When newspapers make (some) mistakes, they correct them.  Since bloggers - particularly ones that draw readership via a shrill style of writing that make the most mundane of things seem devious and dastardly - rarely publish corrections to their stories, we’ll do it for them.

MyLeftNutmeg reported that Richard Foley of The Prince Group gave the Sullivan campaign an effectively bogus address - 42 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury.  The Norwich Bulletin reported today that the address is also a UPS Store where Foley keeps a business post office box.  A quick visit to the UPS website confirms that UPS Store #3660 is located there.  I rang the number just in case the website was lying.  A delightful-sounding woman answered the phone and confirmed the location was a UPS Store.  MLN also made no mention of the fact that Foley doesn’t work for Sullivan anymore. 

The only outstanding matter for The Prince Group may be an issue regarding registration with the state.  In the Bully article, the very competent aide to the Secretary of the State, Adam Joseph, is quoted this way:  “Adam Joseph of the Secretary of the State’s office said single proprietor businesses or general partnerships are requested to register only with the city or town in which they do business“.  I’m not a lawyer and don’t pretend to be, but “requested to register” doesn’t seem to have the same effect as “required to register”. 

In any event, I think that we can safely consider The Case of the Sinister Address closed.

There is more news coming out of the 22nd Senate District today in the wake of Rob Russo’s big victory yesterday.  Consider this the round up:

Connecticut Local Politics: Genghis Conn has his map up which shows how Russo fared in the three towns.  It doesn’t do justice to the margins in Bridgeport.

Only in Bridgeport: Simply summed up with the title, Russo Kicks Butt.  The contest for Bridgeport Democrat Town Committee Chair will only get more competitive in the wake of the defeat.

MyLeftNutmeg: Two fun things from the good folks over at MLN.  In a post entitled “The Unreliable Ally” the author characterizes Senator-elect Rob Russo as a “Healyite”.  To quote:

I bring this up tonight because, while the “unreliable ally” argument isn’t going away anytime soon, the special election that’s happening tonight is an excellent lesson that a reliable ally isn’t necessarily called upon to support every candidate. Mulligan – who’s a pretty good guy with a truckload more honesty and honor than the disgraceful Healyite Rob Russo – is quite likely going to lose tonight, and he was, for all intents and purposes, fed to the wolves.

The other fun thing from MLN is the casting of blame for last night’s defeat, pinning some of it on Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch.  Chairman Healy keeps a clipping on his bulletin board, “Six Phases of a Project”.  It lists the following:

1. Enthusiasm
2. Disillusionment
3. Panic & Hysteria
4. Search for the Guilty
5. Punishment of the Innocent
6. Praise and Honor for the Non-Participants

Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, was the subject of a very poor New York Times piece today, suggesting that McCain had an inappropriate relationship with a female lobbyist.  The story is heavy on innuendo and “anonymous former aides”.  A sampling:

Mr. McCain, 71, and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, 40, both say they never had a romantic relationship. But to his advisers, even the appearance of a close bond with a lobbyist whose clients often had business before the Senate committee Mr. McCain led threatened the story of redemption and rectitude that defined his political identity.

It’s political smear designed to weaken the strength of John McCain’s candidacy for Barack Obama or Senator Clinton.  For McCain’s part, his campaign has vowed to “make war” on the NY Times for the piece.

“Americans are sick and tired of this kind of gutter politics, and there is nothing in this story to suggest that John McCain has ever violated the principles that have guided his career.”

And rightly so.

Update: RedState’s Erick, though not a huge McCain fan, is calling it “a hit job”.  Captain’s Quarters refers to the story at the “Slimes at the Times“. 

One focus here at TER is to bring the best of conservative blogging - both from Connecticut and across the nation - to this site as a one-stop shop for the best blogging content from across the Internet.  We regularly feature this content in our “Down the Blogroll” segment.  Here are some of the best from today:

 Blogs for Victory: Matt Margolis does an analysis of just who is giving to the Democrats this year.

Several blogs are rumbling about earmark reform, and the efforts by many activists to get anti-earmark crusader Jeff Flake onto the House Appropriations Committee.  Rep. Jo Bonner was chosen instead.  Check out RedState and Porkbusters.

Oh, and both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are shopping for superdelegates.  Literally.

Shocking news comes today from the excellent Ankle Biting Pundits, a member of our National Blogroll.  The news?  Tough illegal immigration laws discourage illegal immigrants.

Perhaps in addition to building the much needed fence, the feds might also look into a nationwide law targeting employers - and actually enforcing it.

But the sad thing is, even if they actually do take measures to get tough, one of the “enlightened” members of the judiciary, will likely step in. Much like the San Francisco District Court Judge who blocked a program where the federal government sent letters to employers who hired people with “suspect” social security numbers.

Take the time to peruse the article, it’s worth the read.

It’s been awhile since we’ve done a real “Down the Blogroll”, and its high time that we did.

The first featured post comes from the excellent cttaxed.com, which continues to impress with this handy comparison of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Barack Obama.  He concludes, rightly, that JFK wasn’t a very good Kennedy.

The other featured post comes from FIC Blog, which notes that they had a good day at the General Assembly on Wednesday.

The day began with a standing-room-only press conference on Rep. Art O’Neill’s homeschooling bill. It ended with all three of the bills FIC Action supports getting raised in committee. Our concepts on homeschooling, fatherlessness and a variation on parental notification were all raised for public hearing by the select committee on children.

According to the excellent cttaxed.com, the Chinese aren’t coming to get us after all.  As you can see from the graph (click the link), it’s actually the federal government of the United States that we should fear most.  As always.

On the other hand, the people that have cause to fear the Chinese government the most are Chinese citizens.  In preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese are rounding up political dissidents.  I can feel the international spirit of unity and equality flowing through me already.