The Connecticut Republican Party has one foot in the political morgue, but it's the picture of health compared with its counterpart in Massachusetts. Connecticut Democrats now have veto-proof super-majorities in both legislative houses, and control the four constitutional offices. They hold five of seven seats in the U.S. House and Senate (most likely six, pending a recount in the 2nd District), and the lone surviving GOP congressman, Rep. Christopher Shays, will never be mistaken for a Reagan Republican. Only Gov. M. Jodi Rell's victory on Nov. 7 preserves what passes for two-party rule at the Capitol. Compare that with the...