The State GOP Central Committee offices have moved into New Britain!
If the republican state chairman, Chris Healy, wants to register the dissatisfied New Britain Voters with the Liberal Alderman that are attempting to hold on to their council seats this coming election then he should arrange a fund raiser by getting the new GOP National Chairmen, Former Lt. Governor Michael Steele, to be the guest speaker at this event.
It is true that the taxpayers and voters are feed up with the liberal hog wash that these alderpersons have been spoon feeding the New Britain Residents and want to get out from under their mesmerized or hypnotic state and the adverse financial condition the residents find themselves in.
With some twelve thousand unaffiliated registered voters in the city added to the registered republicans you may get enough of these voters to unseat a few liberals on the city council.
The Greek hall or the VFW may be two good locations for such an event.
Good Idea about the GOP State Comittee holding a fundraiser...perhaps someone from the N.B. Republican Town Committee can contact Chris Healy about it.
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the eight ball.
Let's take a poll...who would attend such a fundraiser? Any suggestions what type of fundraiser to have?
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The NB Republican Guy said:
With the National Committee GOP Chairman as the guest speaker it is very plausible that many democrats and unaffiliated registered voters will join the republican voters to hear the Lt. Governor's speech.
It smells like a sell out and new registrations for the GOP.
How about Dick Cheney?
ReplyDeleteHe could teach the NRA course on gun safety to our youth before the big bash.
I laugh at the overconfidence the 13 socialists on the council seem to have with all these comments about the numbers of Democratic registrations in town. What part of Tim Stewart wins every election by a massive landslide don't they understand? If the majority of the massive showing that Tim gets each election isn't coming from within your own party, then we must have such a drastic election fraud under way that even ACORN would be proud if it.
ReplyDeleteTheir Messiah is crumbling in only 2 weeks with his public approval rating dropping over 20 points since last week. A major Democratic pollster referred to his stimulus package as "a burning corpse" and went on to explain that the more people find out what is in it, the more it stinks. This is coming from within his own party!
I even heard many of the liberal talk shows starting to question his judgment by appointing so many lobbyists after promising no lobbyists and the big story today is we already have 2 tax cheats among his appointments.
With their Messiah's approval rating dropping like a brick since last week, where do you think the Democratic Party will be in November? My only surprise is how fast the public caught on to how radical this guy's socialist plans are.
My guess is by November you will have trouble finding someone willing to admit they are even a Democrat, so just keep jacking up those property taxes to fund all your liberal programs and see where you end up in November.
Is that elephant picture supposed to be Obama with his big floppy ears because Mark Levin was making fun of Obama's enormous ears today on the radio? Mark said it looks like "elephantitis ears!"
ReplyDeleteLOL..Dick Cheney could give hunting safety tips.
ReplyDeleteNEW BRITAIN — Gov. M. Jodi Rell spoke to the state Monday 02/01/09 to prepare taxpayers for a budget that will include deep cuts to dozens of state services and programs, but no tax increases. The governor’s speech came on the same day as an announcement by State Comptroller Nancy Wyman that the projected state budget deficit had ballooned to $1.1 billion.
ReplyDelete“The bottom has simply fallen out of every major tax category,” Wyman said. “This is an enormous fiscal crisis that will take difficult and decisive government action on behalf of Connecticut’s taxpayers.”
Sam Zapata, a New Britain resident, who makes his living in heating and air conditioning, said we need to support the governor, but also worries about what happens when people cut back on installing air conditioning or fixing heating systems. “It’s going to be real hard,” he said. “Times are going to be hard, and we’re just going to have to hang in there.”
Mayor Timothy Stewart said his main worry was for the people of New Britain. “It’s not going to be pretty,” he said referring to Rell’s budget. “But now, more than ever, is the time to put aside partisan politics and work together for the people we represent.”
Stewart said he is hopeful that monies for education will be the least of the governor’s cuts and that he agrees with no tax increases. “You can’t add more taxes to people who are out of work or to businesses that are struggling to survive,” he said.
The people of this country chose socialism over conservatism, and now they got their socialism faster than anyone could imagine. They rejected a governor who last year sent $1,200 tax refunds to every man, woman and child in her state, and they continue to fight in that state over what to do with all the surplus money. It seems a little responsible management goes a long way! Even if the current budget in Alaska should run short, they have what is called the "Permanent Fund" which is over $30 billion in cash just sitting there in a rainy day fund. It would have to rain an awful lot for Alaska to ever have a financial problem. It is too bad that the rest of America didn't get a chance to enjoy prosperity from this kind of management, but you voted for the Democrats and now you will pay for it for at least the next 4 years, and if this ridiculous spending bill that has no chance of doing anything but bankrupting America passes, your great, great, great grand children will pay for it too. There are 4 other states that are bragging of surpluses right now, and they are also all red states! It seems that every liberal Democratic state is bust! Just keep voting for the Democrats and get ready to stand in line for your food at the government run soup kitchen!
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Rift over budget surplus widens
$5 BILLION: Legislators object to Palin's plan for long-term education funds.
By ANNE SUTTON
The Associated Press
JUNEAU -- With the 90-day legislative session fast approaching the halfway mark, lawmakers have yet to lay out their plans for the state's massive budget surplus, which could reach $5 billion or more over the next two years from continuing high oil prices and a recent boost in oil production taxes.
One thing is clear: they are not embracing key elements of Gov. Sarah Palin's proposed savings initiative, which majority members have largely dismissed as being less about savings than deferred spending.
Two pieces of Palin's initiative, a proposed $1.5 billion deposit to fund education in future years and a $450 million deposit to pay down the unfunded liability in the Teacher Retirement System, were not included in the spending plan for state agencies and K-12 education that first appeared in the House Finance Committee last week.
The $10 billion plan spends $4.2 billion from the state treasury, the rest is federal and other state funds.
Finance Committee Co-Chairman Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, said many lawmakers objected to putting money into the Public Education Fund for three years out. The Legislature's goal has been to prefund education one year ahead, a goal that is met with a $1 billion appropriation to fund schools next year, he said.
"If you put in (a total of) $2.5 billion, you'll just have the education community back down here next year trying to convince us that they need considerably more and, since we have it in the fund, we should give it to them," said Chenault.
Chenault said he's still weighing the merits of putting $450 million into the teacher retirement account -- thus reducing annual payments by about $46 million -- or putting it into savings to draw interest instead.
Many lawmakers agree the best place for the bulk of savings from the surplus may be the $2.7 billion Constitutional Budget Reserve, one of the state's main savings accounts and the depository for revenues left over at the end of the year. Lawmakers borrowed more than $5 billion from the fund to balance the budget in lean years, money that was never repaid.
Chenault suggests as much as $2 billion could go into the fund. House Minority Leader Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau, agreed that is a good idea.
"We've talked about that in our caucus -- $2 billion to $2.5 billion -- as a starting place since the beginning of session. Many of us have said some of this money has got to be saved," Kerttula said.
Most lawmakers anticipate leaner years ahead and say savings would help tide the state over. Budget surpluses are not expected to continue past fiscal year 2010. Even if oil prices continue to be high, they are expected to be offset by declining oil production.
How much is left over for savings will depend on the final operating and capital budgets. House finance leaders say their operating plan spends $100 million less from the state's general fund than Palin's plan, though the budget will likely grow some over the next few days.
The Senate has not begun hearings yet on the capital budget, which pays for new roads, schools and other infrastructure around the state.
A few of the cuts to the governor's operating budget made by the House finance subcommittees include:
• A $1.4 million increase that would have fully funded Power Cost Equalization, which helps subsidize high utility bills in rural areas.
• A $523,000 increase to the Pipeline Integrity Office that Palin formed after the 2006 Prudhoe Bay oil spills.
• A $2.5 million expansion of a grant program for low-income students at the University of Alaska.
The budget also funds municipal revenue assistance at $50 million instead of the $75 million proposed by Palin. A plan for sharing state revenues with communities will be finalized in separate legislation.
The subcommittees also removed $7.2 million for research projects by the Department of Fish and Game that would have made up for lost federal grants and $4.7 million for litigation against oil company BP over pipeline corrosion on the North Slope. Chenault said those items were set aside for consideration by the full Finance Committee.
Meanwhile, some proponents of state programs that are getting the squeeze made their concerns known in public testimony Friday and Saturday.
They included Rosalie Nadeau, executive director of Akeela House in Anchorage, who told lawmakers that cutting increases for substance abuse programs will hurt programs like hers that serve indigent people who aren't eligible for Medicaid.
Akeela House has seen a 62 percent reduction in real dollars over the last five years, said Nadeau.
"We, like many providers, are on the edge of collapse and that's endemic across the state," she said.
Patty Wisel, mother of a child in Headstart, protested the committee's elimination of an extra $600,000 for the preschool program after years of flat or reduced funding.
Wisel said the program gives kids "all the basics to be successful in their school life and after."
David Kasser with the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau urged lawmakers to return Palin's proposed $8 million boost to marketing Alaska's many attractions. He said Alaska falls well behind other tourism-friendly states like Hawaii, which sinks $100 million into touting its scenic beauty.
Public testimony continues today. The committee will consider amendments through Thursday. Chenault said he expects the budget will be ready for debate on the House Floor by next Monday and on its way to the Senate that Thursday.
Maybe Sarah Palin can be the keynote speaker for the Republican
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WASHINGTON - Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination to be President Obama's Health and Human Services secretary, dealing potential blows to both speedy health care reform and Obama's hopes for a smoother start as president.
ReplyDelete"Now we must move forward," Obama said in a written statement accepting with sadness and regret Daschle's surprise request to be removed from consideration. A day earlier Obama had said he "absolutely" stood by Daschle in the face of problems over back taxes and potential Conflicts of Interest.
Daschle, the former Senate Democratic leader and a strong backer of Obama's presidential bid, said he would have been unable to operate with the full faith of Congress and the American people.
I am not that leader, and will not be a distraction to Obama's agenda, Daschle said.
Sarah Palin is a good choice...she's a great speaker.
ReplyDeleteBut, can the Town Committee, or State Central afford to pay her fare from Alaska, and her hotel bill while here?
I don't imagine New Britain's 4 star La Quinta is too expensive for the GOP.
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON — Layoffs are spiking as the recession rips through the country, with retailers, banks, factories and others cutting costs ever deeper. It's inflicting a painful toll on workers, and there's little relief in sight.
ReplyDeleteThe latest round of pink slips and cost-cutting measures came on the heels of tens of thousands of layoffs that a slew of companies ordered.
In this job-killing recession, all workers — blue-collar, white-collar, those with advanced degrees and those with high school diplomas — are feeling the pain. Rising unemployment is sparing no state or corner of the country.
With jobs vanishing at a breakneck pace, it's becoming increasingly difficult for the unemployed to find new jobs. And some of those who still have jobs are rapidly losing ground in other ways.
Employers are freezing or cutting pay, trimming hours, suspending matching contributions to 401(k)s and doing away with health care, bonuses or perks that they offered in better economic times.
besides, she if from Alaska, so she is used to slumming it.
ReplyDeleteThe great uniter can't even keep his own party united over his so-called stimulus package which stimulates little other than special interest groups. What an embbarrassment he is turning out to be for the Dumbocrats.
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ReplyDeleteListen to any news commentator on any of the major news networkshere in CT and nationally and you will here most of the dropping "gs" at the ends of words or truncating words - "shoulda, woulda, coulda" - and making other speaking mistakes. People generally discount these errors because everybody seems to do the same most of the time - listen to yourself!
But, let Sarah Paling do it and "you betcha", Tina Fey will be on SNL poking fun at her. Time to stop ragging on Sarah. Worry more about Daschle, Geithner and others who don't pay taxes for years, get away with it for years and then finally pay the back taxes without being assessed penalties. Would any ordinary citizen get away with that? How about Chris, "I never met the man" Dodd? Pure as the driven snow? I don't think so.
The buzz saws have been humming and electric drills whirring — the East Side Restaurant is undergoing change. Yes...Changes are on tap at East Side Restaurant here in New Britain and many people have asked Nick Augustino why he hasn’t relocated the restaurant to another city.
ReplyDeleteBut Nick Augustino stated - I feel like I’m growing with the city, everything goes in waves. New Britain was down and now it’s rising again and I’m going to sit right here and ride the waves.
In these lean economic times few entrepreneurs are reaching for their checkbooks, especially in New Britain. They say they’re waiting for better days, but for owner Nick Augustino they are already here.
I’ve already spent seven hundred and forty thousand, Nick said.
Three hundred thousand on the kitchen alone, and by Valentine’s Day there will be brunch in the Munich Room. Then we’ll open a waiting room for Friday and Saturday night diners. On April 15 our rooftop beer garden will open for business.
The Renovations are happening on all three floors. First floor is where the beer will be served. Second floor will have a waitress station and a refrigerated, stainless steel rail that actually makes simulated snow and keeps the beer cold.
Mayor Timothy Stewart said he has encouraged the family to stay and grow their Restaurant business in New Britain. What Nick is doing with expanding East Side Restaurant is good news for New Britain economy, Mayor Stewart said.