In writing, “Mullane wants Connecticut to run as well as North Stonington,” (June 17), David Collins provided the latest in his series of endless columns shilling for Republican candidates. We can, of course, expect more columns of this sort, one for each Republican running for office in the immediate vicinity.

But I was a bit surprised. Just three days earlier, Collins announced that he would challenge each Republican candidate to denounce Donald Trump. This would be his pre-sycophancy acid test. He said, "I would suggest calling this the Trump test, one I intend to try on every state Republican candidate I encounter this election season."

Did Mullane pass the Trump test? We are not told. Perhaps Collins has decided that busting unions is more important than avoiding fascism. 

John Wirzbicki

Groton