State Sen. Tom Colapietro said this morning that the $37.6 billion, two-year spending planapproved by lawmakers last night is "a fair budget."
"It takes care of most of the people," the Bristol Democrat said. "It's a budget with a heart."
Colapietro said the proposal, which Gov. Jodi Rell has not signed, would keep the technical school and courthouse in Bristol open, two institutions threated with closure by the governor.
"The school is saved," Colapietro said.
Colapietro said the budget isn't perfect, but it's a good compromise.
"We need a budget, for everyone's sake," the senator said.
Colapietro also took aim at those who opposed the spending plan, incuding state Rep. Bill Hamzy, a Plymouth Republican whose 78th District includes northwestern Bristol.
"I dare any of the no votes to say they did anything for their communities," Colapietro said. "If you vote no, it just means you're being downright stubborn."
Hamzy could not be reached this morning.
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37 comments:
This union thug does what he's told.
There is no heart here, but more misery for everyone, the poor, the Middle Class, businesses and anyone who would think, even consider moving a business into Connecticut. Sen Colipietro is lost in time. He would be one of the Ludite characters from "Atlas Shrugged" vilifying the successful, always harboring some grudge and then redistributing money to his buddies at the union hall. Working people in Bristol do understand that companies and jobs aren't created out of thin air. The formation of capital and investment is where it starts before the first employee, union or non-union, is signed up. Colipietro thinks everything is unfair and the people up on the hill are out to get him. He is pathetic.
He He I see the useless whining Colapietro haters finally crawled out with the cockroaches. Again what are they good for but whining . And boring us to death with their "old" rhetoric. Why don't you tell someone who cares what you think. Like yourselves. LOL
Colapietro is how it's spelled you useless ingrate ! 1:58 in case no one knows you're there.
Chris the "Drunk"?
Eat your hearts out "useless" Republicans.You lose again with your negative selfish selves.And you'll keep on digging your hole deeper and deeper .........And what issue do you want to talk about? Or do you just want to be your useless whining selves?
Healy since when have you cared about the needy ?
Go Chris Go!!! No one else could have said it better!
Hamzy's no vote did not increase borrowing, did not increase taxes, did not increase the deficit. We could use a lot more of this kind of nothing.
Hamzy's vote does exactly what he always does......nothhing !
Matt is my real name. Anonymous is apparently yours.
Healy is the only kind the republicans can find. A three time drunk. He has no room to talk about anyone. He's the worst.He's just lucky he didn't kill somebody. Another republican who like his X Governor is only sorry he got caught . But what do you expesct from a friend of Mocababies?
You got it Mr. nice guy. You reap what you sow. Can't take it ? Get off of it then. Or let us show you that you aren't the only ones who can act like you are. Dumb!
"Sure does, just like Frank, and wardie boy - all stupid Dems."
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Childish name calling and insults? This is a prime example of why the republicans are going down...HOW PATHETIC!
September 1, 2009 6:46 PM:
Kind of like Art Ward? Except Chris H. only wnet to one party, he's not a bar fly
Healy did nothing nearly as bad as like Ted Kennedy...ever
Thanks Chris Healy, you're a great American. But just to let you know, Tommie Toupe's name is spelled C-o-l-a-p-i-e-t-r-o.
Budget with a heart? Hardly. When the tumbleweeds are blowing through Bristol and the few people left are wearing rags and scrounging for food, then we'll all know what kind of heart Tommy was talking about. This budget will have us circling the toilet.
Artie is a bar fly for sure. Any given night he is either at the Legion, sportys, social club or the polish club, heck some nights all of them. Think he will get off on a DUI if caught? Oh I am sure.
Imagine that a ex teacher who can spell! Why don't you teach all your other three friends to be like you ? An American Idol......not !
One thing good comes of this blog. It allows us to see why we're not Republicans. All 4 seem to have the same Mocawbre mentality.No issues but lots of namecalling. Not enough to stand toe to toe with those who they try to humiliate. I don't see any prizes there.
anonwestconn:
Wake up out of your Marxist, socialist utopia wet-dream. The formation of capital IS where the economy starts. You wouldn't know living in the world of acedemic na-na land, but a mass of people with no place of employment is what we call poverty. Just as all the people in Somalia and other third world countries.
It's amazing that people like you exist here in the US that have no respect for our country and no appreciation as to why we have enjoyed the best standard of living in the history of our world.
5:55 AM, I agree. Sad isn't it? The R's have slunk to a new low with their wannabe mentality... childish insults and namecalling. It's humiliating.
Boo Hoo again !! Get the R's a crying towel.
Healy is right there is no heart there. Just anonymous mouthoffs.
to 1:11 thank god he doesn't listen to idiots (Hacks) like you!
6:46 Healy did his time being a bar fly but he got away with some things. Hypocrite ? Not only that he's even starting to sound like Mocobe , using his old rhetoric.But they both got away with things didn't they ?
To all you creeps who like to get personel . Lets do it. A question on here was never answered and that was how come you aren't a teacher any more Art? Please tell us .
LAugh all you want at the republican leadership digging holes for ourselves, real or perceived, but at least it within the RTC and not the 8 million dollar defecit created (and that is jsut the start ) by this current administaration. You reap what you sow and you get the government you deserve. So if you are not going to vote these idiots out then STFU.
Yes, anonwestconn, GM wouldn't be where it is today without the UAW!
10:26 We don't have to laugh at your personal and partisan attacks . If you were as smart as you think are you would look in all the crawl spaces and find a candidate that is smart not smart mouthed like you. But we know you and your three friends are just anonymous hot air.
1:11 Don't you wish this Union thug would listen to you? LMAO
anonwestconn: The GM execs can only do what they can after paying out to the union and getting no work in return. I was there. You keep studying, or go do some factory work. Then tell us about it.
What a bunch of cynics.Probably never did a days work in their lives.
anonwestconn: The GM execs can only do what they can after paying out to the union and getting no work in return. I was there. You keep studying, or go do some factory work. Then tell us about it.
Really? You were in the boardroom too?
When are you republican hacks gonna realize that the same old stuff hasn't worked after all these years and it isn't going to work for you now. Try something different(if you can)
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