A Horse of a Different Color

Far be it from me not to have an opportunity to dissect Republican Ross Garber, a well-known attorney and Republican Establishment fellow that is now running for attorney general.

In case you missed it, and not to drudge up the past; Garber is former Governor John G. Rowland's attorney, representing then Governor Rowland during the impeachment inquiry in 2004.

My problems with Garber for A.G. are numerous, so where to begin should be a relatively easy task.

First and foremost Garber is a "Party Establishment Boy" deep rooted within the failed Connecticut Republican Party. You see not only is he former Governor Rowland's Attorney, but Garber is also a "political bedfellow" who shares in the current state of disgrace of whatever it is these useless Connecticut State Central – Republican Party Members do these days.

To add insult to injury, Garber is also the brother in-law to Democrat Susan Bysiewicz, who was also in the race for A.G. until the Connecticut Supreme Court slapped her aspirations down due to her abundant lack of qualifications. Given the outcome of her court challenge, that of in itself begs the question to be asked: Just how competent of a Attorney could Garber be?

Logically speaking, if one is unable to form an opinion of abandonment on Mr. Garber from his defense of Governor Rowland alone, one only has to assimilate to reason number two, wherein Mr. Garber 's family ties are to a well known Democratic Establishment figure that allowed him to quite obviously offer reasonable counsel as to the strategy of reason and inevitable court challenge in which Ms. Bysiewcz attempted to arrogantly usurp the office of Attorney General, despite the very clear and obvious mandates of state law regarding active experience, in which she fell far short.

A recent article, published shortly after Garber announced his run for A.G. quoted him as saying "Connecticut needs an attorney general who will vigorously and diligently represent the state and its citizens, and who will do so without grandstanding or self-promotion''. Hmmm sounds like another Blumenthal to me.

Although I agree with Mr. Garber that Connecticut needs an Attorney General, I have a more realistic view on the moral and ethical requirements of that office and I highly doubt he is the person for the job. I make this statement with full confidence based on the recent ridiculous attack on Mr. Garber's opponent Martha Dean from him and his camp.

You see Martha Dean, who is the convention-endorsed Republican candidate for attorney general, did something that she is most noted for, but certainly holds as her greatest weakness if you listen to Garber and his sickofint campaign camp: She spoke her true beliefs. Yesterday an Editorial in the Republican American Newspaper wrote "and for choosing not to obfuscate, to sugarcoat, to doublespeak, to adhere to the conventional wisdom, to say poll-tested thoughts that aren't her own, she has been demagogued by her primary opponent… " which is Mr. Garber.

The Editorial goes on to express the foundational truth that there was nothing about her opponents position that " even remotely attempted to rebut her argument that society would benefit if children learned about guns, firearm safety and the crucial role guns play in protecting people's lives, liberties and property. The best her GOP opponent, Ross Garber, could muster was: "It is certainly not the attorney general's job to give our schoolchildren guns."

It is of my factual opinion that if it is not enough that Mr. Garber has catastrophic political liabilities and strong ties to both the democratic and republican establishment one needs to only focus their attention on his gross mischaracterization of Ms. Dean's position. Mr. Garber is nothing more than a miscalculating cheap shot artist that hurls mindless insults of the highest order and in doing so tells voters all they need to know about Mr. Garber's suitability for office.

Garber simply is unqualified by all moral accounts, and although he may be nothing more than a R.I.N.O. [Republican In Name Only], he surely is nothing more than a jackass parading around as a horse of a different color, something substantially less than the good people of the Connecticut deserve.