Apple not falling far from the Rowland Tree for Rell?

[NewJeffCT]

It seems like the apple has not fallen far from the tree regarding our Rowland's right hand woman, Jodi Rell...


Faced with a growing and troublesome budget gap, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced a state-employee hiring freeze on Jan. 14. She said the only exceptions to the agency-wide crackdown would be "when there are questions of public safety, homeland security or public health."

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So then, how to explain Mrs. Rell's announcement this week that a Republican compatriot had been hired as director of the governor's Southwestern Connecticut Regional Office in Bridgeport? Given that most of what the satellite office performs is constituent service and outreach, it's hard to imagine that such a job falls within the purview of public safety, homeland security or public health.

The appointment of Robert D. Russo III, who ran unsuccessfully in the 22nd Senate District, comes on the heels of another political hire - Catherine Marx to head the governor's satellite office in Norwich. Ms. Marx, who was defeated in the 19th Senate District race, will earn $55,000 a year.

A third GOP partisan, Linda Agnew, was named executive director of the governor's residence, despite the fact that Mrs. Rell doesn't live there full time and mainly uses the mansion for entertaining and official events. Ms. Agnew is being paid $73,000.

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-threehacks.artfeb03,0,7440505.story?coll=hc-headlines-editorials

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. I know a TON of "interesting" information on Robert Russo III and Co.

For one, his father (Robert Russo II) is a Radiologist (M.D) who would have benefited from having his son as a State Senator (ala Tort "Reform"). Then there's Robert Russo Sr. who passed away a few years back and he was a backer of Newt Gingrich and Co! :puke:
There's also alot of personal "infidelities" in that family too!
Some Family "Values"?!?

http://www.russomd.com/

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Russo%2C+R&txtState=CT&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=N

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Russo%2C+R&txtState=CT&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt1998=Y&txt1996=Y&Order=N

[NewJeffCT]

2. now if we could only find similar on Rell

she seems to use that "awe shucks" country bumpkin cover like Bush does, to similar effect - I still wonder why she is untouched by any Rowland scandal. I mean, she was his Lieutenant Governor for 10 years!