Bailout Backlash blasts feckless CT freshman

Ads on the politics of bailing out Wall Street are starting to hit airwaves across America. This ad just went up today in CT criticising Financial Services Committee member Chris Murphy (D- CT)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZHfuQU6bZc

This may draw blood for a variety of local reasons. First, Murphy's 2006 campaign to unseat 24-year Republican Nancy Johnson was relentless in attacking Johnson for allegedly raising too much money from special interests. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LBV1UTPQgg

Of course, as soon as Murphy got in office he went to work shaking down the exact same people to build his own multimillion dollar warchest. http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00027566

He actually winks at the hypocrisy---he told radio hosts Chaz & AJ on 99.1 WPLR that the would "pander to any special interest groups besides Yankee fans"

This maniacal money chase reached the absurd this week as Murphy decided to make common cause with former Republican Governor John Rowland to host a local fundraising event. This would have been a masterstroke for Murphy but for the small problem Rowland resigned his office over a corruption investigation.   http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-webgovwatch0928.artsep28,0,7408215.story   Evidently, Murphy's alleged 2006 ethical purity did not survive contact with Congress.

The Cappiello ad also subtly points out that  Murphy has been financed by many of the same firms who have had his political mentor, Senator Chris Dodd, on retainer all these many years. Readers of this blog know what a train wreck this is going to be for Dodd. This week, the Hartford Courant started reporting how the wheels left the track    http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-dodd0929.artsep29,0,1341992.story

This Courant cartoon states the obvious. The financial meltdown is now the only issue in CT and here at least, some Dems have had to buy into it, big time.

Now Chris Murphy is neck deep in all this. I sure hope Nancy Johnson right about now has a nice glass of wine in her hand and a smirk on her face.