I just received the Legislative Report from our State Rep. Al Adinolfi who is a Republican and I thought it was interesting enough to make a few comments.

Now I thought it was interesting to read the statement at the top of the flyer that in 2007 “my colleagues and I worked to restrain state spending and hold down taxes to help keep families, jobs and seniors in Connecticut.”

Well the Legislature may have worked hard to restrain spending and keep seniors and families in Connecticut, but the Legislature is getting an “F” on keeping GOOD PAYING SOMETHING YOU CAN SUPPORT A FAMILY ON, jobs in this state.

I am in the job market all the time. It is pathetic what is out there. I even accompanied a friend to the State Labor Department Job Fair. Three quarters of the jobs were from temp agencies. And unfortunately, most of us are not trained machinists or engineers so we are out of luck. And, if you can’t stand the sight of blood I guess nursing is out.

Why should people have to resort to having to work for temp agencies. You go to school and work hard and this is what you have to look forward to. Then, if you do get a regular job, you pray it is full time, which 95 percent of the time it won’t be.

Then, there is always the issue of pay. The State Legislature better start looking at what the average person takes home. And I am not talking about the CEO’S in Fairfield County.

Most jobs today are either part-time, nights, weekends or both. Most offer no benefits, and if they do, you have to either pay a substantial co-pay and/or they take half your pay out of your check.

The Legislature passed tax cuts for businesses and blocked job killing proposals? No, they patronized the CBIA. They will not be passing any of this onto the average worker.

The Legislature lickety split passed the funding for the teacher pension. But watch the foot dragging over the proposed Three Strikes Law. As I stated in my last post, there is nothing (money) in it for the state to pass this law.

And, never mind trying to exempt graduates from paying the state income tax for 10 years. Try getting stiffer penalties for these people who insist on driving with out of state plates in Connecticut and screw their local towns out of the property taxes.

Thank God that 10 year state income tax exemption proposal failed. Why doesn’t the state Legislature give a 10 year state income tax exemption for qualifying seniors? I guess not enough of a significant lobbying force, that’s why.

Oh, and there will be “major increases” in the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) for Cheshire, which will receive $1.7 million, Wallingford will receive $2.8 million and Hamden will receive $3.5 million. Of course we will hear the moaning that Cheshire did not receive enough. Yes they did!!

I like Al Adinolfi. He is honest and hard working and does care about his constituents, but his voice is lost in the sauce up in Hartford to put it mildly.

I will be up in New Hampshire tonight to see Barack Obama. I hope I don’t get buried in that big snowstorm they are having.