New Haven Independent

Posted by: eastshoreguy | May 27, 2008 8:08 AM

This is why Sandman is one of my favorite Aldermen. He always has the courage to state his convictions.

If you have never been to any aldermanic meetings to see Sandman in action it is a real treat. He is a true political genius.

Posted by: facChek | May 27, 2008 1:00 PM

East shore guy or Sandman echo.
You missed the entire point, the article is about Toni walker's work as state legislator, not about sandman's credentials as a supporter of Walker.
If you want to praise Sandman fine, put I think you should look more carefully at his performance on the finance committee and his 100% votes for tax increases year after year since he has been in office.

Posted by: check your facts | May 27, 2008 2:23 PM

actually, this piece, which is so short it could only charitably be called an article, is about neither sandman nor walker. it is pretty much a verbatim quote of sandman's praise of toni walker's record, and not much more.

also, your point that the alderman has voted repeatedly to increase taxes says absolutely nothing about whether or not he is a political genius, nor does it address his integrity. so you basically fail at shooting down east shore guy, after calling him "sandman echo," which i would imagine was intended to insult both the alderman and the commenter. way to go, buddy.

finally, while you aren't technically wrong in this regard, the phrase "years and years" usually doesn't refer to people who have only been around for a handful of years. i don't remember off the top of my head when alderman sandman was elected, but i believe it was in the last 2, 2 and a half years or so, in which case "years and years" seems like an odd and misleading choice of words.

Posted by: adam | May 27, 2008 4:23 PM

I don't know why I'm continuing this thread about Sandman, but for the record - Sandman is still in his first full-term as an Alderman. He, Lemar and Sturgis-Pascale all came in together via special election about a year and a half ago and won their first terms last fall. THe three of them are still "freshman" in political terms - but each of them has acquired signifigant power in their short tenures, which makes it seem like they have been around a while.

Posted by: Daniel Sumrall | May 27, 2008 6:50 PM

an endorsement from a Lieberman Democrat always spells success