I applaud you on your most recent senatorial election, in which you replaced one of the most absurdly talented manipulators in the history of American politics with, oh yeah, another pretty damn good one. I really shouldn't be surprised. You haven't been good at picking out the bad apples in the past; I guess nothing has changed.
Not frequently does the New York Times write such a blatantly accusatory article against a Democratic candidate, especially in such an essential midterm election, as the one they authored this past spring:
"And the idea that he served in Vietnam has become such an accepted part of his public biography that when a national outlet, Slate magazine, produced a profile of Mr. Blumenthal in 2000, it said he had “enlisted in the Marines rather than duck the Vietnam draft.”It does not appear that Mr. Blumenthal ever sought to correct those mistakes."
The article goes on to point out that Mr. Blumenthal responded to questions about the, ehem, misunderstandings, by saying, "he can't know what is reported in all" the articles about him. Bullshit. I worked for former Congressman Christopher Shays during an election period. It was my personal responsibility, every day, to scan through each and every newspaper from the state of Connecticut, as well as national papers, for any article containing Mr. Shays' name. Those articles were then recorded and filed on multiple computer programs. Under no circumstances was the Blumenthal campaign unaware of the pervasive rumor that Mr. Blumenthal had served in Vietnam.
Yet you, voters of Connecticut, just elected 'Ole Richie 54-45, according to unofficial statistics. Good work, my fellow Nutmeggers.
UPDATE: And specifically to you assholes in the 4th District, your newly reelected congressman, Jim Himes, has only successfully sponsored one bill in his time in office, and it just recognized the anniversary of another bill.
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