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May 5, 2008
Cappiello Hopes His White House Visit Isn't By The Book
Monday May 5, 2008
It's noonish and the state Senate is bidding adieu to Sen. David Cappiello, who's gambling that he can unseat U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5 after one term.
What the Senate does best is eat (actually it's what majority Democratic senators do best) and congratulate each other.
But it's a smaller group, 36, than the House, 151 and personal bonds may be a little closer there than in the rough-and-tumble lower chamber.
Be that as it may, "the circle" has just concluded a send-off of good wishes for Cappiello, R-Danbury, who had two terms in the House followed by five terms in the Senate.
Sen. Judi Freedman, R-Westport, who's leaving the Senate herself after 11 terms, was one of the last senators to offer praise a few minutes ago.
And unlike the mere words that filled the Senate chamber, Freedman also presented Cappiello with a coloring book called "A Visit to the White House." Murphy, anticipating another big Democratic wind in Washington this November, probably hopes that's as close as Cappiello ever gets.
Posted by Ken on May 5, 2008 1:26 PM
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