It might be enough to chuckle and say "that was some fireworks display last night" to get the information you're looking for.

YOu don't need a college degree, you get a fat pension, you can retire after 20 and have a second career on top of that... It's a ticket to the upper middle class for people who would be retail or labor otherwise

Then how about redirecting funding from a smaller state police force towards mental health services & family welfare services... That was the original idea behind defunding the police... perhaps they will defund themselves?

Bob could have spent all that money on hookers and blow, and instead he spent it on CT media ad buys :D You love to see it

Damn I'm too old for all this fried stuff

I vote for a Pollo Tropical or a Waffle House

This reddit is living rent free in your head

I've heard all these lousy excuses before, and I've heard them presented a lot more concisely. I don't like making excuses. My ancestors had little trouble differentiating right from wrong. I know when I do wrong. You wrote a lot of words there to excuse evil. Gen X are masters of excuses and moral relativism... It's odious. You probably know better too, but you would rather listen to yourself go on than actually deal with it. I'm not impressed. It takes one to know one.

Your post about the declining quality of presidents is only valid if you can ignore stuff like genocide against native people, enslavement of blacks, segregation, etc. And the complexity of the role has grown exponentially since the 18th century. So no, I don't agree with your characterization. I would say generation x has been a particular disappointment to me, and that's speaking as a member of it. It's the most selfish and entitled of all of them. I also don't agree that payday loans aren't evil, and I wouldn't skip over contracting with the murderous Saudi regime either. I'm pretty sure Stefanowski will do evil if he's given the opportunity to, and I'm usually right about my gut feelings about people and politicians. And it's not even a gut feeling really ... He's already shown a willingness to do so.

I think Lamont has done a remarkably competent job, and he's managed to do it while remaining civil and positive. Our political system has always favored wealthy and connected candidates. At least we should recognize when we luck out with a competent leader who isn't an evil schmuck.

Because it will help him raise his consulting fees to Saudi Arabia and whatever other crooked shit he's into.

Hey now, enjoy the fall, try to hold onto that feeling until February at least. ;)

Anything that gets more folks voting is good.

Most people live paycheck to paycheck, honestly. Would have should have could have etc. You move out when you can't stand out any more, or opportunity presents itself.

Old mine tunnel(s) in Cobalt, CT