Maine

John McCain’s trip to South Portland Monday yielded a mention on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show as part of a spoof on the media’s obsession with Barack Obama.

In the segment, Host Jon Stewart introduced two correspondents, one to cover Obama overseas, the other to cover McCain, “and this is true, at a picnic at the military museum in South Portland, Maine,” Stewart said. The crowd laughed. Five correspondents showed up at Obama’s site, giddy about Obama.

Voters in Windham go to the polls: Politicker PhotoPoll workers across the state have consistently described voting traffic today as "constant and steady".

At about 9 a.m. election workers in Hallowell waited as voters slowly began to arrive. In Standish, a steady flow of people came and went. In Windham, voters passed five petitioner tables on their way to the exit. There was a lot of interest in initiatives to repeal the drivers license and beverage taxes, volunteers for the initiatives said.

Check back later for more on the election and results.

Maine Republican caucus winner Mitt Romney will headline the state GOP convention May 2 and 3.

Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has since dropped out of the presidential race and is now stumping for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.

PolitickerME asked six Republicans in the Legislature how they were feeling about the budget that passed. Responding in the video below: Senate Minority Leader Carol Weston, R-Montville; House Minority Leader Josh Tardy, R-Newport; Sen. Peter Mills, R-Cornville; Sen. Karl Turner, R-Cumberland, a member of the Appropriations Committee; Rep. Michael Vaughan, R-Durham; and Rep. John McDonough, R-Scarborough.

Gov. John Baldacci signed the supplemental budget package shortly after the Legislature approved it Monday night.

His statement: “This has been a difficult budget process. Maine has been forced to deal with a $190 million revenue downturn caused by a struggling national economy. The decisions have been difficult, but the end product is a reasonable and responsible budget that puts us on firmer financial footing moving forward.”

The Supplemental budget is out, and there is something for everyone to hate. It looks like there are about 50 million dollars in cuts to services at the Department of Human Services. That alone, will generate enough angst to fill the civic center for a few days.