Remember Ned Lamont? He's the guy who got the Democrat nomination for senator in 2006 when Joe Lieberman was the incumbent and then lost to Lieberman in the general election when Joe ran as an independent. Lamont followed up that loss with an attempt to be nominated as governor in 2010. In that race, Lamont was trounced by the current incumbent Dan Malloy. It seems, however, that two rather crushing losses are not enough to keep Lamont out of the political races. He is now about to be nominated for governor by the Democrats. It's an astounding choice.
The choice of Lamont as the Democrats' nominee presents a rather perplexing question: Isn't there someone new who might actually make a positive difference as governor in the Democrat party? Are the Democrats so stuck in the past that they have to turn to a loser who made his name by opposing the Iraq War and who hasn't done much of anything since then? It sure seems as if that is the case. The main opposition to Lamont came from Susan Bycewicz who then dropped out to become the candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the Lamont ticket. If you don't remember Susan, let me remind you that she was a candidate for Attorney General until she was struck from the ballot because she did not have the legal experience necessary to hold the office of Attorney General. She's another non-entity electoral failure.
Right now, the state of Connecticut is in terrible shape. Our people are leaving. The economy in the state is stagnant. Job growth in the state is among the lowest in the nation. There is a looming long term budget shortfall that requires either much higher taxes or lower expenditures. Governor Malloy has gone for eight years during which his answer to every problem has been simple: tax more, spend more. The concept of spending more wisely has not even been seriously discussed during Malloy's time in office. If nothing changes, the state will go past the tipping point. Connecticut, which has one of the highest levels of personal income in the nation will start to fall dramatically. Malloy's plans would just spend us all into poverty.
The answer is surely not Ned Lamont. I've looked at his campaign web site. His election to governor would be like replacing Malloy with another Malloy who uses a different name.
The people of Connecticut have to work together to put our state back on track. In other words, Lamont has got to be defeated.
The choice of Lamont as the Democrats' nominee presents a rather perplexing question: Isn't there someone new who might actually make a positive difference as governor in the Democrat party? Are the Democrats so stuck in the past that they have to turn to a loser who made his name by opposing the Iraq War and who hasn't done much of anything since then? It sure seems as if that is the case. The main opposition to Lamont came from Susan Bycewicz who then dropped out to become the candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the Lamont ticket. If you don't remember Susan, let me remind you that she was a candidate for Attorney General until she was struck from the ballot because she did not have the legal experience necessary to hold the office of Attorney General. She's another non-entity electoral failure.
Right now, the state of Connecticut is in terrible shape. Our people are leaving. The economy in the state is stagnant. Job growth in the state is among the lowest in the nation. There is a looming long term budget shortfall that requires either much higher taxes or lower expenditures. Governor Malloy has gone for eight years during which his answer to every problem has been simple: tax more, spend more. The concept of spending more wisely has not even been seriously discussed during Malloy's time in office. If nothing changes, the state will go past the tipping point. Connecticut, which has one of the highest levels of personal income in the nation will start to fall dramatically. Malloy's plans would just spend us all into poverty.
The answer is surely not Ned Lamont. I've looked at his campaign web site. His election to governor would be like replacing Malloy with another Malloy who uses a different name.
The people of Connecticut have to work together to put our state back on track. In other words, Lamont has got to be defeated.
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