Einstein Debt

What started out as an enjoyable stop for a cup of coffee and some simple conversation served only to reinforce my passion to change the way We the People are represented.

It is illogical to me and without comprehension, just how great the divide between common sense and the in-adequateness of our leadership in our beautiful State. I was appalled and extremely disgruntled to learn that after only a few years of being constructed, a rather large center Outdoor Courtyard which formally sat between the sprawling U-Conn Waterbury Campus was destroyed in the name of grossly inspired stupidity.

This formal Courtyard featured mature landscape vegetation, flowering trees and shrubs, magnificent walkways and a plush grassed areas. One would only wish the prestigious vision encompassed by then Governor John G. Rowland, the Architectural Firm and Contractor could somehow find it's way into the yards of us common folk. Never the less, stupid is as stupid does. As is always the case in the State of Connecticut, under the fractured leadership of Gov. Jodi Rell and the Democratic Stupid Majority we once again witness our economic underachievers at their very best.

Thanks to our elected genuineness's in Hartford, U-Conn Waterbury's very own prestigious landscaped Courtyard is now undergoing a $1.3 million renovation in the name of progress, which we all know is of the utmost importance in these economic times. The realization of exterior basketball courts, water fountains and cobblestone patios is exactly what we need to spend $1.3 million dollars on or a mere 6% of the projected budget deficit we are facing. Far be it from me however to have the common sense approach to fiscal accountability like Ms. Governor Rell or Mr. House Speaker Donovan. After all they rationalized that the money was budgeted over five years ago for this project so therefore it should be spent.

I liken this philosophy to those that are economically indigent. The commonsense behind this decision is that similar to a family renovating their kitchen in spite of the fact they are over-drawn in their check book, near bankruptcy and as a result many of their family residents are unemployed because of the gross irresponsibility of their finances past. Their only rationalization: They have been saving for such a project for years and as a result have the money in an interest bearing savings account which of course should not be transferred into their overdrawn checking account.

In amplification to the above, what surprises me most is the lack of protest from the 1,000's of state worker's which have been forced to furlough over the last two years. All the while I just thought we were all working together to resolve the unfaithfulness of a tax and spend government. Silly me, this is yet just another case of Einstein Debt