Once again, our esteemed legislative group has stepped in front of the cameras to demonstrate to their constituents how upset they are about something going on in our state. This time it’s Sikorsky Aircraft losing a large maintenance contract to a government facility in Florida. This will lose about 85 jobs, and income for our state.

The problem is, to me, that the decision has been made, the work is gone, it will not be reclaimed for Connecticut no matter how much righteous indignation our “legislative team” displays for the camera. Our “team” has once again failed to do its job. The time for objection was months ago when Sikorsky was sold to Lockheed Martin.

This sale was a clear signal that changes would occur, especially since a Lockheed Martin vice president was installed as the president of Sikorsky. That was the time to intervene. Or maybe even then was too late. Connecticut has long demonstrated its uncompetitive atmosphere. We would all monitor the continued erosion of Sikorsky jobs and work as they slowly move out. This is the fault of our politicians and their profligate ways, and how they try to appear that they are doing everything (in front of the cameras) they can to “work” for us. Too little and too late.

David Holbrook

New Haven