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Road To Hell Paved With Caviar and Slippery Nipples

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:15:00 GMT

It's really hard to stand out as incompetent while running the city of Hartford, because almost everybody who tried to do it for the past 40 years has been either a knave, a genial idiot, an ill-tempered goose or some chimera-like combination of all three.

On A Trip Abroad, Finding A Bridge Back

Colin McEnroe — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:47:00 GMT

A letter to the Irish Times Wednesday was headlined "Name for the new Liffey bridge" The body of the letter consists of "Sir — The suspension is killing me. — Yours, etc. Tom Gilsenan."

Besieged UConn Woman Gets No Husky Help

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:26:00 GMT

Last month UConn adopted a tough new vulpine husky logo that, according to coach Geno Auriemma, is a "streamlined fighting dog" that says "Don't mess with me."

Father's Musical Touches Song In My Heart

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:55:00 GMT

I won't lie to you. I can't face another column about guns or bombs. Maybe we all need a break.

Despite Our Depredations, We Are Not Lost

Colin McEnroe — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:52:32 GMT

In 1912, a man named 'Abdu'l-Bahá came to the United States to give talks. He was 68 and had lived a life of poverty, persecution, imprisonment and physical peril. His long beard was white, and his posture was stooped. He wore a buff-colored fez, wrapped in a white cloth.

Treat Guns Like Cars, But Don't Stop There

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:14:00 GMT

Two of the disappointments of the post-Newtown season of gun reform are as follows:

Reckoning With Emotions' Powerful Political Pull

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:49:00 GMT

During Wednesday's debate on new gun laws, Sen. John Kissel rose and began a lengthy set of remarks with two anecdotes.

Errant Plays, Bad Calls Leave UConn Sidelined

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:06:47 GMT

No living person could explain what happened to the sports programs of the University of Connecticut in the last six months. It would take John Milton, who was so good with rebel angels being "hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky / With hideous ruin and combustion, down / To bottomless perdition; there to dwell / In adamantine chains and penal fire."

Ritter's Careful, Legal, Lucrative Career

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:53:00 GMT

I would like to begin by saying at no point did Thomas Ritter do anything illegal.

Ted Kennedy Jr.'s Disarming Candor

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:24:00 GMT

Not that it matters much to most politicians, but there's a fairly easy way to get on my good side, at least temporarily. I place a disproportionate weight on how they handle encounters with my son.

Curbs On Guns Work Better Than Old Slogans

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:52:00 GMT

The rhetorical failure of the week belonged to state Rep. Craig Miner who, in handing down the lame list of Republican proposals from a working group on gun violence, said, "We believe it's not the gun that kills the person. It's the person that actually kills the person. That sounds kind of cold, but that's the way it is."

Malloy Wants To 'Fix' The Watchdogs With A Snip

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:15:00 GMT

When it comes to ethics and government oversight and watchdogs, Connecticut should be like Middle Earth and rings of power. You shouldn't have to persuade people based on hypothetical scenarios. "What if the most evil person alive was trying to get a really awesome ring and use it to screw all of us?" This already happened, right? Ring control should be a given.

Malloy Has Taken Sandy Hook To Heart

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:31:58 GMT

Watch Dan Malloy closely right now, and you might see that rare thing: A politician who has ditched politics in favor of moral seriousness.

Municipal Storm Stars Win Golden Blizzies

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:27:02 GMT

The Oscars are exactly one week away, but here in Connecticut, the wait is over for the Blizzies, the awards handed out for storm-related achievement.

Step Right Up, See The Great Malloy

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:12:00 GMT

I seem to have misunderstood in some fundamental way.

DeStefano Takes A Bow Fearing Voters' Push

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:53:01 GMT

Let me put this in perspective for you.

Forget Truth, Reality — Ignorance Can Work

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:47:14 GMT

You never know. This (or any) moment could be the time you hear the snap of the umbilical cord connecting us to the notions of fact, empirical truth and the Enlightenment.

Where The Paranoid And Delusional Network, The Truth Disappears

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:48:50 GMT

The Facebook page in question links out to a thicket of medium-extremist sites.

Gun Debate Loaded With Red Zone Anxiety

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:23:25 GMT

In the bustling hallways of the state Capitol on Wednesday, the first day of this legislative session, a few of us fell to talking about Joel Gonzalez — although, tragically, nobody could remember his name.

Foul-Mouthed Speaker Lowers Civility Bar

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:15:38 GMT

One way to look at your life right now is this: Even if there's somebody at work who gets on your nerves, there's still a strong chance that you get along better with your co-workers than do the people allegedly running this country.

For Year That Was Hoppin', Some Stylish Name-Droppin'

Colin McEnroe — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:26:26 GMT

Our revels aren't stinting; our cheers are not feeble.

Holding This Moment Long Enough To Act

Colin McEnroe — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:38:11 GMT

One night in August, 1994, a man sitting alone in a New Haven coffee bar stood up, pulled a knife and stabbed seven people.

Lieberman's Farewell Marred By Compromise

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:50:22 GMT

One night last week, U.S. Sens. Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham and John McCain appeared together on Piers Morgan's CNN show, either as part of Lieberman's massive, never-ending farewell tour or as part of a series called People Who Make Piers Morgan Look (Improbably) Like A Person Of Unwavering Principle.

Searching The Ballot For Worthy Republicans

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:59:45 GMT

Let me tell you something you don't know about me.

We Can't Afford Poor, Downtrodden Anymore

Colin McEnroe — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:14:36 GMT

It's Rescission Time!