Connecticut Ranked In The Bottom Five Once Again

 The August 31, 2020 issue of Barron's had an article titled "The $1 Trillion Dollar Hole"  (https://www.barrons.com/articles/cities-and-states-are-facing-horrific-budget-holes-there-will-be-more-trouble-ahead-51598638702).  The article discusses a growing issue in our country of our fifty states ability to use and get credit due to large budget deficits and loss revenues.  Creditworthiness as defined by Investopedia (www.investopedia.com) is "Creditworthiness is how a lender determines that you will default on your debt obligations, or how worthy you are to receive new credit."  The article is very interesting when one reads how all the state's rank.  Connecticut is ranked 45th out of 50 states (Bottom five) having the distinction of the highest overall debt burden on a per capita and per GDP (Gross Domestic Product) basis.  This ranking should not come as a shock to Connecticut Taxpayers as we see how economically inept and irrational our state government operates day in and day out.  The Connecticut Democrat Party's political patronage, profits and partisanship are the economic rule with the heck with any concerns about debt.

As one can imagine and an area I have talked about in the past is how far in debt Connecticut is in 2020.  Connecticut has $145 billion dollars in short and long term debt along with unfunded liabilities.  To look at this debt in perspective it would take seven years of no state spending on anything whatsoever to pay it off.  This means that the state would have no more employees, no programs, nothing at all for seven years to pay it off.  If Connecticut actually had a plan to address this debt we would have seen major cuts in state spending and or a dedicated fixed amount to retire debt and not incur any new debt.  This has never happened for Connecticut in the past 30 years since the State Income Tax has taken effect.  Instead state spending and debt has skyrocketed into unmanageable and uncontrollable economic turmoil for both state businesses and taxpayers.  Connecticut has turned into a sinkhole state without enough assets to pay off its debts meaning that if Connecticut liquidated all of its assets that have value it still could not pay off its debt.  Thus it would have to somehow go bankrupt to pay off its bills.  This has to be done on a business or personal level when bankruptcy occurs.  Currently roughly 15% of the state budget just goes to debt service (interest) never mind trying to actually paying off any debt.  The bulk of the state budget goes to salaries, benefits, pensions and interest on the debt.  Little if any money is left to actually run Connecticut in any coherent economic form.

Can Connecticut survive the future with these economic issues now compounded by a rogue consulting group being the policy maker in the state rather than the State elected Legislature and a massive 22% unemployment rate?  Why should any incumbent State Senator or State Representative running for re election in November be elected again given these enormous short and long term economic problems (with the exception of a brave few conservative Republicans such as State Senator Rob Sampson)?  In my economic opinion Connecticut is on the verge of bankruptcy and that should be the record the Connecticut Democrat Party runs on in November.  They have helped to bankrupt the state for their personal gain.  Why?  Why is this not questioned daily except by the few who dare to speak out against this economic debacle?  Real statistics do not lie.  Connecticut needs real elected leadership rather than a de facto government ruled by a consulting group and irrational executive orders.  And it needs a plan to cut spending, debt and economically unsustainable pensions.  Being ranked 45th out of 50 states for creditworthiness is sickening to me and many others.  Enough is enough.

Ned Lamont Executive Order 7III and The United States Constitution

 I wonder if Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Democrat Party have ever read the United States Constitution?  It is an interesting document that might be worth their reading in between their profiteering from the Covid-19 virus here in our state.  For example: Article 1 Section 8 does not seem to have been read with Ned Lamont's Executive Order #7III in particular this section: "NOW, THEREFORE, I, NED LAMONT,Governor of the State of Connecticut, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Connecticut, do hereby ORDER AND DIRECT:1.Repeal of Advisory Self-Quarantine.Executive Order No. 7BBB, Section 1 is repealed.2.Mandatory Self-Quarantine for Travelers from States with High COVID-19 Levels.Effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2020, Section 19a-131a of the Connecticut General Statutes is hereby modified to add a new subsection as follows:(g) (1) For purposes of this subsection, an “Affected State” means a state with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents, or higher than a 10% test positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average; and an “Affected Traveler” means a person who has spent twenty-four hours or longer in an Affected State within fourteen days prior to arriving in Connecticut, but does not include an individual remaining in Connecticut for less than twenty-four hours. (2) All Affected Travelers shall self-quarantine for a period of fourteen days from the time of last contact with such Affected State, for any portion of such fourteen day period they spend in Connecticut, or for the duration of such Affected Travelers’ stay in Connecticut, whichever is shorter."  

Article 1 Section 8 from the United States Constitution: "The Congress shall have the power to regulate commerce with foreign Nations and among the several States and with the the Indian tribes."  In stating this in real terms, if states interfere with business travelers it is a direct violation of the United States Constitution.  I and many others also feel that the United States Constitution supersedes Ned Lamont's Executive Orders.  Also where in our State Constitution does it give the right to the Department of Public Health being able to fine travelers $1000 if they do not report their location to the state?  Why are their travel forms and who actually reads them?  How is this legal?  How does this stop Covid-19 when we have few if any cases in the state now?  Why would anyone want to either travel to do business in our state and or visit family or friends on a vacation in the state?  Does this action and Executive Order further compound the economic crisis that is happening in Connecticut today?  One may assume so.

My good friend Tony DeAngelo discussed this issue along with identity theft on his latest episode with Lee Elci this past Tuesday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1_iGx1XyAg&feature=youtu.be).  Please listen as it vital to understanding the many issues that Connecticut has since March, 2020.

In theory September 9th is the last day of Ned Lamont's economically irrational Executive Orders that have done little than to destroy Connecticut's economy.  There is no need to renew this Executive Order action.  It is time for our non-functional General Assembly to meet again and become part of our government again.  There is also no need to live in constant fear of Covid-19 as there are few if any cases of it in the state.  There is no need either for an illegal travel ban to be enforced illegally either by the Department of Public Health.  It is time to make our state economy function again for everyone not just Ned Lamont, the Boston Consulting Group and State employees who received their raises on July 1, 2020.  It is time to make Connecticut a "Free" state again not a "Socialistic" state led by the feeble Connecticut Democrat Party.  Enough is enough.

Weston Ulbrich For State Representative 85th District

The 85th State District in Connecticut represents a large portion of Wallingford.  Wallingford is a well run community that is led by a Republican Mayor and a Republican led Town Council.  Sadly the 85th District is represented by a tax and spend liberal Democrat who was first elected in 1980.  Democrat Mary Mushinsky has been in office for 40 years now.  She voted for the state income tax and every increase in state taxes in the state since that time.  She has been a proponent of every liberal piece of legislation that has been brought forth in Hartford since that time including the poorly written Police Accountability bill.  She has overseen the destruction of Connecticut's economy over the past 40 years and yet still manages to somehow get reelected term after term.  I wonder why?  Wallingford is a fiscally conservative community-why do we want a tax and spend liberal to represent us?  I know she does not represent my family here with these economically and socially irrational views.

Weston Ulbrich is the Republican candidate who is running against her this election.  I recently talked with him on several issues and was impressed with his knowledge of issues and his passion for Wallingford.  He stated from his website: "The past four decades of one-party rule at the State Assembly has weakened Connecticut’s economy. Residents have witnessed rising costs and high tax rates for far too long. Short-sighted decisions and big government policies made by career politicians have forced business and the next generation of talent to relocate. Connecticut’s reputation as a tough place to do business is getting worse, not better. Unemployment caused by COVID-19 will exacerbate our existing fiscal woes. I am determined to help reverse these negative trends by creating a more affordable Connecticut, especially for working families and small businesses."   I have wondered if Representative Mushinsky really understands that Connecticut has been in a perpetual economic decline since her state income tax was passed in 1991?  Connecticut in the past 30 years has been first in the country to enter a recession and one of the last states to come out of it.  Connecticut continues to rank in the top five highest taxes states in the country.  Connecticut has a massive unemployment rate and has had excessive unemployment since the 1990's.  Connecticut has a poor business climate.  Connecticut continues to see its young people move out of state.

He further stated: "If elected, I will be accountable and take responsibility during a crisis like the pandemic we face today. In times of adversity, I will seek solutions, develop trust and build stronger relationships. I promise to listen to the “People” of Wallingford and to decide our future together, rather than leaving hard choices up to the same select group of politicians. Connecticut needs a new generation of legislators who represents action and resolve. If you want a balanced candidate and a more affordable Connecticut, then please consider me for State Representative and elect Ulbrich for Wallingford."  

You can find information on him on his website (https://www.ulbrich2020.com/weston).  If you live in Wallingford's 85th District I urge you to replace Democrat Mary Mushinsky and her failed policies and elect Republican Weston Ulbrich instead.  We have had too many years of failed Democrat policies that have brought Connecticut to the brink of economic ruin.  Enough is enough.

Connecticut's November Election and The Oath Of State Office

 There is an election in Connecticut on November 3, 2020.  In Connecticut legal and in some cases dead voters will be choosing an elected General Assembly that consists of a State Senate and State House of Representatives.  These individuals who are elected have an obligation through their oath of office to represent the people who elected them.  This is their oath: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that you will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the state of Connecticut, so long as you continue a citizen thereof; and that you will faithfully discharge, according to law, the duties of the office of .... to the best of your abilities; so help you God." (Connecticut State Statues, Chapter 4 Sec. 1-25)

During the never ending Covid-19 crisis I have questioned how the constant Ned Lamont Executive Orders and total dismantling of the state's economy, personal freedoms and unchecked no bid no contract-unlimited state spending that was allowed to happen.  Referring back to this oath of office, "the duties of the office of". seem to have been stretched beyond any comprehension to its limits and or it basis during a supposed crisis.  I still wonder why Connecticut was initially so unprepared for a health/disease crisis and why now with less than 1/10000% of cases of Covid-19 ocurring based on its population that our economy can not resume and start operating at full capacity again?  I also have questioned where our elected state General Assembly has been during this time frame?  Their silence to these constant Ned Lamont Executive Orders and total dismantling of the state's economy, personal freedoms and unchecked no bid no contract-unlimited state spending was deafening.  No questions and no answers to still when we can get back to normal.  Nor do I buy the liberal argument that this is the new normal either.

While all this is going on there is still an election that will take place on November 3rd.  This election features the desire by the Connecticut Democrat Party along with the Boston Consulting Group to vote by mail and or preferably use the new drop off ballot boxes paid for by Connecticut Taxpayers.  Do not vote in person since you must fear getting Covid-19 somehow at the polling place.  How this is possible is beyond me and defies medical logic.  The Secretary of State Denise Merrill now wants the Registrar of Voters in each Connecticut city and town to mail out these ballots rather than who the state hired to do so.  During the state primary on August 11th, these ballots were in some cases missing, not mailed out, sent to the wrong towns, etc.  Secretary of State Denise Merrill deemed the primary a success.  In private industry she would have been fired for all these debacles.  The basic right to vote was stripped for many people in the primary.  I can only imagine what will happen in the November election.  Did Secretary of State Denise Merrill fulfill "the duties of the office of" according to her oath?  No she did not.

There should be some respect for the oath of office that Connecticut's elected officials must take when they get elected.  There also should be some respect for Connecticut's Constitution and not a constant illegal reworking of it on a daily basis to suffice some consulting company, lobbyist and or political liberal agenda.  Connecticut's legal voters need to remember that this is the platform and record that the Connecticut Democrat Party is running on in November.  It has to stop.  Enough is enough.

People With Disabilities Lives Matter-But Not In Connecticut

 I would love to see signs in front of homes that state: "People With Disabilities Lives Matter".  I know I won't because those people who have disabilities in our state along with our elderly population especially in nursing homes have been long forgotten about during our never ending supposed Covid-19 crisis.

I will use myself as an example of trying to deal with our never ending supposed Covid-19 crisis as a person with a disability.  I have a 90% loss of hearing in my left ear along with a 55% loss of hearing in my right ear plus I have tinnitus which is a constant ringing in my ears or as I refer to it as hearing peepers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  I wear two hearing aids that offer some help in hearing but little for the tinnitus. I also read lips to try to follow what people were saying and also read my students lips when I taught in the classroom for many years at Gateway Community College and other local colleges.  Therefore I can "hear" with the help of my eyes in reading other peoples lips.   I believe I overcame my disability through the years (I have been wearing hearing aids for roughly 40 plus years now and have taught for 38 years). With the mandate for everyone to wear masks I basically no longer hear what people are saying to me with their masks on at grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, etc.  I hear a bunch of garbled sounds except when the person who is speaking through a mask is loud and I can make out some of what they say.  Most people are deathly afraid to pull down their masks so you can hear them.  They have been programmed this way for fear of?  Thus my wife must tell me what a waiter or waitress tells us if we are in a restaurant as again in most cases I can not hear what they are saying.  Apparently myself and many other hearing impaired people must not hear anything any more to fight the never ending supposed Covid-19 crisis.  Our hearing is not important to our elected officials while protests such as we have seen over the past few weeks can take place in Connecticut with no issues so long as they fit their liberal agenda.  I can only imagine the issues that people who have eye blindness are going through at this time.  I can only imagine those people who have special needs and have lost their jobs at work groups and homes.  Where is their help?

Why are family members not allowed to see their loved ones in nursing homes and or rehabilitation centers in Connecticut?  I wonder why human interaction for those most in need has been eliminated when there are virtually no cases of Covid-19 in our never ending supposed Covid-19 crisis at this time?  To me people who are in these nursing homes and or rehabilitation centers in Connecticut have become prisoners in their locations while the state has let go real prisoners from the state prisons during this crisis.  Why are they being treated so badly?  Why are the elderly being treated as prisoners? We saw the complete ineptness of our State Public Health Department when there was mass deaths in the state's nursing homes at the peak of the crisis.  The state forced these people to die alone without their family members by their side.  I am sickened every time I think about those elderly men and women and not one person in our state government holds any responsibility for this debacle.  Yet they got their pay raises on July 1.  Where is the outcry in our state?  Where is our non functioning elected state legislature to investigate this?

People With Disabilities Lives Matter but not in Connecticut.  Connecticut's liberal agenda has written off people who have disabilities and who are elderly.  We obviously do not fit their "perfect" society of a superior race.  People with disabilities should be treated with respect and care.  They are valuable to our society.  They are the people that protests in the streets should be rallying for.  Enough is enough.

Welcome To Connecticut The Third World State-Part 3

Now that most of the power in Connecticut has been restored the blame game is in full swing here in our Third World State.  We now see our elected officials who have received a great deal of money in campaign contributions from Eversource Energy condemn them now for their response to the power outages due to the Tropical Storm.  We now see how ineffective and inept Connecticut's Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) is during a crisis.  It kinds of reminds me how ineffective and inept Connecticut's Department of Public Health is during the Covid-19 crisis.  In this case Connecticut's Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) is a vast governmental bureaucracy created to help employ five commissioners who are paid an incredible sum of money for supposedly regulating and over seeing the legal monopolies here in the state.  They somehow try to help you understand why Connecticut has some of the highest electric rates in the country with some of the worse service to go along with those high rates.  The money that is spent by this agency especially with now five commissioners due to the 2019 House Bill 7424 instead of three who earn combined well over $750,000 in salaries and benefits is economically irrational given Connecticut's economic crisis and high unemployment.  They have failed miserably in this crisis.  Three Commissioners can not solve PURA's issues why did Ned Lamont believe five would?  I forgot two more state political jobs can be paid for by Connecticut Taxpayers. 

High electric rates and poor service can be traced to several factors.  Eversource Energy top five management people earn over $40 million dollars.  One can argue that and rightly so that customers help pay for those salaries.  If one looks at 2018 Senate Bill 9 it shows why electric rates will skyrocket in the future due to the mandate to change over to renewable power over the next several years.  Ned Lamont argued on Twitter on July 30th that only 4% of the rate increase was due to the mandate even though it was accepted fully by PURA.  He suggested that Eversource Energy electric customers turn down their air conditioners and save energy.  

Massive campaign contributions flow into both state parties from Eversource Energy.  It is logical to assume that those contributions help to let our elected leaders overlook the constant shortcomings of Eversource Energy and its customers from high electric rates to poor service during a storm.  It is also logical to assume that PURA and its Commissioners just rubber stamp what these same elected leaders want them to do as we have just seen with these rate hikes.  Thus it is a no win solution for both Connecticut Eversource Energy customers and Connecticut Taxpayers.  They pay for poor service through both their high electric rates and high taxes.

The solution to this problem is the following.  First disband PURA and its commissioners.  The overseeing of utility monopolies in the state should be done by a non political independent agency.  Secondly, eliminate all utility lobbyist and campaign contributions by these same utilities in the state.  This has influenced bad decisions by our elected officials to reach the Third World State point that we are in today in Connecticut not just with monopoly electric companies but also with telephone, cell and cable TV and internet companies.  Change is needed if we are ever going to regain our state economy and not have businesses and household spend the bulk of their monies on excessively high taxes coupled with excessively high utility rates.  Enough is enough.

Welcome To Connecticut The Third World State-Part 2

 Welcome to Connecticut: The Third World State, Ned Lamont, Governor.  That should be the new sign at the entrances on the highways when one enters Connecticut but I have not seen them being put up yet. Oh well.  Obviously the Boston Consulting Group who is our current and future de-facto government has put a hold for these new signs for now. 

The continuing crisis that many Connecticut residents must face is when will their electricity be back on.  But fear not as there has been an abundance of blame being thrown at Eversource Energy and United Illuminating by Connecticut's elected officials who never seem to share the blame when it comes to a problem or crisis that they have helped to make.  In this case they have mandated a great deal of renewable energy to be created and used by these two utilities while having no comprehension as to how much it will cost both the utilities and or the customers of these utilities.   Our omnipotent one party rule's only concern seems to be making life as expensive and as difficult as it possibly can be while the political elite can line their pockets with good old fashion Connecticut Taxpayer's monies.  This bill for renewable energy is a great example of this.   And let us not forget the beauty of highly paid and somewhat forgotten utility company lobbyists who lobby our elected officials and who will make sure to smooth over ill feelings from yet another damaging storm.  Let us look at the stale rhetoric United States Senator Richard Blumenthal spews for the media while on yet another tour of damaged Connecticut homes and businesses.  The Senator demands action!  The Senator shows how much he cares so long as he is the lead story on Connecticut's biased media reports!  The Senator wants mass firings and or changes in Eversource Energy!  All the same garbage he stated during the last storm, and during the storm before that and even the storm before that.  On and on and on.  Maybe Senator Blumenthal along with Senator Chris Murphy and the five Connecticut Democrat United States Representatives could all grab chainsaws and rakes and be productive in helping the citizens they supposedly represent by helping to clean up the state for once in their lives rather than just spewing cheap bombast oratory that does nothing whatsoever to help the situation.  Now that would be a novel approach to this type of crisis wouldn't it?

But yet again when one lives in a Third World State what can one expect?  Common sense and logic when dealing with a crisis?  Possibly real actual preparations before a storm or a crisis hits?  We know that did not happen during the never ending profit making Connecticut Covid-19 crisis.  Nor do we know when and how Connecticut's economy will be allowed to fully open.  Possibly when the Lamont's family Hedge fund has made enough profit?  Or when lobbyists have contributed enough to the Connecticut Democrat Party to assure two more years of dictatorial rule?  What is really the plan for any crisis in Connecticut?  

Connecticut sorely needs real leadership in its state government.  It can no longer afford the constant failed liberal agenda from losing mail-in election ballots, to a never ending Covid-19 crisis that offers no solutions and a constant fear of losing your electricity and food during any type of storm summer or winter.  Connecticut needs someone to lead it into the 21st Century.  Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Democrat are incapable of leading this state.  We live in a Third World State.  Enough is enough.

Welcome To Connecticut The Third World State-Part 1

Welcome to Connecticut: The Third World State, Ned Lamont, Governor.  That should be the new sign at the entrances on the highways when one enters Connecticut.  Since the hysteria and lock down of the Covid-19 crisis of March coupled with the massive economic damage it has caused, more economic destruction has occurred this past week with a Tropical Storm.

At the peak of the storm almost one third of the state's residents lost power.   And for Eversource Energy customers their last month's bill showed in some cases a 50% increase in the bill due to several factors including less power being used, and a state mandate that all energy be renewable in several years.   Thus those customers got higher rates plus no service.  And it seems to be a regular pattern here in Connecticut as to when a storm hits.  Power is out for days and Connecticut continues to have some of the highest electric rates in the country.  Oh well that seems to be acceptable to our elected officials as the blame starts as soon as power is out.  Ned Lamont's attention is now taken off the profit driven Covid-19 crisis and he must somehow answer to the public during a hot spell as to why power take days to restore while condemning high electric rates that are a product of his party's legal legislation that has passed.  And with a totally inept Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that does nothing to monitor nor oversee the state's utility monopolies such as Eversource Energy.  Please remember that these utilities have massive lobbying groups in Hartford that help nurture their companies at the expense in my opinion of their paying customers.  But isn't that how a Third World State operates?   A ruling political elite in this case coupled with a do nothing highly paid state agency regulatory group and lobbyist influencing legislation.  What is better than that?   The costs of clean up for this storm will be enormous thus causing more economic havoc to the state.  Insurance losses and personal property losses will be high especially with spoiled food.  

I truly wonder if Connecticut's state government has any plans whatsoever for an emergency?  It really does not seem like it to me.  Whether it is a public health crisis with no apparent state Public Health Commissioner in charge except for a highly paid consulting group or now yet another storm that creates chaos to the state's residents and businesses with losses of electricity, phone and internet services, there is really no plan in an emergency.

And that is the way it in Connecticut: The Third World State.  Enough is enough.

Where Have All The Connecticut Ballots Gone?

Did you see the ballot?  What ballot you may ask?  The ballot in question is from the apparent Covid-19 free Secretary of State's Office for the upcoming August 11th Primary election that is completely fool proof with the wide open ballot boxes on your local street corner where you will depositing your ballot. 
There seems to be a problem with the upcoming fool proof Covid-19 free absentee ballots coming straight from our of Secretary of State for Life Office.  It seems that some 20,000 ballots for the August 11th primary were never mailed out (today is August 4th).  (https://www.dailyructions.com/merrill-failure-20000-voters-will-not-receive-absentee-ballots-town-clerks-will-try-to-solve-primary-crisis/) As reported by Kevin Rennie this has now become a major problem for Town Clerks in Connecticut towns and cities as they must find these voters and send them their ballots pronto!  Quickly!   Beyond fast! Hurry up!
However I was under the impression that Boston Consulting Group in conjunction with Ned Lamont recommended that we switch to mail in and or easily deposited ballots to make our state primary and Presidential/State election Covid-19 free and problem free?  Seems like we have a major problem now with 20,000 voters (I wonder how many are dead?) who do not have and probably are not getting their ballots any time soon.  This will hurt most those individuals who have legitimate reasons be it health wise or otherwise who now will not be able to vote.  But then again when did our state government care about legal Connecticut Voters anyways?
We will know over the next few days Connecticut Senators Murphy and Blumenthal will stay as far away as they can with regards to this issue.  They will stick with the tried and true daily President Trump denunciations and or pick on some conservative view that they must condemn while giving a free ride to the debacle of the failed ballot delivery by their own inept state political party.  Isn't that how the game is played anyways by Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Democrat Party?  They are never, never at fault for anything.  I am surprised the Secretary of State's office is not blaming the Connecticut Republican Party for this mix up. 
Voting in any election is a legal right guaranteed by our State Constitution.  It has been made a joke and farce by Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Democrat Party and the Secretary of State's Office in 2020.  I can not see how our primary election and November election will be not be corrupted.  This upcoming election is once again another miserable failure by the inept state leaders who rule Connecticut with an iron hand.  Elections at any level should be free of rigging, corruption and fraud.  Unfortunately we are already seeing these issues occur in our upcoming primary.  I can only imagine how bad the November election will be.  Enough is enough.

Did You Know There Was An Election In November In Connecticut's Third Congressional District?

I bet you did not realize there was an election going on in Connecticut's Third Congressional District?  This district has been represented for too long by avowed socialist/ultra liberal Democrat Rosa DeLauro.  She has been in office for a mere 29 years since 1991 and is now 77 years old.  I truly do not know what she has done for our district other than tow the Connecticut Democrat Party line in Washington bringing little of value to our district while usually condemning any ideas brought forth by the Republican Party especially during the Trump Administration just as she did during the Bush Administrations.  What I find ironic about DeLauro is that she recently wrote a long winded piece on why it was ok to remove the Christopher Columbus statue out of Wooster Square in New Haven.  After reading her rhetoric on this subject I truly wonder why any Italian-American voter in the Third Congressional District would want to vote for her again?  But then again DeLauro toes the party line day in and day out with no results whatsoever for the legal citizens of Connecticut's Third Congressional District.  I guess that is the power of her stale incumbency here in Connecticut.
This election we see a powerful challenger to her. Milford Businesswoman Margaret Streicker is running a strong campaign to unseat DeLauro in 2020.  She has been very active in her campaigning and fund raising which I am sure is raising eyebrows in the staic and politically correct DeLauro campaign.
I am still wondering what DeLauro has done for her district over the past thirty years? 
I really can not see anything and I truly wonder why she is still in office? 
Margaret Streicker represents a breath of fresh air to Connecticut's Third Congressional District.  She stated on her website recently:  (https://streicker2020.com/priorities)

"Connecticut pays the 4th highest property taxes and 2nd highest combined sales and income taxes in the nation and we are getting less and less for it. It’s time to reverse the trend of skyrocketing taxes and lower them to allow hard-working families to stay in the neighborhoods we all know and love."

And DeLauro in my opinion really never makes any statements whatsoever about either the massive taxes we pay in her district nor any type of tax relief in her thirty years in office.  One can also argue that there has been no improvements either in the quality of life in New Haven and or the Third Congressional District since her first term.  For example, "Obamacare" has driven health insurance costs through the roof and has done nothing to improve health care in our district.  Also I really wonder how long our economic recession has to continue in Connecticut's Third Congressional District.  It has been a mere thirty years now.  

We need a major change in the people who represent us in Connecticut for Congress.  Rosa DeLauro's time has passed and she needs to get out of office.  I know that my family and friends will be voting for Republican Margaret Streicker for Connecticut's Third Congressional District.   The time is now for a change.  Connecticut's Third Congressional District can not afford another two years of the failed policies of our current Representative.  Enough is enough.

What Happened To Connecticut's Common Sense?

I really wonder what happened to Connecticut's common sense since March 16, 2020?  Why did it disappear?  And when might common sense come back for the state?  And or will it ever come back?
We have seen the extremes of the non functioning Connecticut State Government over the past 138 days of our lockdown.  We have seen constant changes in data, in statistics, in supposed protocols to follow all in the name of fighting off Covid-19.  We were told there would not be enough hospital space when the virus hit and there would not be enough PPE materials and equipment for everyone.  We were told that if we do not wear a mask when we go shopping and following one way in the store aisles we were placing everyone at risk.  We were told that the restaurant industry must shut down and only offer limited take out for several months-but now we can eat inside but for only a two hour maximum while customers can keep their masks off while eating but servers must keep theirs on at all times.  I wonder how healthy this will be for the employees of restaurants in the long run?
Does it make sense and or is it common sense that we are all assumed to have Covid-19 in Connecticut at all times when we leave our homes?  Does it make sense and or is it common sense that most of us do not have it and we should be able to assume a somewhat normal life style if we do not have it? Does it make sense and or is it common sense that those elderly and most vulnerable to getting the virus were the least taken care of?  The $2 million dollars that was spent on a no bid consulting contract to Boston Consulting Group could have been diverted to help those elderly people who were sick and not the politically connected of the Connecticut Democrat Party instead.
I have seen on many occasions that Ned Lamont does not wear a mask.  Has he been able to decree himself through one of his many self serving directives that he does not need one as Governor?  I am curious about that?  I am also curious if any common sense was used when ordering hundreds of millions of dollars of "Covid-19" necessities?  Or did Connecticut Taxpayers just overspend on many items and services to help increase profits to Lamont Hedge Fund backed companies that found their way into our state purchasing system?  I can not wait to see if any of these purchases will be audited in the future and the problems that will come from that audit.
I believe that if we had real leaders in Hartford during this crisis who used common sense we would not have the economic mess we are in at this time.  If real precautions were taken that kept all businesses and schools along with the State Legislature open we probably would have had the same amount of cases and deaths in the state.  We would not have a 22% unemployment rate and see an enormous amount of businesses shut down for good.  We would not have seen massive lines for food at local food banks.  And we would be building immunity against Covid-19 among our population both young and old as we see in other states.
Common sense is tough to find here in Connecticut especially in our non functioning state government. I really do not buy into the wholesale destruction of our state economy due to this virus when I see many public health issues in our state being ignored such as illegal drug use and abuse, broken families and mental health issues that are imploding.  Maybe someone in Hartford could lead with common sense?  I know Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Democrat Party are not capable of it.  Enough is enough.

Connecticut "The Fearful State" Rather Than "The Constitution State"

Connecticut should be renamed "The Fearful State" rather than "The Constitution State".  Why? Our state constitution has little meaning or value to the omnipotent one party rule of Connecticut's public unions and the Connecticut Democrat Party.  Thus we should change the nickname of the state to "The Fearful State".  I wonder why this change was not included in the recent sham Connecticut State Legislative session that was just held rather than the supposedly more critical issues of the stripping of personal liabilities for local police and stuff the ballot box with illegal votes through absentee ballots to help keep one party rule safe for the Connecticut Democrat Party for two more years?
"The Fearful State" sends a strong message to those who must live in constant fear here in Connecticut.  Fear everything and anything as we are told by Boston Consulting Group and Ned Lamont.  The new big fear is that if we vote in person we all will most likely get Covid-19 and we must therefore vote by paper ballot and drop it off in our safe outdoor ballot box provided by the Secretary of the State. Why isn't the process that has worked for years not be followed which is absentee ballots that are mailed in and verified by our Registrars of Voters?  It is too foolproof?  How are we safeguarding our elections through this process?  No explanations needed when it comes to making the system work to the advantage of the Connecticut Democrat Party.
"The Fearful State" can also be used during the never ending Covid-19 crisis.  What is Ned Lamont's plan to reopen the state?  Is there such a plan?  I believe most businesses and legal taxpayers would like to know and also have much more frequent updates as to what our state government is actually doing to respond to this supposed crisis.  Do we actually have a working Connecticut Public Health Commissioner?  Do we have to wait until yet another Boston Consulting Group report gets issued and read by Lamont to act?  Or what New York Democrat Governor Cuomo enacts before Lamont acts?  Or do we need more Lamont hedge fund related companies to create something or get no bid state contracts before the next steps are made in Hartford?  Or how about some good old political fundraising thrown into the mix by the Connecticut Democrat Party during this crisis?
"The Fearful State" can also be used during the 2020 re election of all things Connecticut Democrat Party.  As was reported this week a mere $900,000. was spent in mailed pieces to tell the remaining legal Connecticut Taxpayers and voters what a great job their sometimes State House and Senate Representatives are doing during the Covid-19 crisis.  Who would want to question the value of this investment of yet another $900,000. of Connecticut Taxpayers Monies at a time when Connecticut has a mere $145 billion dollars in short and long term debt along with unfunded liabilities?  Why isn't it much more important to keep the same stale government in power ad infinitum (forever) then to try to do something different to help Connecticut gain jobs and get back on its feet economically?
Why must Connecticut become "The Fearful State"?
Why can't Connecticut show a fearless nature and get moving again in the right economic direction?
A false narrative and a false state government are the reasons.  Enough is enough.