Swick Speak

I guess $51.7 million dollars does not go as far as it use to.  Because $51.7 million is what was spent in 2012 lobbying activity to influen...

I am economically tired of Connecticut.  Now we have Keno, a new way to save Connecticut from itself. We have this week tax free week on all...

Connecticut ranks last in unfunded pension liabilities according to a recent cnbc report  http://www.cnbc.com/id/100929269 No big deal.  Om...

Too bad.  I guess with the new unknown socialized health care plan it became too expensive for members of Congress and their staffs.  How wo...

I do not know-can Connecticut's corrupted state government ever be fixed?  We as taxpayers support this abusing system through taxpayer ...

Times Sure Have Changed!  From Senator Obama's Senate Speech on 4/13/2005   "What the American people don't expect is for one...

If the rain comes they run and hide their heads. They might as well be dead. If the rain comes, if the rain comes. When the sun shines t...

The Emperor has new clothes. I had to laugh to read that the former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer wishes to petition to run for Comptr...

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it become...

Connecticut has poor government and poor governing. Connecticut has excessive taxes.  It has a government which knowingly breaks a constitut...

Hats off to the United States Senate. We really do not need to read the new Immigration Bill that will be voted on in the Senate. Senators...

Only in Connecticut. Land of high taxes. Land of poor economic opportunities. Land of less personal freedom. Land of corrupted state gov...

Connecticut and Hartford's One Party Rule should be proud of all of the categories that we rank last in and near the bottom of 50 states...

I dream a great deal.  I had a dream the other night which I knew was a dream only. In my dream Connecticut was a robust and dynamic state ...

Connecticut once again has wasted an entire legislative session.  However when one reads the glowing and self serving comments that Governor...

Hartford's One Party Rule has just passed one of the most pathetic budgets in our states history.  Amid gimmicks, transfers off line of ...

I have to hand it to One Party Rule in Hartford.  They abide by no laws, rules nor the State Constitution. They just do whatever they want,...

There are many.  Too numerous for just one column.  And Connecticut's Secret Gross Earnings Tax on gasoline is going up to 8.1% on July ...

Does power and politics corrupt? Is there any limit to the power of political corruption?  Is there any limits to the power of our State and...

Is Connecticut's economy broken?  In my economic opinion yes.  Is Hartford's One Party Rule doing anything about it?  No.  Thus let ...