Many Mainers are now finding out that the Legislature decided to bite the bullet and jump in with the federal government and support the “Real ID” law. It was a true policy debate; Secretary of State Matt Dunlap and yours truly opposed it, while the Bangor Daily News editorial board and Gov. Paul LePage supported […]
Well, at the very least, things are consistent. Just over a year ago, I wrote that Democrats — in Augusta and Washington — are a study in contrasts. It’s still true today. In the past 10 days, we saw two traditional ceremonies take place. In our nation’s capital, a procession of House Democrats marched to […]
A beautiful thing happened last week. The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of restricting military action against Iran without Congressional approval. The Senate may be about to do the same. The politics are interesting. The House vote was — unsurprisingly — led by Democrats. So it would normally be easy to chalk up […]
Now that Democrats are in charge in Augusta, everything is hunky-dory. Right? After all, that is the gist of a recent headline appearing in the Bangor Daily News. The gist of that reporting, by Maine Public, suggests former Gov. Paul LePage was a grump, and Gov. Janet Mills’ administration offers a sunny new approach to […]
Twenty-twenty. For most of our lives, we’ve heard the phrase in the context of an eye exam. Now it accurately describes the year, Anno Domini. But, if popular sayings are to be trusted, hindsight too is 20-20. And “those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” So it is an appropriate time […]
