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Populism, Trump style
Progressives, who sometimes have great difficulty making proper distinctions between populism and progressivism, may want to take a gander at populism Trump style, which appears to be a toxic...
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Looney’s Confession
''Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that man behind the tree” – Russell LongAppearing on WFSB Channel 3’s Face The State with Dennis House, President Pro Tem of the State House of Representatives Martin...
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Blumenthal And The Loyal Opposition
When he last ran for the U.S. Senate, Dick Blumenthal, fresh from a two decade stint as Connecticut’s Attorney General, was facing a deep pockets opponent in World Wrestling Entertainment’s former CEO...
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What Did Hillary Know And When Did She Know It? Murphy And Malloy Put Their...
Thanks to a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information suit, we now may definitively answer the question “Who knew what and when did they know it?” concerning the attack on the American Embassy compound in...
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Don Pesci Interviews Himself On The First Day Of The New Year Because Someone...
Q: President Pro Tem of the State House of Representatives Martin Looney appeared recently on “Face the State” with Dennis House and seemed – though in politics, appearances may be deceiving – to have...
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Connecticut, Three Chinese Curses, And Esty’s Prospects
“May you be born in interesting times” – a Chinese curseU.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty, elected to office a little less than four years ago, is up for re-election in 2016, and Republicans may have...
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Senator Murphy’s Hoplophobia
To begin with a footnote, “hoplophobia” is a political neologism coined in 1936 by military officer Jeff Cooper to indicate “an irrational aversion to weapons"and also “the fear of firearms and armed...
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The State Of The Obama-Malloy Union
At the cusp of the New Year, lame duck President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address.The real state of the union is in disarray, and here in Connecticut many nutmeggers are living...
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Malloy Lipsticking The Pig
The news was leaked in advance of the formal announcement. Capitol Report, Tom Dudchik’s popular Connecticut aggregation site, announced in a bold red headline -- BOSTON GLOBE: GE MOVING TO BOSTON,...
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Democrats In Denial, Connecticut’s Spending Problem
If you’re passing by a house on the street and see flames licking the windows, hear the screams of people rending the air, watch them as they pour out of the house carrying with them their prized...
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National Review Spanks Trump
What follows below is an abbreviated commentary on Donald Trump that may be found in an upcoming issue of National Review. All the commentators are credible conservatives. A full throated version may...
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Where Have All The Democratic Moderates Gone?
William Butler YeatsThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all...
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All The Governor’s Men
It’s not at all unusual for aides employed by governors and presidents to make their way into lucrative businesses that are, once the aides have left public service, profitably engaged with entities...
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Malloy Says No Tax Increases… But
The headline – “No Tax Increase Expected” – was unintentionally misleading. Plenty of people in Connecticut expect tax increases – or, at the least, revenue enhancers – sometime after elections in...
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The State Of The State – Crooked
“No one believes him anymore,” said Republican Assistant Minority Leader Senator Toni Boucher of Governor Dannel Malloy.The lady doubtless has her reasons. Responding to Governor Dannel Malloy’s recent...
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Mother Aetna’s Spoiled Children
Mark Bertolini CEO Aetna HumanaIn Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather,” Michael Corleone, plotting to kill a crooked cop, says to his brother Sonny, “It's not personal, Sonny. It's strictly business.”Ya’gotta...
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Reinventing Malloy
After paying court to Governor Dannel Malloy’s budget address, a eupeptic Republican noted that he sounded like Ronald Reagan. Another, unused to taking leaps of faith, said if only Mr. Malloy had done...
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Connecticut’s All Democratic U.S. Congressional Delegation Says Nyet To Sanders
All the members of Connecticut’s U.S. Congressional Delegation, as well as the state’s progressive Governor, are supporting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for President rather than the...
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Looney Attacks The Messengers Of Bad News
President Pro Tem of the State Senate Martin Looney, one of the top Democratic leaders in the Democrat dominated General Assembly, has accused loyal opposition Republicans of campaigning. Mr. Looney...
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Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Antonin Scalia RIP
Publisher’s note: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Antonin Scalia graciously appeared at Wesleyan University in March of 2012. My nephew, David Pesci, author of Amistad, was partially...
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Malloy Mugged By Reality
Malloy budget already in redIt’s been some time coming, but Governor Dannel Malloy, now tripping around the state selling his “austere” budget, is showing signs that he has been mugged by reality.He...
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Blumenthal Applies Judicial Thumbscrews To Gun Manufacturers
When George Jepsen moved into the office vacated by Attorney General Dick Blumenthal, he found files cluttered with old unresolved whistle-blower cases, 699 of them, all bubbling and boiling on back...
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A Pesci Q&A: On Trumpists and the Twitter President
Q: What do you think of the Donald Trump Presidential campaign so far? You haven’t said much about it in Connecticut Commentary, just two meager posts.A: Connecticut Commentary is devoted to...
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How Many Vetoes Does Malloy Have In His Safe?
Projected revenue figures from Connecticut’s usually non-partisan Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) have been fairly accurate. The accuracy of figures produced by agencies used in assembling budgets is...
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The Blame Game In Connecticut
“Cuz that’s where the money is.” Such was the response when Willy Sutton, the scrupulously honest bank robber of the 1920-30’s, was asked why he robbed banks.Before the reader draws the usual aphorism...
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