[RaceBannon]

As governor, Rowland accepted gifts that rivaled NJ Governor that recently thumbed his nose at the world for his gifts.

The DEMS circled the wagons around their Dem governor, but the repubs in Ct are not strong enough to stick by their crook, so, we let him out to dry.

While Rowland deserved his fate, this was not done for the purpose of keeping politics clean in Connecticut, it was done as a coup, it was all politics, and many Dems have skeletons in their own closets and are hippocrites.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Rowland is a stain on CT Republicans.

[kidd]

...Rowland accepted gifts that rivaled NJ Governor...

I'm no fan of Rowland, but what Rowland did was not even close to what McGreevey did.

Rowland accepted gifts from state contractors in the form of home improvements on his vacation home.

McGreevy appointed an unqualified gay lover as director of New Jersey's Homeland Security, thus putting thousands of people's lives at risk.

I will agree that this is a borderline coup though.

[al_again]

Ande he should be hung out to dry. Is your position really that if you are a Republican, corruption is OK??? I'm glad to see him going to jail where he belongs!

[George from New England]

Race ... you tell it like it is.

[gidget7]

While all you say is true, speaking as a state of ct employee, I hope he does to jail time. What his administration, and he personally, did to a lot of us is reprehensible! As well as the way he treated the state police. "State Employee" in CT was whispered, and hidden, as a dirty word. He had us all painted as greedy, lazy, overpaid and under worked. He also has a lot of other "behavior traits" that would have done him in unless the Republicans went the route they went instead of more serious charges. They let him off easy with the charges.

[Teplukin]

While Rowland deserved his fate, this was not done for the purpose of keeping politics clean in Connecticut, it was done as a coup, it was all politics, and many Dems have skeletons in their own closets and are hippocrites.

My opinion is that Rowland is a skunk, a pathetic example of a politician who abused his given powers for private gain. I hope his example of jail serves as fair warning to all CT public employees & elected officials of what happens if you abuse the trust given you.