Welcome Aboard, Governor....Better late than never!

In yet another BRILLIANT political move, Jodi-come-lately finally conceded that not jacking taxes on Connecticut residents is the way to go, based upon the revised revenue estimates of last week.

In an "unusual move," Rell made her position known via (you guessed it!) press release: "Connecticut's economy is strong and growing and with the new revenue projections I have just received, I firmly believe that we can adopt a budget for the next biennium that contains no tax increases whatsoever."

Her assertion that the reason for these increased revenues is that "...The economy is strong and growing" is suspect at best. The increased revenues are because the state underestimated revenues in the lead-up to a statewide election that allowed the Governor and legislators to campaign on budget surpluses! So we, the taxpayers, had to fork over more of our hard-earned and it's only by the grace of God (and the House Republicans) that we now have a glimmer of hope that our taxes won't be hiked again! Job growth is still stagnant, more companies are moving out than moving in, and young people are still having to look elsewhere to build their careers and their families. Let's cool the 'strong and growing' economy talk.

But I digress--I'm pleased that our Governor has seen the light and is now on the "No Tax Increase" train. Now let's see how relevant Republicans can truly be at the Capitol.