Over in Jericho tonight, Democrats were meeting to talk about possible legislative candidates.
This is significant because it means somebody thinks one of the Democratic incumbent legislators from the two-person Jericho-Underhill-Bolton district must be at least considering not seeking re-election. And it's not Bill Frank.
Instead, it's Frank's district-mate, Gaye Symington. Symington, the speaker of the House, is "seriously considering" running for governor. Some people say that even if she doesn't run for governor she may not seek re-election to the Legislature.
Town Democratic Chairwoman Deb Fitzgerald said the meeting was intended to share political ideas of all kinds, but that the notion of who might be interested in serving in the Legislature would likely come up.
Frank said it was just in case there was an opening - that Symington hadn't indicated, not even to her homies (he didn't really use that word, but I am) what she planned to do.
- Terri Hallenbeck