Once again, it is time to look into the crystal ball and predict what will happen in 2020. But unlike most pundits who hope you will forget their previous prognostications, I will review my predictions for 2019. 1. The stock market will remain flat. Thankfully wrong. It gained over 25%. 2. President Trump will not be impeached. Debatable. A vote to impeach the President passed the House but some legal scholars believe impeachment does not occur until the articles are passed to the Senate. Thus far, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has refused to do so. 3. Michael Bloomberg will become the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Partial credit. There is no clear frontrunner and Bloomberg is a player. 4. Alabama will win the football national championship. Wrong. Clemson crushed them. 5. The Patriots will win the Super Bowl. To my infinite disgust, correct. … [Read more...]
Governor Lamont Should Ban Tom Brady from Moving to Connecticut
According to published reports, Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady is considering moving to Greenwich. If Governor Ned Lamont really wants to see his popularity sky rocket, he should propose legislation to prevent such an outrage. But before such legislation is proposed, education is crucial. The good people of Connecticut must understand that if Tom Brady is your neighbor, he will insist that a swat team be called if your dog does its business on his front lawn. But the real problem will arise when Brady joins Ned at the Greenwich Country Club. The magnanimous Brady will bribe his way to admittance by donating durable steel pins. As the golf rules have recently changed, there is no longer any requirement to remove the pin when putting. Brady will argue that using these pins will enable the club to save money, as the pins will not have to be replaced as often when the ball hits them. Then the club will have its annual Member-Guest tournament and be honored when Brady’s guest, Bill Belichick, graces … [Read more...]
Failure of Lamont’s Toll Plan Shows Lack of Trust in Our Institutions
In spite of a having a large majority (22-14), Senate Democrats informed Governor Ned Lamont that they will not support his scaled back plan to place tolls - or in Lamont’s Orwellian term “user fees” - on fourteen bridges. This is after the media, multiple civic groups and Connecticut’s corporate leadership have been cheerleading for tolls for the past year. Why? It is because nobody believes anything Lamont or our institutions tell us. Lamont’s election victory was due to his promise to only allow tolls on incoming out-of-state trucks. Had he been honest about his real plan to place tolls on Connecticut drivers, he would be comparing the nose of first-growth Bourdeauxs at his Greenwich estate. But voters expect politicians to lie and may have forgiven Lamont if his latest proposal was not replete with more myths. Let’s take a look. Myth Number 1. The repairs will cost $21 billion. Connecticut is notorious for low-balling construction and transportation estimates and then shafting the taxpayers. The construction for the ball park that houses the … [Read more...]
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