Time For Rosa To Step Up To The Plate

by: BranfordBoy

Fri Jan 12, 2007 at 09:04:47 AM EST

Since Lieberman is still smooching it up with Bush, I thought of another New Haven-based legislator who might fight for the wishes of New Haven area people on this issue.

I thought about her after reading New York Times columnist Bob Herbert declare: "There must be a leader somewhere who can shake the U.S. out of this tragic hypnotic state, who can see that it is beyond crazy to continue our involvement in this war indefinitely, to sacrifice another 1,000 young lives, and then another thousand after that."

And I thought of her again when I recently read that she entered this into the Congressional Record after the death last year of her predecessor in the 3rd District, U.S. Rep. Robert Giaimo: "Serving during a time of great upheaval in this country, it was Bob Giaimo who led the first successful effort to end funds for the fighting in Southeast Asia."

Yes, now it's time for U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, to step up. She should help lead the charge to cut off funds for continued fighting by U.S. troops in Iraq.

Hear! Hear! C'mon Rosa, you know you're everyone's favorite to become the next senator from Connecticut. ('Bout time we had an Italian in the upper house!) Here's your chance to show you've got the right stuff.

And while I'm at it, let me renew my request that you become the first Connecticut legislator to introduce legislation stripping FERC of its dictatorial powers thus returning to the people of Connecticut their inalienable right to make their own decisions about their environmental future.