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Farewell to a number of things…

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IN his column today, The Courant’s Rick Green says farewell to the old economy, complete with a scary graphic showing that Connecticut has lost over 15,000 manufacturing jobs in the last year.  And then Mr. Green wonders if anyone is listening.

Actually, considering his appearance on the panel with Peter Schiff on Face The State, I find this highly ironic. (Watch the exchange that starts at about 3:00.) Hasn’t Schiff been the one saying that we’ve stupidly, deliberately exported our manufacturing base to Asia? I love watching people throw the accepted wisdom at Schiff.

With apologies to Mr. Green, having lost over 70,000 jobs in a year, I think we’re saying farewell not just to the old economy, but to our ability to pay for the welfare state we have constructed.

Election season coming early. Actually, it never ends anymore.

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Here’s Congressman Pete Stark of California having another hard day, telling a constituent (at about 1:35) that he wouldn’t dignify him by peeing on his leg because it would be a waste of urine.

I’m not kidding.

It seems that the political pressures of the summer are causing everyone’s true colors to come out.

Oh well, closer to home, Capitol Watch is reporting that Rob Simmons is ahead of Senator Dodd, 46% – 42%.

Also, financial pundit Peter Schiff has a new political director and announced on Twitter (among other places, I imagine) whether he will run for Senate from Connecticut on Thursday morning’s Morning Joe show on MSNBC.

Will Schiff run for Senate in 2010?

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We know he’s not a social conservative, but he’s definitely a fiscal one. Controversial author, doomsayer and commentator Peter Schiff continues to gain visibility and survived (actually thrived) on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. Will he run against Senator Dodd in next year’s race?

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Judging from crowd reaction – and Stewart’s – there may be plenty of room for candidates that will speak harder truths than what we’ve been getting. Schiff may also fill an important spot at the center of the political electorate. With his following, Stewart has just helped make him more of a national figure and less of a figure known just to people who are burying Gold American Eagles in their backyards.