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Of course, we all remember this AP Photo from two weeks ago that drew National attention to the CT State Legislative procedures when Democrat Rep. Barbara Lambert and Democrat Rep. Jack Hennessy were caught playing solitaire and the unshown State Democrat Rep. Russ Morin was checking out ESPN while Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. spoke during our budget debate.

The photo was featured on the front page of the Drudge Report and Michelle Malkin’s blog, as well as the Hartford Courant and news outlets nation-wide. Democrats passed the photo off as a “momentary diversion” (even though it looks like she progressed pretty far through that game).

OK, this was the old news…Why do I bring this up now?

Well it seems democrats are using their computers during work hours to do non-work-related tasks once again. I am referring to the New Britain Mayor elections. The Republican incumbent, Mayor Tim Stewart is being challenged by Democrat Rep. Tim O’Brien.

The New Britain Herald broke the story, Political smears against mayor traced to state Capitol, The Hartford Courant caught on with, Attacks On Republican Mayor Made From Capitol Computer.

The Herald reports:

A number of comments critical of Stewart have come from the Internet Protocol host 159.247.160.124. The IP address is owned by the State of Connecticut and is used by a server handling many, if not all, of the legislative employees who use state-owned computers.

In one instance the unknown author, who writes under the moniker, Jim, wrote “Like father, like son,” in regard to a story on the DUI arrest of the mayor’s son and in a story on changes to the city’s blight ordinance the message, “Thanks Tim Stewart, I hope you run can run (sic) the city better then you can run your family.”

Being that O’Brien is a State Rep. I don’t think it takes too much deductive effort to put together why comments attacking his opponent are coming from the State Capitol. Just, why is this being done on an internet connection that is paid for by the people, computers that are paid for by the people, and while they are receiving a salary from the people’s money?

Message to the State Capitol: Get Back To Work!