Jim Himes knows how to appreciate teachers

This is why I'm a Democrat:

1. I thought those 20 summers as nature counselor I spent slogging in swamps, dripping through woods, organizing worm races and netting that same trout counted toward my Social Security. I WAS I WAS WRONG!

2. Democrats will help those who are too naive (dumb/uninformed) about the system. Democrats will put the money where it will be valued and effectively used.

3. Our school staff has two newly widowed young teachers, both with young children.  Widows don't receive full benefits under Social Security.

4. I work in an urban CT school, and buy my own school supplies. So do the widows.