Dick Blumenthal anticipates his legacy will be longstanding; more specifically, Dick sees himself as the incarnation of former senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut.

1) Ribicoff was Jewish. So is Blumenthal.

2) Ribicoff served 18 years as a senator.

He was finally elected to the United States Senate in 1962, replacing retiring incumbent Prescott Bush by defeating Republican nominee Horace Seely-Brown with 51% of the vote. He served in the Senate from January 3, 1963, until January 3, 1981.

Blumenthal wants 18 years too. See?

3) Ribicoff zeroed in on consumer protection.

He allied with consumer advocate Ralph Nader in creating the Motor Vehicle Highway Safety Act of 1966, which created the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency was responsible for many new safety standards on cars. Ribicoff spent the remaining years of his Senate career fighting for such issues as school integration, welfare and tax reform, and consumer protection.

Dick Blumenthal has been obsessed with consumer protection to the point of crushing small businesses and lives. See?

4) Ribicoff never ran for higher office.

During the 1972 Democratic National Convention, presidential nominee George McGovern offered Ribicoff the Democratic vice-presidential nomination, but he declined and it eventually went to Senator Thomas Eagleton.[2] After Eagleton withdrew, McGovern asked Ribicoff (among others) to take Eagleton’s place. Ribicoff again refused, publicly stating that he had no ambitions for higher office.

Dick Blumenthal has never sought higher office either. See?

5) During his time in the Senate, Ribicoff was chairman of the US Senate Committee on Government Operations (94th and 95th Congresses) and its successor, the —- U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (95th and 96th Congresses).

Dick Blumenthal has served on the US Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Special Committee on Aging – all of which are powerful and affect nearly everything in our nation.

6) Ribicoff received recognition upon retirement.

On May 3, 1979, Ribicoff announced his intention to retire at the end of his third term. President Jimmy Carter released a statement crediting Ribicoff with having “compiled a distinguished career of public service that can serve as a model of decency, compassion, and ability.” Chris Dodd was a successor to Ribicoff — then Blumenthal took Dodd’s place.

Dick Blumenthal wants to retire at the end of his 3RD term, too, and you can bet he awaits a special statement from the Resident in Chief, into the willing cameras.

If you want to “get to” or really insult Blumenthal, go after his anticipated legacy. He thinks he is going to be remembered favorably for decades to come.

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