The first Bush coming....
Former President George Herbert Walker Bush will make a brief appearance in the 2nd Congressional District to support the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, R-2nd District. It will be the elder Bush's second visit to the area. He was here four years ago headlining a breakfast fundraiser for Simmons. The two go back to their times working for the CIA. The event is scheduled for Sept. 6 at a seaside resort in Westbrook. The price is $250 to attend, $1,000 for the VIP visit that guarantees a picture with the former president.
Simmons' opponent in this year's election, Joe Courtney of Vernon, quickly responded with a press release noting that it was under the former Bush's Administration - back when Dick Cheney was Secretary of Defense - that efforts were made to kill the Seawolf submarine program. They also noted that as devastating as that would have been economically back then, it's ironic that this visit should come at a time when EB is in the midst of layoffs.
"It's certainly disappointing that Rob Simmons would welcome the man who almost single handedly shut down eastern Connecticut's economy to Connecticut at the same Electric Boat is struggling to maintain its workforce," Courtney campaign spokesman Brian Farber said in a release from the Courtney campaign. "But then again, Rob Simmons has supported George W. Bush more often than any member of Congress from Connecticut. So I guess it makes sense that President Bush would send his father to tell Simmons, 'Thanks.'"
Simmons' opponent in this year's election, Joe Courtney of Vernon, quickly responded with a press release noting that it was under the former Bush's Administration - back when Dick Cheney was Secretary of Defense - that efforts were made to kill the Seawolf submarine program. They also noted that as devastating as that would have been economically back then, it's ironic that this visit should come at a time when EB is in the midst of layoffs.
"It's certainly disappointing that Rob Simmons would welcome the man who almost single handedly shut down eastern Connecticut's economy to Connecticut at the same Electric Boat is struggling to maintain its workforce," Courtney campaign spokesman Brian Farber said in a release from the Courtney campaign. "But then again, Rob Simmons has supported George W. Bush more often than any member of Congress from Connecticut. So I guess it makes sense that President Bush would send his father to tell Simmons, 'Thanks.'"
posted by Ray Hackett at 9:09 AM
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