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Politics + other mistakes
The trouble with tax reform is that almost everybody not named Warren Buffett believes it should result in their personal tax bill going down.
Politics + other mistakes
When it comes to sex, there's something ambivalent about Michael Michaud. No, not that. I mean Michaud's position on abortion.
Politics + other mistakes
Politics + other mistakes
Politics + Other Mistakes
Due process isn't pretty. Or convenient. Or even fair. All those rules that are supposed to assure both employers and employees they'll be getting an unbiased hearing can easily result in businesses losing some they probably should have won.
Politics + Other Mistakes
Eliot Cutler is a bigger boob than Paul LePage.
Politics + Other Mistakes
Politics + Other Mistakes
Politics + Other Mistakes
Politics + Other Mistakes
Politics + Other Mistakes
Rights hang in the balance. Justice is on the line. Truth is being spoken to power. Here in Maine, nine towns have joined this movement.
Politics + Other Mistakes
You people have got to stop taking me seriously.
Politics + Other Mistakes
Time to get your crazy on.
Politics + Other Mistakes
"The poor would be driven out of town. The middle class would drive themselves."
Politics + Other Mistakes
In politics, it's known as the dreaded "L word."
Politics + Other Mistakes
If there's one Maine institution Governor Paul LePage hates more than the state's whiny newspapers, it's public schools. And for good reason.
Politics + Other Mistakes
Here's a random assortment of stuff that makes me suspect Maine's IQ is falling faster than its economy:
Politics + Other Mistakes
Republican Governor Paul LePage has been called some nasty names — arrogant boor, insensitive clod, Paul — but none has accurately described his real inclinations.
Politics + Other Mistakes
I'm not a big fan of reform.
Politics + Other Mistakes
Consider the cases of two clueless politicians. One is a Republican who holds Maine's highest office.
Politics + Other Mistakes
Solving Maine's most serious problems would be a lot easier if we could eliminate obviously unworkable solutions from the debate.
Politics + Other Mistakes
OK, then. Deep breath. I'm in favor of gun con-con-con . . . Can't do it. I'm never gonna say that.
Politics + Other Mistakes
As he strode confidently to the podium to give his State of the State address, the governor surveyed the crowd with steely blue eyes set in a face just shy of being impossibly handsome because of an intriguing hint of cruelty.
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