[CatoRenasci]

Rowland has been a decent governor for the most part, but was not a wealthy man before becoming governor. Like so many politicians of both parties, he has succumbed to the temptations of power so well characterized by Lord Acton: all power tends to corrupt, absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. A pity. The Lieutenant Governor, Jodi Rell, is a decent enough woman, whom no one suspects of corruption, but I'm not sure she's a particularly powerful politician who could be elected in her own right.

For all of its Yankee roots, Connecticut politics tend to be rather nastily corrupt in both parties. Nothing on the scale of mafia-dominated Rhode Island, and not as radical as Taxachussetts, but bad nonetheless. It is most curious that the states first settled by Calvinists who gave us the notion of good, uncorrupt government in this country, are among the more corrupt today. You would expect corruption in places like Arkansas or Illinois, but not in New England. I think the Yankee stock here is far too attenuated.

[Bonaventure]

Connecticut is a pretty diverse state today. The state is rightfully proud of it's Yankee heritage, but aside from a few isolated parts of Fairfield County, modern Connecticut does not much resemble the old Connecticut of charming village greens and hard-working, steady-minded, abstemious residents.

[familyofman]

"....was not a wealthy man before becoming governor."

Does this imply - elect only the wealthy because they won't steal? Nice message & gives support to Kerry & his ilk - he's wealthy enough & patrician enough to be trusted not to steal - right?

Z

[FreedomFarmer]

I think the Yankee stock here is far too attenuated.

It seems sad to say, but for the last century, a yankee is just a member of a ball team.

[patton]

And just to illustrate how far NE has fallen, My great-whatever grandfather actually founded Harvard (Mass Gov Tom Dudley)