In Connecticut, the New London Day that Dick Blumenthal is looking a lot like “Martha Coakley in pants.”

Was The New York Times on target in the spring when the newspaper reported that some Democrats were wringing their hands, worrying that Blumenthal was “Martha Coakley in pants,” a longtime attorney general about to squander a popular career on a lame political campaign, like his counterpart in Massachusetts. That was back in April, of course, long before McMahon finished off her Republican challengers and began to focus squarely on Coakley, er, Blumenthal… So is the attorney general wise in staying above the fray? Why is he not fighting back? … I think Blumenthal should directly address some of the issues of the campaign, not just where McMahon’s money comes from, but how the two differ so profoundly on the issues. He needs to do more than wait for voter outrage over the next dead wrestler.