"Have You Rehabilitated Yerself, Kid"; Bridgeport Edition

The voters thought so.

The former mayor of Bridgeport, who spent seven years in federal prison for public corruption, was sworn in again Tuesday as mayor of Connecticut’s largest city.

Joe Ganim completed a stunning political comeback when he defeated incumbent Mayor Bill Finch in the Sept. 16 primary and easily defeated seven opponents in the general election to win back his old job. The campaign by the Democrat, who was released from prison just five years ago, was fueled by a wave of goodwill from voters who fondly remembered his years in office, from 1991 until 2003.

Ganim hired a former Feebie, who may have inflated his importance in sending Ganim to prison. Close to a dozen people ended up going to prison from the Ganim investigation. The Feebies who investigated him quit right afterwards, which may be of significance.

One might wonder how much money those guys took from Ganim to stand in his corner. But then again, cynicism over people's motives is my stock in trade.