Tom Swan nails it at Friday's press conference. With the exception of CTNewsJunkie, the state media essentially ignored this event on credit card reform (not surprising), but we won't. This is video from the event mentioned in an earlier diary.
It's worth hearing what Swan, the director of the Connecticut Citizens Action Group, has to say about CCAG and the plan to "work with" Senator Dodd and to "push" for reform:
* Joe Lieberman Goes Green ... as in dollars. Under the guise of an environmental bill, Lieberman is ready to hand out billions to the coal industry. Matt Stoller at Open Left has the details.
* Tom Swan of Connecticut Citizens Action Group is fighting the good fight for Universal Health Care in CT. State lawmakers are meeting in Hartford to see if they can work out some kind of plan.
* Waterbury Police Chief Neil O'Learyresponds to Senator DeLuca's claim that O'Leary failed to investigate his granddaughter's claims of spousal abuse. O'Leary reveals a note in which DeLuca thanks O'Leary for sponsoring a fundraiser for him. Does this seem odd to anyone: A police chief sponsoring a fundraiser for a state senator, who the policeman knows is under investigation by the FBI?
What's new and news, from your daily source of leftist extremism:
Does Wal-Mart's reputation in Connecticut need to be damaged further? Apparently so, as commonweal documents Wal-Mart's SLAPP lawsuits to muzzle opponents to the proposed Groton store.
Tom Swan ran a session at the Democracy for America Night School, Holding Elected Leaders Accountable. (PDF link here.) It's a guide to help plan effective constituent meetings with elected officials.
Speaking of DFA, the Norwalk / Silver Star DFA will be having a universal healthcare discussion at their meeting tonight (no linky, website down).
There's also a Planned Parenthood phonebank in New Haven, an Amy Goodman appearance at Connecticut College, and a Bridgeport Young Dems meeting tonight - for more info, see the events calendar in the top left.
It's rare that a statement is so brazen that it's able to shock me, here in 2007, but this one does it:
Harwe, 26 at the time, was rushed to the hospital, where she learned that her left vertebral artery had been crushed. In the days and years that followed, Harwe suffered from paralysis, vision loss, weakness and coordination problems, a paralyzed vocal cord and an inability to swallow. Today, she still uses a feeding tube.
Harwe plans to tell state lawmakers Monday that she had no idea stroke was one of the risks of cervical manipulation by a chiropractor. The legislature's Public Health Committee is considering legislation that would require chiropractors to inform patients, both in writing and verbally, of the risks and possible side effects of their treatments.
State chiropractors say the legislation is unnecessary and unfairly punitive. They argue that a state law requiring a patient to give informed consent before a procedure is excessive given the statistically remote risk of injury and death.
"[A]t best this proposal is a misplaced attempt at patient advocacy and is perhaps prejudicial against the chiropractic profession," said Dr. Matthew N. Pagano, D.C., president of the Connecticut Chiropractic Association.
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