Responding to Bruce...

Earlier this week, a viewer to this blog by the name of Bruce asked if the next time I talk with Congressman Joe Courtney to ask him about a campaign contribution from the Marijuana Policy Project. It created a bit of stir for a couple of hours among the local media (apparently Bruce shared this question with others as well) as the news of Courtney's campaign donation spread...and Republican Party Chief Chris Healy jumped on the bandwagon.

I didn't want Bruce to think I was ignoring him, but the answer to his question will be the subject of my weekly newspaper column, Hackett on Politics, in this Sunday's Norwich Bulletin. (Which is also available on line at www.norwichbulletin.com