FRANKSMITHSAYSNB
EDITORIAL:
Soon after Chris Polkowski received the Republican
nomination for Alderman in the November election, my blog began receiving
comments criticizing him over a misdemeanor arrest and conviction in his background
even though he was 19 years old at the time and it happened 11 years ago. I can only surmise that these comments are
coming from one or more liberal Democrats in town, because this is the local
Democratic party’s normal modus operandi –to viciously attack anyone who doesn’t
happen to share their passion for liberal extremism, however, their attacks brought
to light exactly what this editor believes makes Mr. Polkowski stand out as an
example to the young people of New Britain.
Mr. Polkowski , through his 11 year old misdemeanor
conviction, clearly made a mistake when he was younger and chose to do
something many would consider stupid. Let us remember that he was a 19 year old
college student at the time and how many of us didn’t make a mistake or two
when we were younger?
The most important message here is that by all accounts, Mr.
Polkowski learned a valuable lesson from this young mistake and turned his life
around. He went on to finish his
studies, graduating from Central Connecticut State University, and is now
employed by the City of New Britain as a civil engineer.
Mr. Polkowski sets a shining example to the youth of New
Britain that it is never too late to turn your life around and that no matter
how bad your past mistakes may seem, you can become a productive member of
society if you can stay out of trouble and work hard for whatever you want to
accomplish in life. Instead of vilifying
Mr. Polkowski for the mistakes of his past, the so-called party of inclusion
should be commending him for his remarkable accomplishments in life and his
dedication to making New Britain a better place to live for all of us.
