The best Blumenthal could come up with was ways to use government to restrain businesses from eliminating unproductive jobs. But that’s a rearguard action. He has no clue how jobs come into being in the first place, when you don’t have enough of them.

In this corner, hailing from the Republican Party in the teal colored business suit…. “The Employer”…… “The Employer”.

Her opponent, in the Armani knockoff… “Clue Hunter”.

My cousin lives in the great state of CT, she was a lifelong Dem until recently. She is voting for Linda and believes she will win…. I will take it!

Isn’t the conventional wisdom of the libs that democrats are smarter than the republicans. In that one minute of responding to the question Blumenthal demonstrated his lack of knowledge and lack of fundamental common sense. His incoherence was the worst I have ever seen.

Even for a liberal he will be an embarrassment. Who Am I kidding libs have no bottom.

We all know what happened then.

Reminds me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

such an urge to deposit shoe leather in someones hind quarters.That fake smile and the fist pump that is common among liars when trying to make people believe them makes my foot get itchy. Maybe Linda will do it for us real soon…….

Like all Democrats, the answer is government. Are we as Americans going to wake up and see that the difference is private enterprise, private section businesses, not government as the answer. Democrats believe the whole purpose of private business, which is to the tolerated, is the generate money to support the government. Polls show a tightening of races, where the Democrats are catching up to the conservative candidates. Whose polls? to what end polls? Are they polling dead people (ala Chicago, New Orleans, etc)? What a clear choice we have this November!

Well said, concise response to blowhard Blumenthal by McMahon. She has gone up immensely in my estimation.

The irresponsible begging for others to support them class, and over here we have The working class who are actually paying for the begging class and the Con Artist liberals to continue to take hard earned money and give it to useless non-productive freeloaders of society. Which side are you on?

Its that simple.Working class people of all nationalities against Liberal elitists buying the common begger welfare votes. Personal responsibility against having fatherless babies that the working people have to support. Equal opportunity for those who work hard in school and acquire skills that will move the nation forward against the race-baced Social Justice that demands people get hired whether they are qualified or not. Legal immigration for people who are willing to abide by our laws, or Illegal criminals dropping babies with the sole purpose of sucking the system dry.
Its your choice.

When tasked with coming up with real policies for economic growth, all he could come up with was PROTECTIONISM!?!?!?

Open a history book before you start mucking with our nation. At the very least, go wiki “Smoot-Hawley.”

What always amazes me the most about liberals is how blind they are to the long, storied history of failure that follows every one of their policies, be it fighting global trade, higher taxes or increasing the size and scope of governmental power.

Failures, failures, failures.

After McMahon nailed him to the wall his retort was, “I’m not going to be an entrepreneur as a senator!”

Indeed not. And that’s a further clarification of the problem: men and women with no business sense and no entrepreneurial clue think that they are able to “create jobs” from their marble palace in Washington just because they say that’s what they are there to do. What sort of demi-gods do they think they are?

Of fact checkers and investigative bloggers to vet his past lies about military service.

Create jobs? He once remembered seeing that in a book in school.

DO YOU WANT A JOB OR ANOTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. The people in Connecticut have a very simple choice here. It is a choice between economic prosperity or a continuation of the current malaise we find ourselves in.

I understand this is post is more about the candidates, but I thought I’d offer a little bit of a detour to show the extent to which ordinary Americans were duped.

We were told that the $800B stimulus package would create or save 3M jobs and/or with it the unemployment rate would not exceed 8.5%. Obama and his cohorts knowingly made false statements about the Federal Reserve becoming impotent when interest rates hit zero, and that fiscal policy was the only thing left to stimulate the economy as a justification for the massive spending.

The fact is that the customary tool used by the Fed to adjust monetary policy, interest rate setting, had become impotent at the zero bound. Obviously, when the Federal funds rate is at or near zero, it can no longer be an effective easing tool but that does NOT mean the Fed is out of ammunition. There are plenty of other things to target besides interest rates at the zero bound to ensure that the supply/demand for money is balanced and the economy is not becoming either strangled or overinflated. The Fed has always had an assortment of other tools in the shed to deal with falling NGDP, disinflation/deflation and the devastating macroeconomic effects it brings.

So just how bad did they LIE? Well, if one considers the stimulus package, all of the miscellaneous intended stimulus bills that were renamed to something else, like jobs bills, and unemployment extensions, and the $450B omnibus bill of 2009, it equals upwards of $2T (not counting TARP or Fannie and Freddie debt), the majority of which was simply added on to the public debt. It is as almost as much as what was spent on the war on terror, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, hence doubling of the debt in less than a month in office. The congress and executive were intent to do the job that the Fed is supposed to do, and it was all completely unnecessary.

Why they LIED: If the Fed were to use its other macroeconomic management tools to deal with disinflation/deflation, the effects would be nonspecific and raise all boats – everyone would benefit. But, if the government were to pass out the money, it can be directed to persons/groups it deems worthy while everyone else if left to fend for themselves. The same is true with the ‘tax cuts for everyone’ approach, which they hate because they cannot reward the dancing bears and enjoy all the power that wielding the wealth of future generations brings. They implement policies that induce suffering somewhere, most everywhere, and the only way to get any relief is to play their game and submit to the One.

Mrs. McMahon laid the Smackdown on Blumenthal!

I just couldn’t resist.

It’s a frightening shame that so many Americans wouldn’t have any more of a clue as to where jobs come from than Blumenthal. This election, and the Great Recession itself, is a prime and desperately-needed opportunity to do some heavy teaching on the facts of economic life. Goodness knows folks aren’t getting it in school or from the media.

Great, well thought out question. And her response to Blumenthal’s idiotic answer was perfect, too.

“Government, Government, and more Government.” That ought to be the slogan for the Democrat Party.

should have followed it up with a chair shot and body slam into the desk…

I, too, tried to resist.

McMahon is the best choice, for so many reasons.

Blumenthal violated the Stolen Valor Act. He claimed military combat service for which bampaign and service medals were awarded to real combatveterans, He benefited by making those false claims in that he promoted himself as more qualified to serve in public office based in part on his false claims. He should have been forced to resign or impeached, and should be prosecuted.

As a veteran of Iraq, with a Purple Heart, I am deeply offended by anyone who lies about military service and attempts to reap the good will and appreciation of the American people, that has been earned by better men than themselves.

Are Connecticut voters pro-lying and pro-coward? I hope not.

Russell A. Smith
LieutenantColonel, U.S. Army, Retired

This race is lost. Energy should be spent on WA, where Rossi still has a shot.

Every politician should be asked this question. While it did look like it startled him a little bit bc he didn’t have a pat answer he kind of bailed himself with the typical liberal speak. But hopefully independents won’t buy it, great question.

and he combines the worst parts of both parties’ freedom-curtailing agendas. His stint as AG was of the typical bullying variety, and the man truly is one of the most loathsome snakes in politics today (that’s saying something). I was hopeful that Peter Schiff would win, but McMahon appears to be doing very well: hopefully, her voting record matches her rhetoric. Even if it doesn’t, if it gets rid of Blumenthal as a politician, it will be a net plus.