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Default North Cove saved by a Democrat
On 20 Sep 2008 09:48:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:15:26 -0400, said:

After years of no action, and little help, from the Republican
congressman for their district,

Guess you haven't been following this for as long as I have, so you're
swallowing some journalist's effort to rewrite history.

Previous funding was approved through the efforts of Republican rep Bob
Simmons and that great favorite of Democrats, Sen. Joe Lieberman. When
Simmons lost the election serious doubts were expressed about whether he
would back the project as vigorously as Simmons had.

The last time around Old Saybrook graciously agreed to let its funding be
used to dredge the Norwalk harbor.

Nice fantasy, Dave. But almost none of it true.

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