Connecticut's problem
2/20/'10
Dear Mr. Powell,
Mr. Chris Powell's diagnosis of Connecticut's fundamental problem is right on the money, of course. You have spoken and written about the same problem persuasively and repeatedly and to anyone interested in turning Connecticut around, politically and economically, we know that there still are people in Hartford and the State in general who know what needs to be done and are willing to do it.
You are, of course, to be commended for your ongoing crusade to bring this issue to the general public's attention. So what does it take, today, to make the public really understand the critical nature of our State's condition and future?
Looking at the national scene we can only hope that the recent spontaneous activities of the Tea Party movement will continue to reconfigure the Congress in the Fall.
Is it too much to wonder whether a similar effort in Connecticut could not be successful in helping to secure the election of the right candidates in November? If Massachusetts can do it with Senator Brown, why couldn't we look forward to a similarly effective campaign strategy by Connecticut Republicans?
Or are we still suffering from the Republican Party's dire results in 2008, when we couldn't even re-elect Chris Shays? If so, I can only hope there is still someone who is willing and able to undertake this crucial and essential task to save the State from itself. I wish I was 40 years younger!
Please accept my sincerest appreciation for keeping your mind and efforts focused on the essential issues. You wouldn't be human if you didn't have some doubts about it all, once in a while. Let's just remember George Washington and Abe Lincoln when they were faced with more horrible odds. They had their doubts, I'm sure, but they were clear-minded, like you, persevered and succeeded.
signed,
Frederik Engel
Dear Mr. Powell,
Mr. Chris Powell's diagnosis of Connecticut's fundamental problem is right on the money, of course. You have spoken and written about the same problem persuasively and repeatedly and to anyone interested in turning Connecticut around, politically and economically, we know that there still are people in Hartford and the State in general who know what needs to be done and are willing to do it.
You are, of course, to be commended for your ongoing crusade to bring this issue to the general public's attention. So what does it take, today, to make the public really understand the critical nature of our State's condition and future?
Looking at the national scene we can only hope that the recent spontaneous activities of the Tea Party movement will continue to reconfigure the Congress in the Fall.
Is it too much to wonder whether a similar effort in Connecticut could not be successful in helping to secure the election of the right candidates in November? If Massachusetts can do it with Senator Brown, why couldn't we look forward to a similarly effective campaign strategy by Connecticut Republicans?
Or are we still suffering from the Republican Party's dire results in 2008, when we couldn't even re-elect Chris Shays? If so, I can only hope there is still someone who is willing and able to undertake this crucial and essential task to save the State from itself. I wish I was 40 years younger!
Please accept my sincerest appreciation for keeping your mind and efforts focused on the essential issues. You wouldn't be human if you didn't have some doubts about it all, once in a while. Let's just remember George Washington and Abe Lincoln when they were faced with more horrible odds. They had their doubts, I'm sure, but they were clear-minded, like you, persevered and succeeded.
signed,
Frederik Engel
posted by Schaesberg at 9:03 AM
