Politics
is an art. In
Connecticut, politics seems to be a way to enhance one's power and
wealth.
Increasingly, it is a profession that when one enters it, one never
leaves
it. It also is a profession where one can gain and develop great
wealth
over short periods of time while those in oversight either screw-up
repeatedly or look the other way, all at your expense. It is a very
closed circle
where new ideas are shunned in many ways regardless of whether the
ideas
would be a great improvement for the status quo. Generally in
politics,
failed social and economic policies are embraced without any regard
for
the actual costs to the Taxpayers who must fund this horrific form
of
governance. And in Connecticut, all of that is significantly worse.
In
Connecticut, it is evident that corruption runs rampantly and does not seem to end
any time soon. It also seems that Republicans involved in corruption seem to
get caught at all costs and Democrats avoid any punishment for their alleged violations,
that are brazen in their disregard for the rule of law. But for those on the
political side, they really do not care. They see the takings from you accruing
to their benefit as allowing them to serve you better. And regardless of your
outcry towards this they will do the same thing over and over, provided they
get re-elected for the next cycle, which is the sole reason for their "service",
you, be damned.
The sordid
political history of political corruption in Connecticut goes back decades, to
John Mandanici in Bridgeport and John Rowland in the state house, and John Rowland after the
state house. But sadly, none of these lessons were learned by subsequent
participants. Currently, Bridgeport has a convicted felon serving the city
again after jail time and supposed repayment of what he stole from the city, Mayor
Joe Ganim. Trying to find evidence that Mayor Joe Ganim repaid the city for
his pilfering is virtually nonexistent. That is just the way it is. He will
obtain a city taxpayer funded pension if and when he ever retires and also had
the audacity to run for Governor of Connecticut. Bridgeport also had/has
massive voter fraud that I have written about in the past that in the opinion
of many will never be resolved. The closest operating assistant to Mayor
Joe Ganim is the Nationally Known Wanda the Ballot Stuffer who has done whatever
Mayor Joe Ganim has commanded her to do. The Republican Party is virtually
unknown in the city. But all of this is a shrug-your-shoulders accepted way of life in the corrupt Connecticut cesspool.
But why stop
there? Connecticut Democrat State Senator Doug McCrory still holds his prominent paid State
Senate seat as the corruption he is tied to between the
“Blue Hills Civic Association”, other myriad
“nonprofit” organizations, and the should-be-abolished Connecticut
Department
of Economic and Community Development reflect the alleged steering of
money to
his close associates. The “Blue Hills Civic Association” was poorly run
with corrective audit findings being basically disregarded. This failed
Democrat-led Association
failed to report a $300,000 cyber theft, and over $1,700,000 in funds
was
apparently funneled to so called “consultants” that are associated with
the
Democrat State Senator. Absent any cry whatsoever in the political
universe for just
restitution and the impounding of assets, and appreciative and grateful
of an FBI investigation and a
Federal Grand Jury, Connecticut taxpayers await eagerly some sort of
response
as to how and when they will be paid back for this rip-off.
However, the
inarguable Gold Standard in Connecticut Corruption is Democrat Governor Ned
Lamont and his intrepid sidekick spouse and de-facto Lieutenant Governor Ann H.
Lamont. Team Lamont leads the state in unanswered corruption questions. My
colleague Tony De Angelo and I have been asking repeatedly for information on the
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development dealings and
audits as they relate to his family's hedge fund profits and other
concerns/affiliations. Also how much did his family's hedge fund
profit from Infosys Limited, Digital Currency Group and its
affiliates, "ADVANCECT", Boston Consulting Group, UNITE US (CT), Mt.
Sinai Genomics, "Thermo Fisher Scientific", "Sema 4",
" Core Informatics", "Ocrulus", "Urjanet",
"1life Healthcare", "Galileo Health", "Castlight
Health", "Paladina Health", "4-CT", and "VillageMD"“The
Horsebarn Hill Investment Fund”, McKinsey, “CT Next”, and the Tidal River Fund, to
name a few? Since we know there are Lamont family investments in the
state pension, where might they be resident in the “Baby Bonds” portfolio or the
UCONN Foundation? What family transactions take place in the secret Cayman Islands
where no one can see them? Where are the Governor's tax returns and why hasn't
he made them public in this election year or in any year since he has been in
office? Why haven't these grey areas been researched as well as the alleged
irregularities of former Republican candidate for Governor Mayor Erin Stewart? Is
it because this is all planned Connecticut Democrat Political theater to preempt
the above-mentioned questions on the Governor? It is evident what former
disgraced Republican Governor John Rowland did years back, although entirely
wrong, pales in comparison to what the Lamonts have done for years with no political criticism whatsoever.
And hope sprigs eternal! For at least
six years, many citizens have hoped that the Connecticut Republican Party would
aggressively police and fix any internal failings it may have and champion a full-throttle
assault against serial Democrat corruption. But many of these same citizens
were shocked and saddened this week when the ostensible champion of the
Republican Connecticut Comeback was seen to have a glass jaw and to be totally
unready for higher office. Former Republican candidate for Governor Erin
Stewart has stepped out of the race for Governor. Many voters are very disappointed
in her candidacy and how poorly she handled it. Many voters were amazed at her
arrogance, vulgarity, carelessness, flippant attitude, and self-indulgence. Many voters never
thought that she had issues with the misuse of city funds and Amazon procurement
cards. Questions abound over what happened. Why all of a sudden in an election
year, as Stewart was running for Governor, did these alleged problems come
about? Wasn't she vetted as a candidate? Why wasn't Connecticut Republican
Party Chairman Ben Proto made known of her issues or was he and chose to avoid
them at all costs to preserve his legacy? How did her city audits not see any
of these problems, but a hired Democrat Mayor's audit uncovered everything? And
how was this abusive situation never an issue in any New Britain Mayor's
election? What did Democrat Mayor Bobby Sanchez know and why didn't he make this a
campaign issue? And how did Erin Stewart not believe these purchases and her
partial pension would become campaign issues? It is the same sad, sordid, sick,
and abusive situation regardless of political party in Connecticut. In private
industry, firings would be automatic and departments would be eliminated. In
Connecticut, pensions are preserved and rewarded at all costs to Taxpayers, and
abusive politicians are anointed as “victims,” deserving of a reinstatement to office
so that they can do it all over again.
But
now due
to the reach of social media, radio, online newspapers, and blogs,
truthful
information is finally circulating where the humble citizen of
Connecticut is
realizing that he or she has been screwed and tattooed by the formerly
imperious
political class. And the game is indeed over. Both parties really need
to come
clean in this election. Voters are fast realizing that Connecticut's
Democrat
elected officials have a great deal of baggage and corruption that they
are
embracing. It is time call all of them out from the Murphy/Blumenthal
Comedy
Hour, to the ranting and raving incoherent gibberish of a very old Rosa
DeLauro, to the Connecticut Republican Party never being serious and
focused about getting the delusional Rosa out of office, to the never
ending/hidden corruption of the Ned Lamont Administration
and the cesspool of supposed Republican Party leadership that could end up costing
the party even greater losses in November. Connecticut has a putrefied
government and political party system in which voters can see this rot
much
more clearly in this election than ever before.
If
there ever could be a vote
of no confidence in Connecticut's government, it is happening now and
will not
stop until this political septic tank in finally pumped out once and for
all. Once again, God save the once-Great State Of Connecticut.
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