The Senator Has Two Faces.

What a difference nine years make to Sergeant Blumenthal (D-Saigon). The Greenwich millionaire was on WFSB’s Face the State this weekend supporting chimpanzee victim Charla Nash’s effort to win legislative approval to sue the state for its role in her horrific injuries.

In 2003, Blumenthal intervened to thwart a Watertown animal control officer who had ordered an aggressive dog put down after it had bitten an injured a boy. Two years later, Max, a golden retriever, struck again, biting and clawing a 7 year old Southbury boy. In the aftermath of the second attack, Blumenthal had no regrets. The then-attorney general shared with The New York Times his compassionate notion of sovereign immunity when he was on the firing line:

In a telephone interview on Wednesday, Mr. Blumenthal added that he was not sorry he got involved with the case.

”I have absolutely no regrets about mediating an agreement, which was based on expert veterinary advice and the best of intentions on everyone’s part,” he said.

Mr. Blumenthal said he doubted that the state could be held liable for the attack.

”We live in a free country where anyone can sue anyone, but the chances of a suit against the state succeeding are close to zero,” he said.