Maine

updated 4:09 a.m.

Lynne Williams Quits the Race

In an email to supporters today, Green gubernatorial candidate Lynne Williams announced she will quit the race for governor after failing to gather the required 2,000 signatures from registered Green-Independent Party members to place her name on the ballot. Williams says that she and her campaign volunteers will now focus instead on helping Green candidates attempt to win seats in the state le...
Maine Politics - Mon 11:59 a.m.

Mills Submits Checks

Republican Peter Mills today became the first gubernatorial candidate to claim to have met the requirements to run a publicly financed campaign under Maine's clean election system. In a recent Sun Journal article , Mills said the main hurdle to qualifying as a clean elections candidate was not raising $40,000 in $100 seed money contributions, but collecting the 3,250 $5 contributions now requi...
Maine Politics - Wed 11:08 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

I Hate Small Business

Quote of the day: "I hate small business, I absolutely hate them, I hate all business, I want to see them completely fail and drive them into the ground." -Rep. Steven Butterfield, sarcastically defending his support for paid sick days legislation. ...
Maine Politics - Wed 7:48 a.m.

Good Question

As we all know, Sen. Collins professes to want the health care discussion to focus more on lowering costs. Here's the President: ...
Collins Watch - Tue 11:47 a.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Today's harvest: road warrrior edition

Alna Erratic - Tue 10:03 a.m.

President Clinton Endorses Mitchell for Governor

Former President Bill Clinton today endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Libby Mitchell. In an email to her supporters, he notes her tenure as chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, a position she was appointed to by his administration. Full release and email after the jump. read more ...
Maine Politics - Tue 8:06 a.m.

LCV Still Swooning For Collins

Remember when the national arm of the League of Conservation Voters shelved its own standards and, in a move that betrayed its membership, endorsed Sen. Collins? Even though she had a far weaker record on environmental issues than her opponent? Even though local Maine LCV officials were lining up against her ? And even though the organization was unable to articulate why its own environmen...
Collins Watch - Mar 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Quote of the Day

BDN : All members of Congress should be concerned that the body routinely passes measures that aren't paid for. But, it seems odd to hold up a $10 billion bill that would help working-class families and the elderly, but not take a similar stand against measures that have added trillions of dollars to the deficit. Sen. Bunning voted for the tax cuts proposed by President George W. Bush and for th...
Collins Watch - Mar 4

More Goodies

If I'm reading this right, Sen. Collins was the only Republican to vote to keep a $100+ billion unemployment assistance-themed bill on track yesterday. I'm all for it. But it does raise the question: Since the junior senator votes for all the spending and all the tax cuts, wouldn't it make sense for someone to ask her how she proposes to balance the budget? ...
Collins Watch - Mar 4 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Thought of the Day

Sen. Collins will gladly cross the aisle to hand out goodies . But she consistently rails against unpleasant things like service cuts and allowing tax cuts to expire. She likes to have it both ways. And that's why they call her a moderate. ...
Collins Watch - Mar 3

All Over The Place

Yesterday, Sen. Collins was blaming Democrats for Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-KY) crusade against unemployment benefits, health benefits and highway programs. Today she went to the floor to make it clear that she disapproves of his filibuster. Tomorrow, who knows. ...
Collins Watch - Mar 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Things Candidates Can't Blog About

The Snoozette - Mar 1

UPDATED: Rep. Pingree to Sen. Reid: End silent filibusters

DailyKos (Maine) - Mar 1

Collins: Blame Dems For Bunning (R-KY)

She sure is a loyal soldier : Hundreds of jobless Mainers woke up today with the looming threat of losing their unemployment benefits. Benefits expired this weekend, and a measure in Congress to extend them for another month is being held up by one senator, Jim Bunning, a Kentucky Republican. [...] But Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, says both parties share the blame for the gridlock. ...
Collins Watch - Mar 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Going After the “Movable Middle” on Gay Marriage

DailyKos (Maine) - Mar 1

Hint: War Is Hell

Obviously, that's not the whole story. But sending soldiers off to fight multiple tours in a grueling, misconceived and abysmally planned war-- without sufficient resources --can't help. ...
Collins Watch - Mar 1

I love you - now please go away.

Alna Erratic - Feb 28

Quote of the Day

Edward Luce in The Financial Times : In order to win over Susan Collins, a Republican senator from Maine, the Democrats removed $83bn of short-term spending from the [stimulus] bill at the cost of 400,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Collins, Carly and Crist

Also in the latest FEC filing from Dirigo PAC, Sen. Collins' political action committee, is news of donations to the senate campaigns of ousted executive Carly Fiorina and Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL). The support for Crist, in particular, puts the junior senator at odds with conservative activists. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 26 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Ayn Rand was a sociopath

Alna Erratic - Feb 26

Old Friends

The top contributor to Sen. Collins' political action committee, Dirigo PAC, for the 2009-10 cycle? Blue Cross/Blue Shield . ...
Collins Watch - Feb 25 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

In Perspective

The entire "jobs" bill that Sen. Collins has decided not to try to block clocks in at less than two percent of the stimulus bill. It's $15 billion cost is also a mere fraction of what Collins and allies stripped from the Recovery Act, at a time when every additional dollar of stimulus was sorely needed. So let's be frank: Her support is little more than a token gesture. This isn't a centr...
Collins Watch - Feb 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Snowe, Collins Vote for Cloture on Jobs Bill

Senators Snowe and Collins joined fellow Republican Senators Kit Bond, George Voinovich and newly elected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown in breaking with their party to vote down a filibuster. ...
Maine Politics - Feb 22

Thought of the Day

The fact that so many wingnuts hate Sen. Collins with such passion demonstrates that they're focused much more on rhetoric than substance. With the exception of the stimulus bill--which she worked hard to water down--the junior senator has voted with the Republicans on every single major piece of legislation over the last 9 years. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 20 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Lucy, Charlie and the Football

Sen. Collins has spent half a year , give or take, carrying water for the GOP and lying about health care. But now she says she's back to being a bipartisan moderate pragmatist. Anyone who thinks she's interested in advancing serious reform rather than killing it is either incredibly--almost willfully--gullible or just hasn't been paying attention. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 19 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Company in Maine tells Susan Collins--WE NEED HEALTHCARE REFORM!!

DailyKos (Maine) - Feb 18

Pet Projects

Thomas Cushing Munjoy notices something the deferential, power-coddling Maine media aren't in a hurry to report. I do wonder where he got that picture. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 18 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Joke of the Day

Yesterday : "It's a bad sign," Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine told me about Bayh's retirement. "The loss of someone like Evan speaks volumes about people's frustrations with the Senate and our failure to work in a bipartisan fashion." Two weeks ago : "The Obama administration appears to have a blind spot when it comes to the War on Terrorism. “And, because of that blindness, this a...
Collins Watch - Feb 17 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Good, Wholesome Milk

Rush Limbaugh has called out MOOMilk , the Maine-based organic milk producer, for its evil, socialist philosophy. ...
Maine Politics - Feb 13

Quote of the Day

Thrasybulus at As Maine Goes : Collins is 100% as conservative as she can be AND win re-election in the dystopia that is Maine. Cut some slack. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 12 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

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Maine Politics - Feb 11

Mainers Support a Public Option, Not Current State of Reform

The Market Decisions poll released today has 46% of Mainers sampled opposing the "Obama/Congressional health reform proposal" while 39% support it. Setting aside for the moment the fact that there isn't a specific proposal to be for or against, the interesting part of this poll is the reason why it seems that Mainers have turned against the kind of reform that may now be considered by Congr...
Maine Politics - Feb 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Insult, Injury, Etc.

She's lost Tornoe too. ...
Collins Watch - Feb 11

Crisis Management Mode

Just a week ago, Sen. Collins had a national platform and was on the attack . This morning, she dialed in to a local talk radio show to--in the show's own words--" defend her criticism " of President Obama. Things haven't exactly gone according to plan. Not surprisingly, Collins spends much of the interview on the defensive, testily delivering the talking points she's been using since the argum...
Collins Watch - Feb 11 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Coming Out of the Closet

Yes, we're on Twitter . ...
Collins Watch - Feb 11

End of a Bad Day

A bit more unflattering exposure for Sen. Collins. Start at 0:55 and stick around for the great Bush clip: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy ...
Collins Watch - Feb 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Collins Losing Maine Media?

It's not just BDN . All of a sudden, even PPH has the audacity to allow criticism of Sen. Collins in its pages. Greg Kesich unloads on the junior senator today. Remember: Since Richard Connor's early flirtation with Collins skepticism, the Portland daily (like BDN) has handled her as a kind of sainted celebrity , keeping its pages totally free of sentiments critical of Collins. So what to...
Collins Watch - Feb 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Merrill: Collins Pawn in GOP Machine

Who would have thought that a former state senator would have the temerity to call out Saint Susan's noxious rhetoric about the Obama administration? Or that BDN would have the temerity to publish his criticism? A year ago in an OpEd published here, I praised Sen. Susan Collins for the independence she demonstrated in crafting and voting for the Obama recovery act... Sadly, last week Sen. Col...
Collins Watch - Feb 10

NYT: Collins Plays Fear Card

The New York Times editorial page : An election is coming, so the Republicans are trying to scare Americans by making it appear as if the Democrats don't care about catching or punishing terrorists. [...] Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, suggested--without any evidence--that vital intelligence was lost by [having the FBI arrest and interrogate Abdulmutallab]. [...] The Republican ...
Collins Watch - Feb 10

Even More Hypocrisy

Sen. Collins, you'll remember, voted in favor of policies generating trillions of dollars of debt during the Bush administration. But now, things are different : Collins, meanwhile, said she would be open to exploring a bipartisan jobs bill that focuses on creating private-sector jobs without adding to the federal deficit. It's just like her response to the Christmas Day bombing: One standar...
Collins Watch - Feb 10

Greener Pastures

If you haven't yet read Chris Busby's feature on the state of Maine's Green Party in last month's Bollard, you should. ...
Maine Politics - Feb 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Hypocrisy Watch

Collins Watch - Feb 9

Collins' Blind Spot

Collins Watch - Feb 8

Oh Dear

Collins Watch - Feb 8

Silence All These Years

Collins Watch - Feb 8

Incidentally

Collins Watch - Feb 8

Leadership

Collins Watch - Feb 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Feb 6

Capital Connections

A.J. Higgins has just posted what he says is his first column in three years at the Capitol Connection Facebook page . Higgins takes a look at the well-funded leadership PACs run by House and Senate leadership candidates, most of whom are running for their own seats as clean elections candidates. There's also this great tidbit: "So when are you guys going to start covering the governor’...
Maine Politics - Feb 5

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Feb 5

Susan Collins (R-Maine): Pwn3d by Robert Gibbs

DailyKos (Maine) - Feb 4

More on the Mitchell Interview

Collins Watch - Feb 4

BDN Lectures Collins on Constitution

Collins Watch - Feb 4

#CollinsFail Round-Up

Collins Watch - Feb 4

Howard on Collins and Lawlessness

Collins Watch - Feb 4

Rowe's Bangor Office Opening

From WVII: ...
Maine Politics - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Inner Collins?

Collins Watch - Feb 3

Flustered, Fazed and Defensive

Collins Watch - Feb 3

Damage Control Mode?

Collins Watch - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Silence

Collins Watch - Feb 3

It's Evolution, Baby

Collins Watch - Feb 3

Clean Funding Secure

Maine Politics - Feb 3

Even The AP

Collins Watch - Feb 3

Thought of the Day

Collins Watch - Feb 3

Williams No Longer Clean

Maine Politics - Feb 3

Jacobson's Radio Spot

Maine Politics - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Chellie Pingree pwns Duncan Hunter on DADT

DailyKos (Maine) - Feb 2

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Feb 2

Collins: Cover 30,000,000 For Free

Collins Watch - Feb 1

MCLU: Remarks Dangerous, Wrong

Collins Watch - Feb 1

Collins and the Constitution

Collins Watch - Feb 1

Projection, Anyone?

Collins Watch - Feb 1

Running and Dancing

The Snoozette - Jan 31

Susan Collins: Constitution applies only to American Citizens

DailyKos (Maine) - Jan 31

Habeas Shmabeas

Collins Watch - Jan 31

Collins Goes Full Wingnut

Collins Watch - Jan 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Question of the Day

Collins Watch - Jan 30

Alternate Dimensions

Maine Politics - Jan 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

AGC Debate Video

Maine Politics - Jan 29

Finally

Maine Politics - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Really?

Collins Watch - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Higgins Mechanism

Maine Politics - Jan 28

Campbell's Switch

Maine Politics - Jan 28

Capitol Hill News Open Thread

DailyKos (Maine) - Jan 27

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Jan 26

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Jan 25

Bubble? What Bubble?

Collins Watch - Jan 23

I hope you like graphs!

Maine Politics - Jan 22

Thought of the Day

Collins Watch - Jan 21

Polite Company

Collins Watch - Jan 21

At Least He Admits It

Maine Politics - Jan 21

nom nom nom

Maine Politics - Jan 20

Because We're Not Iran?

Collins Watch - Jan 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Another View

Collins Watch - Jan 20

Advice For Dems

Collins Watch - Jan 20

Al the Augur

Maine Politics - Jan 19

Blogislators

Maine Politics - Jan 18

Immigration Reform Event in Bangor Today

Maine Politics - Jan 14

Let's All Do The GOP

Maine Politics - Jan 14

Cutler on the Air

Maine Politics - Jan 13

Social and Political Disparity

Maine Politics - Jan 13

They Write Letters

Collins Watch - Jan 12

Won't you please help Michael Steele

Alna Erratic - Jan 12

Read My Lips

Maine Politics - Jan 12

Primary Concern

Maine Politics - Jan 12 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Anti-Marriage Equality = Bigotry : Redefining the Gay Marriage Debate

DailyKos (Maine) - Jan 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Tardy, Connor's Company Goes Under

Maine Politics - Jan 10 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Seems Reasonable To Me

Collins Watch - Jan 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

20?s with a Candidate: Rosa Scarcelli, ME-GOV

DailyKos (Maine) - Jan 7

Friends All Around

Collins Watch - Jan 6

A Majority Party

Maine Politics - Jan 6

Well Which Is It?

Collins Watch - Jan 6

McGowapalooza

Maine Politics - Jan 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A Full Field

Maine Politics - Jan 5

Thought of the Day

Collins Watch - Jan 5

McGowan In, Hill Out

Maine Politics - Jan 4

No Profiling

Collins Watch - Jan 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Right On Cue

Collins Watch - Jan 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

For the Lolz

Maine Politics - Jan 1

Left Hand, Right Hand, Etc.

Collins Watch - Dec 31

Down East: The Student Lobby

Maine Politics - Dec 31 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Equal Marriage Rights 2009, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

DailyKos (Maine) - Dec 29

Why Has Obama Not Gone to Maine?

DailyKos (Maine) - Dec 27

Thought of the Day

Collins Watch - Dec 27

Shill Game

Collins Watch - Dec 27

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Dec 26

Too late, everyone, Snowe has joined the borg collective.

DailyKos (Maine) - Dec 23

Just One Example

Collins Watch - Dec 23

Voting With Your Dollars

Collins Watch - Dec 22

"Billions of New Taxes"?

Collins Watch - Dec 22

Health Care Reform Fantods

The Snoozette - Dec 22

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Dec 21

What's New?

Collins Watch - Dec 21

Politico: Mitchell is Frontrunner

Maine Politics - Dec 21

Putting Maine First?

Collins Watch - Dec 21

Frustration At Home

Collins Watch - Dec 21

Comity

Collins Watch - Dec 21

Words

Collins Watch - Dec 20

Thought of the Day

Collins Watch - Dec 20

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Dec 19

Olympia Snowe is in play?

DailyKos (Maine) - Dec 18

Lousy, Lazy Journalism: Mine

The Snoozette - Dec 17

Military Effectively Bans Abortion for Female Soldiers

The Snoozette - Dec 15

Facebook Moves Beyond the Pale

The Snoozette - Dec 14

Getting To Work?

Collins Watch - Dec 14

Off The Beat

Collins Watch - Dec 9

Mills Snipes at Otten

Maine Politics - Dec 9

Clean and Virtuous

Maine Politics - Dec 8

Flameout of the Day

Maine Politics - Dec 7

Had enough of Sanctimonious Joe?

Alna Erratic - Dec 7

Electronic same-sex marriage anyone?

DailyKos (Maine) - Dec 6

Then What?

Collins Watch - Dec 5

Wither equal rights?

DailyKos (Maine) - Dec 3

Snow Jobs

Maine Politics - Dec 3

Signal or Noise?

Collins Watch - Dec 3

Then and Now

Collins Watch - Dec 3

No Longer Operative?

Collins Watch - Dec 3

Joe LIEberman wants the Wall Street bailout to help John McCain's campaign

White Noise Insanity - Dec 2

Joe Biden & Sarah Palin debate tonight...hold your laugher till later.

White Noise Insanity - Dec 2

VP DEBATE: Sarah Palin knows names of dictators, but not the names of American newspapers

White Noise Insanity - Dec 2

Dana Perino is No Ainsley Hayes

The Snoozette - Dec 2

2010 TV Ads Begin

Maine Politics - Dec 2

Being Constructive?

Collins Watch - Dec 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Better Know Some Districts

Maine Politics - Dec 1

Question of the Day

Collins Watch - Dec 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Not Just Me

Collins Watch - Dec 1

New Excuse, Please

Collins Watch - Nov 30

Collins and the Dupes

Collins Watch - Nov 30

Maine's Charter Schools

The Snoozette - Nov 30 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

BLUE STATES: Maine. M Michaud (D) vs P Mills (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 30

BLUE STATES: Maine. M Michaud (D) vs J McKernan (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 29

They Write Letters

Collins Watch - Nov 29

BLUE STATES: Maine. M Michaud (D) vs S Collins (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 28

BLUE STATES: Maine. M Michaud (D) vs O Snowe (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 27

BLUE STATES: Maine. Third democrat in ME.

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 26

Dirty Elections

Maine Politics - Nov 25

Down East: Unenrolled

Maine Politics - Nov 25

BLUE STATES: Maine. J Baldacci (D) vs P Mills (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 25

Comforting The Powerful

Collins Watch - Nov 25

BLUE STATES: Maine. J Baldacci (D) vs J McKernan (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 24

Let us use the weapon of the enemy against the enemy

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 23

Collins & Snowe Might Come Over. Ha-Ha Lieberfail UPDATEDx3

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 23

Collins & Snowe Might Come Over. Ha-Ha Lieberfail UPDATEDx2

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 23

Collins & Snowe Might Come Over. Ha-Ha Lieberfail UPDATED

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 23

BLUE STATES: Maine. J Baldacci (D) vs S Collins (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 23

Collins & Snowe Might Come Over. Ha-Ha Lieberfail

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 22

BLUE STATES: Maine. J Baldacci (D) vs O Snowe (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 22

Borowitz is a Buffoon

The Snoozette - Nov 22

Profiles In Bad Faith

Collins Watch - Nov 21

Straight people are funny...

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 21

BLUE STATES: Maine. Democrat number two in ME.

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Picking Their Battles

Collins Watch - Nov 21

Lincoln Academy Schedule Means Success

The Snoozette - Nov 21

3 new wind turbines now supplying power in Maine

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 20

Political Engagement

Maine Politics - Nov 20

2009 Betting Pool Results

Maine Politics - Nov 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

BLUE STATES: Maine. C Pingree (D) vs P Mills (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 20

Not Remotely Petty

The Snoozette - Nov 20

Editorial/Obituary Page

Maine Politics - Nov 20

BLUE STATES: Maine. C Pingree (D) vs J McKernan (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 19

The Most Important Questions

The Snoozette - Nov 18

BLUE STATES: Maine. C Pingree (D) vs S Collins (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 18

Quote of the Day

Collins Watch - Nov 17

BLUE STATES: Maine. C Pingree (D) vs O Snowe (R)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 17

Thought of the Day

Collins Watch - Nov 17

Is it still satire...

...if it turns out to be true ? Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over." read more ...
Downeast Politics - Nov 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Executive Order Watch - 1/30/2009

Sorry, folks, Whitehouse.gov was a little slow getting these posted. read more ...
Downeast Politics - Nov 17

Executive Order Watch - 1/21-22/09

Obama's Executive Orders are being posted over at Whitehouse.gov . So far, we have the following: Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel Every appointee ... shall sign ... the following pledge: read more ...
Downeast Politics - Nov 17

Recovery.gov

Part of the stimulus act provided for a website to allow people to track where the money goes. That site, Recovery.gov , shows the various states that have their own versions. Turns out that Maine is one of them . :-) There are already posts from Susan Gendron about how the money will be used for school projects, and a report about the apparent low bidder on a I-295 construction project. This s...
Downeast Politics - Nov 17

Obama as Faramir

In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Two Towers , Faramir refused to take the One Ring, even to save his city - because it ultimately would not do so. read more ...
Downeast Politics - Nov 17

The Stimulus bill

I was curious as to what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 actually said, so I went and looked it up on Thomas.loc.gov , where the Library of Congress posts legislative information from Congress. The final version is the one that was "Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate". read more ...
Downeast Politics - Nov 17

Now the right wingers are going after Barack’s letter to Paulson/Bernanke & the money he’s spent on ...

I’m sorry, but this is laugh out loud funny. The right wingers (as their party dies as we approach the finish line) are now going after Barack Obama’s letter he wrote to Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke. Apparently, the right wingers are blaming Barack for not doing enough. Some of the wingers, like this one, [...] ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

Sen. Susan Collins is not Margaret Chase Smith despite Collins’ delusion over her own voting record

(picture of MCS) The late great republican Us Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine once said of the republican party back in the 1950’s: “Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.” and… “I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny [...] ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

Check out Tom Ryan’s latest video about voting machine fraud

Someone over on FDL just posted a link to this in the comments. I though it was hysterical (and frightening of course!) and I hope Tom Ryan wins his race this Tuesday: Posted in Election 2008, Election Fraud, Politics, Voting ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

How far does Oxford County Probate Judge Dana Hanely’s power stretch?

Your post music… Remember the post I did about current republican Oxford County Probate Judge Dana Hanley and how the documents he’s filled out over time show him not living in Oxford County, but rather, it appears he actually lives in Cumberland County in the town of Windham? Well, the drama is gettin’ good. Maybe he [...] ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

John McCain is going to win on Tuesday because of the Bradley Effect?

This is just a bunch of bullshit. If the Bradley Effect was really in play, then in my very white state of Maine on Caucus Day in February of this year, Hillary Clinton would have won over Barack Obama! But that didn’t happen. Nope. Forty five thousand mainly white Democrats came out to vote for [...] ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

John McCain funded a PLO right wing think tank?

Ooopsie dooooo. It appears John McCain is MORE connected to Bill Ayers and Rashid Khalidi (a PLO sympathizer) than Barack Obama is. Seems Johnny gave Mr. Khalidi close to $500,000 in the last ten years when Johnny was in charge of the International Republican Institute. Keith Olbermann explains (hat tip to Rutherford Lawson for posting [...] ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

Sarah Palin booed when she congratulated the Phillies for winning the World Series

I love it. Apparently the people of Erie, PA despise the Phillies. Had Sarah Palin done her homework like an exceptional executive leader would have or had surrounded herself with people who could look past her looks, she would have known this prior to opening her lipstick coated mouth. Huh. I guess she has surrounded [...] ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

The next time John McCain says ‘my friends’ think of this video

HYSTERICAL. Enjoy! (hat tip to Foothillsmike of FDL for posting this video today) Posted in Election 2008, Integrity, John McCain, Sarah Palin ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

Here’s what the republican party has boiled down to in 8 short years…

(picture credit) Posted in Election 2008, Freaking Hysterical, Neocon, republican ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

happy halloween from barack obama’s campaign!

The right wing robots keep spewing their crap! Stop them now!!!! Before it’s too late!!!! (hat tip to Jane Hamsher of FDL for the video) Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Obama/Biden '08, Politics ...
White Noise Insanity - Nov 17

55-385

La loi n° 55-385 du 3 janvier 1955 modifiée par la loi n° 551080 du 7 août 1955 et l'ordonnance n° 80-372 du 15 avril 1960 was put into effect yesterday evening. For those to young to recall, this is......
Wampum - Nov 17

Meme à Bruxelles / Brussel ... auch in Berlin und Bremen

I lived for most of three years in the Commune of Ixelles / Elsene. At least one Sunday a month I'd go to Gare Central / Centraalstation and catch a train one stop south to Gare du Midi / Zuidstation,......
Wampum - Nov 17

Today's Cartoon

Today's Cartoon is from Mike Lester of the Rome (Ga.) News Tribune.......
Wampum - Nov 17

Riverbend post

Mandatory reading. I learned something from it. Click on her book's gif on the right sidebar.......
Wampum - Nov 17

Round the Blog-o-Hexagon

Riots in France by Adrien Wing, November 3, in blackprof.com. Thoughtful and under two pages. The problem with France by Steve Gilliard, November 6th, in stevegilliard.blogspot.com, both a piece from the Euro version of Boonews and some background pieces (and......
Wampum - Nov 17

1 408 véhicules, 395 personnes interpellées et 36 policiers blessés

This shows the conflict in its social dimension. The cités (aka "HLM", trans. "the projects") are largely abandoned by the French state, anonymous and experienced as "other", not as French neighborhoods, and the CRS/GM/police, also anonymous and experienced as "other",......
Wampum - Nov 17

Walking on Armistice Day

It took 18 days to collapse (and invert) the Iraq Army defensive perimeter, from the initial movement order to the final investment of central Baghdad. One plan, which I will characterize as "Stay the Course", broadly retains US forces as......
Wampum - Nov 17

Women are not a "special interest group"

As Duncan pointed out late last night (pointing to this TPMCafe post), Corzine won in New Jersey because he actually approached women as key voters, not as a special interest group. In particular, he framed his economic policies in terms......
Wampum - Nov 17

Assigning Blame

It is now clear that the administration drove us to war in Iraq based on a group of false claims. That was a huge mistake. We have paid for that mistake with thousand lives, more than ten thousand injuries, and......
Wampum - Nov 17

Valuing Pain and Suffering

Santorum Exposed, by way of Atrios, reminds us that Rick Santorum is a hypocrite with regard to statutory limits on pain and suffering awards in personal injury actions. They link to this ABC News piece: In recent years many......
Wampum - Nov 17

Ten minutes until the polls close in Maine...

We (well, I, as Eric is on a plane to Pittsburgh at the moment) sit here (in North Carolina) waiting for the polls to close on Election Day in our home state of Maine (yes, we voted absentee.) While there......
Wampum - Nov 17 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fill in the Blank

Some years ago, among certain people, it was considered witty to remark that a conservative was a liberal who had been mugged. Google returns 138,000 hits for “conservative” + “liberal” + “mugged”. Let’s turn the adage around and ask “a......
Wampum - Nov 17

On this date...

Three years back, a small, insignificant event took place in the blogosphere. The first post on Wampum.......
Wampum - Nov 17

The Meaning of Pervasive

Autism is a pervasive disorder. The National Institute of Mental Health writes: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), also known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs), cause severe and pervasive impairment in thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. At......
Wampum - Nov 17

"Ces individus semblent chercher le contact avec la police et nous agressent, à la différence des au...

That's the word early this evening from Toulouse where a group of 30+ civilians and an undisclosed number of police were engaged in an exchange of gas grenades and diverse projectiles. For the first time the police are being engaged......
Wampum - Nov 17

Happy people dancing

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

You say "tomato," I say "f you"

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Fearful? Check. Xenophobic? Check. Aggressive? Check.

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Minnesota humor

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

The year in blogging

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

The Obamas: An American family

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Just another day with the grandchildren

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Getting environmentalists out of their silos

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Time to change churches

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Former Republican to Obama: Drop the bipartisanship. We're not worthy.

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

ZOMG it's Dick Cheney with hair

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

They hate us for our freedoms

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Boil that cabbage down

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

The duplicity of George Will

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Kenneth the Page responds

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Friends of the Earth hearts Obama

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

They weren't inept. They did it on purpose.

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

Robin Williams on golf

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

"It was a dark and stormy night" redux

Alna Erratic - Nov 17

A Dark and Bright Morning

The Snoozette - Nov 17

Richardson Runs, Resigns

Maine Politics - Nov 16

Asked, Unanswered

Collins Watch - Nov 16

John Richardson Announces in Brunswick

Maine Politics - Nov 16

BLUE STATES: Maine. Democrat number one in ME.

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 16

 Equal Rights: 3 Bigots: 2.  

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 15

Equal Rights: 3 Bigots: 2.

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 15

Obama is a Civilian

The Snoozette - Nov 15

Best 2009 Election Slogan

Maine Politics - Nov 15 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

My Brave Veteran Friends

The Snoozette - Nov 14

Advice From the Not Quite Lovelorn

The Snoozette - Nov 14

Saturday Morning Parenting Diary

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 14

Beautiful Documentary Of No On 1 Campaign in Maine

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 13

No on 1 Documentary

Maine Politics - Nov 13

Star Struck

Collins Watch - Nov 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Coffee, Tea or, Oh Nevermind

The Snoozette - Nov 11

Standing Out

Collins Watch - Nov 11

Greeting 900,000 troups in Bangor, Maine: POV 11/11

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 10

Gonzo Politics 2012

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 10

Snowe Vulnerable?

Maine Politics - Nov 10

Disingenuousness Watch

Collins Watch - Nov 10

It's not about marriage, its about rights for real people

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 9

After Maine, Some Good News!

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 9

Getting approval for posting Pastor Fitch's sermon: "Homosexuality and the Bible"

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 9

Gay ballot measures since '72: 102 losses, 23 wins

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 8

The Future of Marriage Equality in New Hampshire

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 8

No More Mr Nice Gay (cont'd). With Poll!

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 8

Is It Time to Go Negative in the Fight for Gay Marriage Rights?  with poll!

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 7

Pingree, Michaud Will Vote For Health Care Reform

Maine Politics - Nov 7

I wrote this before the vote on Question 1...

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 7

Putting Maine, Washington state & Gay Rights in Perspective: Let's Start Acting Like Winners!

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 7

Taking a Break from Maine

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 6

Is It Wrong ...

The Snoozette - Nov 6

Are gays people? Christian? American?

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 6

Radio Retrospective

Maine Politics - Nov 6

Sitting by (in) the fire with Mormons

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 6

Just Stop It. Seriously.

Collins Watch - Nov 6

Tell Women Something We Don't Know

The Snoozette - Nov 6

What's Stopping Health Care Reform?

The Snoozette - Nov 6

Resolved – Prohibit Referenda on Rights

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 5

Maine: Gayja vu all over again x31

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 5

Staring down fear (of teh gay)

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 5

Correction: We're not coming at this, it's coming at us.

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 5

White Skin Privilege and Maine, The Sequel.

DailyKos (Maine) - Nov 5