My JFK Assassination Moment November 24, 2009

I wasn’t born when President Kennedy was assassinated but grew up with stories from my parents and grandparents about where they were when the shocking  news broke.    My mother was watching  ”As the World Turns” while she was ironing and my father was at work.
Years later I was fascinated by yellowed copies of the Boston [...]

So I Met Linda McMahon November 22, 2009

I was walking with my son Julian through West Hartford Center on Friday and spotted Senate candidate Linda McMahon sitting inside Starbucks.   I don’t know for sure, but  from my observation I got the sense she was talking with someone who appeared to be a voter.   He left with a smile on his face.   She [...]

O’Connor Won’t Run For Governor; Caligiuri & Cafero Might November 20, 2009

Former U.S. Attorney and former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Kevin O’Connor will not run for governor in 2010.
The 42 year old Republican made the announcement tonight during a taping of WFSB’s political program, “Face the State.” O’Connor is now an attorney with the Bracewell Giuliani law firm.
He ran unsuccessfully for congress in 1998, losing to [...]

The Homeless Shelter Debate November 18, 2009

There’s a debate brewing in Downtown Hartford over whether to create a homeless shelter in the historic Center Church in Downtown Hartford.  The Courant’s Jeffrey Cohen has been covering it.    As soon as the plan was announced some residents and merchants immediately opposed it.   Some folks, who may or may not live in Hartford began to [...]

If you’re coming to Hartford, bring a bag lunch! November 17, 2009

You can’t win if you don’t play.    That’s an old phrase from the Lottery but it holds true in downtown Hartford where some merchants   often complain “it’s hard to stay in business because there aren’t enough people downtown.”   
Let’s go back to Sunday November 8th, the  day of the Connecticut Veterans Day Parade.    It was a beautiful [...]

Feeling the pain of our friend Al Terzi November 17, 2009

Something is missing here at Channel 3 this week:  the presence of our dear friend Al Terzi.    As many of you know, Al’s son Michael died unexpectedly on Thursday.  He was only 40 years old.  When we got the call early in the  morning we were stunned and our thoughts immediately turned to the man who [...]

Is An Intervention Ahead For Senator Dodd? November 13, 2009

At the bar at the Red Rock,  the cafeteria at the Legislative Office Building, and while jogging through the New Haven Green Democrats are having private,  candid conversations about a man they love and respect, Senator Chris Dodd.   They’re talking about a subject they dare not speak of publicly:  that he should not seek re-election.    [...]

Is Blumenthal Reconsidering Running for Governor? November 10, 2009

As soon as Governor Rell announced she wasn’t running I called Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to ask him if he was.      Blumenthal announced early this year he wasn’t running, so I expected him to say “no, I am still running for re-election as attorney general.”    Instead, I got a “no comment. ”     It wasn’t verbatim, “no comment,”  [...]

Does Lamont Really Want to be Governor? November 5, 2009

I was a little surprised when I got a call late this morning that Ned Lamont was creating an exploratory committee to look into running for governor.   I had heard the rumors, but didn’t give them much credence on the assumption he was waiting until 2012 for a rematch with Senator Joe Lieberman.    However,  perhaps [...]

Hello, Governor? I’m running against you. November 4, 2009

Ned Lamont is now almost in the race for governor, and his target was one of the first people to know.   Lamont told me this afternoon he called Governor Rell to tell her personally that he is considering challenging her for the office his party last won when Reagan was president.   “What are you crazy?” [...]