[whattajoke]

Indeed. My state is a weird one. Shays and our "Republican" Gov are both left of Dem Leiberman.

Bottom line: I should move.

[sittnick]

Bottom line: I should move.

Yes, you should. I moved my family to nw Illinois (Chicago messes the state up, unfortunately) seven years ago. We did it largely because of the Traditional Catholic Church, but Illinois is very homeschooling friendly. Once outside of the Chicago area, the Motor Vehicle Department is a pleasure to deal with compared to the Connecticut inspection gestapo.

It's not perfect, due to Chicago (bad gun laws, miserable toll booth everywhere). However, our house on four acres is costing us a less than half what it would cost in Connecticut, and the out-of-Chicagoans are much more conservative in how they live their lives.

I loved the Wallingford, CT I grew up in, but it is gone. It is not coming back. The "real America" is in the south, and parts of the midwest, and in the non-coastal northwest. Flee Connecticut, revisit only to visit friends and family, and grab an apizza from New Haven.

[OldFriend]

Living in NJ, I feel your pain!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Lieberman scored a "ZERO" from the ACU, Shays ain't gone that far off the reservation... yet.

[Dr. Thorne]

I live in the Constitution State as well. Is there no conservative willing to challenge Shays in the primary? I would work my butt off for any one who meets two requirements:

1. Must be to the right of Shays (not hard to do).
2. Must have some guts.

Who is out there who detests Shays as much as I and could give him a real fight? Frankly, I don't fear that Shays would be so beaten up in a primary that he might fall to Diane Farrell. There isn't a dime's worth of difference between them, and the next election would only be two years down the road.

Perhaps a conservative challenge, even if unsuccessful, would set the table for a future successful challenge.

[SouthCarolinaKit]

Everytime I see leftist (as long as I get the NYTimes loving stories) Shays, I'm reminded why we left Connecticut. It's a perfect example of a purple state. . . even GOP is red with only a speck of blue thrown in by the Rinos to win elections.
Gary Franks was the last politician whom I admired and I hope he's doing well out of politics now.

[Andonius_99]

I'm leavin' soon as I graduate...can't stand these hippies...