I just love Edith Prague!

[NightTrain]

My buddy Doug just interviewed state senator Edith Prague (of Connecticut's 19th congressional district) on his college radio show to talk about the state's last governor, John Rowland, copping a guilty plea today. For years, Senator Prague had vocally excoriated Rowland, and she was no different on the radio just now! Among the things she said about the former governor:

"Rowland's despicable behavior has gotten Connecticut into a mess it'll be paying for for at least the next 10 years."

"I hope he gets exactly what he deserves."

"He cares about just one thing: John Rowland."

"The most corrupt governor Connecticut has ever had."

"A rotten human being."

"He has a colossal arrogance."

Needless to say, Edith Prague is a Democrat--a real Democrat, I mean. :kick:

[NewJeffCT]

1. A Republican co-worker of mine

A Republican co-worker of mine that has met Rowland personally more than once and agrees on the colossal arrogance part...

Glad to see at least one Democrat besides Bill Curry speaking out.

[Tangledog]

2. So is Rowland the most corrupt

Nutmegger of all time? I'm ignorant of a lot of the history of Connecticut, especially big swaths of the 1960-1960 part where it sometimes seems the whole industrial Northeast was in the pocket, so I don't know if Jovial John R. stands alone in our pantheon.

I hope this case doesn't just go away, though it probably will. Something this massive can't have happened in a void.

Night Train: "excoriated" is an excellent word; thanks for putting it up on DU :)