Motivations for Public Life
July 16, 2012 1 Comment
Through the years I’ve been a generally well-behaved political spouse. But this year, because the choices in the Republican primary are so stark, and so much is at stake, I may be a little less well-behaved. I’m going to write a series of short blogs from the perspective of 35 years and 21 elections by [...]
Stop the class warfare
July 9, 2012 Leave a Comment
Today, Christopher Shays, Republican candidate for United States Senate released this statement in response to the President’s proposed tax hike. “The only way to describe the President’s press conference today is insanity,” said Christopher Shays. “It makes no sense to raise taxes when the economy continues to falter. It is simply the wrong approach that [...]
Shays says June jobs report shows need for new direction, experience in Washington
July 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
Today, Christopher Shays, Republican candidate for United States Senate, released this statement on today’s June jobs report. “This month brings another disappointing jobs report,” said Christopher Shays. “Only 80,000 jobs were created in the month of June and unemployment remained stagnant at 8.2%. The number of people counted as unemployed is now higher in June [...]