donations and refrain from accepting any further donations from companies regulated by her husband in his capacity as Commissioner of DEEP. Elizabeth adamantly and steadfastly refused to [...]

Written by Juliana Simone Dallas, TX – The four former United States of America Presidents plus the country’s current Commander-In-Chief attended this morning’s ceremony on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Presidents Jimmy Carter, George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton and the honoree George W. Bush were in attendance as [...]

  “He just calmly watched and occasionally took notes with a vague hint of a smile on his face from time to time.” Thus did a reporter describe Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s demeanor in court at his trial. The imperturbable Mr. Gosnell was referred to trial by a grand jury after [...]

The split between Connecticut’s two major parties is most dramatic on the question of spending.   Governor Dannel Malloy took a pledge early in his administration, after he had imposed upon the state the largest tax increase in its history, reminiscent of a pledge made by former President H.W. Bush: [...]

  U.S. Senator Dick Blumenthal, for 20 years Attorney General in Connecticut, has approved many a press release in his day. Indeed, he may have underwritten most among the flood of media releases issued in his name before leaving his cushy spot as Attorney General and becoming a member of [...]

Twice in the last 18 months, Governor Dannel Malloy has visited the Litchfield Area Business Association with a soothing message.   Mentioning two devastating storms and the Sandy Hook Elementary school slaughter, Mr. Malloy told the group that Connecticut had endured “very difficult circumstances,” and yet the resilient people of [...]