Richard Blumenthal and Tobbacco Lawsuits

There are things that happen during a person's career that they are remembered for and they show pride for it and that's okay.  Using that one or two things that you accomplished during your career as a selling point during a Senate Race, the truth sometimes gets muddled with ego and arrogance.  We all remember the 1996 fiasco with Attorney General Blumenthal among others going after tobacco companies in a witch hunt to increase revenue for the State of Connecticut and others.  The money received was supposed to go towards funding smoking prevention, cessation and education and some of it did...but not all of it.  It was misused, it's intended purpose be damned and along with it, some of the credibility that Attorney General Blumenthal has built defending "the little guy"  Well, where did the rest of the money go, you might ask.  Mostly to pay Connecticut massive overspending, deficits, the general funds, Blumenthals friends, political allies etc.  The fact is, Richard Blumenthal championed this lawsuit as a win for the ignorant, a win for the State of Connecticut, the reality is however that this money was so badly mismanaged it is completely unfathomable.  Is this the guy you want in control of lowering your taxes?  Is the guy you want in control of bringing jobs to Connecticut?  Ladies and Gentlemen, let's get serious for a moment, popularity does not make a great Senator, proven results do, experience does, leadership does, integrity does, morals, ethics, even someone with an impaired intelligence level can understand that all of these things make a great seanator.  If this man cannot be trusted to ensure that money from a lawsuit goes to it's intended purpose, this man simply can't be trusted period.  The judge and jury ultimately will decide if this man is innocent or guilty of the crimes he is charged with.