12/30/07 - A rich state - Connecticut is beset by persistent problems with people who can't find a home, can't keep a home or are in danger of .......

CT-04: (D) Jim Himes, (R) John McKinney, Greenwich Time, and Honesty

by goldrick

Greenwich Time/Stamford Advocate's editorial last week, "Lawmaker right to target homelessness", praises Republican state senator John McKinney for setting "his sights on effectively ending homelessness in Connecticut." ...

... Great. The problem is that the paper’s paean to Republican McKinney completely fails to make any mention of Democratic congressional candidate Jim Himes, a Greenwich resident running against Republican chickenhawk Chris Shays, who has spent the past four years of his life working full-time to solve precisely the housing problems that the newspaper says need to be addressed.

Himes is national vice president of Enterprise Foundation and director of its Northeast operations. Enterprise is a leading non-profit organization whose purpose is to fight the problems of a lack of affordable housing throughout the United States. Himes left a lucrative career as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs to tackle the housing crisis in this region....

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