Herb Hoffman continues to enjoy his 15 minutes of fame which has now been going on for about six weeks, while the Fed UP With Taxes folks make good on step one of the People’s Veto. They are a few of this week's winners in PolitickerME's Winners & Losers list.
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Herb HoffmanHerb wins another court decision and thanks to the Maine Democratic Party, Herb Hoffman will enjoy another week of free press. Enough with the appeals and just let the guy on the ballot. |
Portland Press Herald readersMore cuts at he paper and a slew of early retirements will have a real impact on political coverage this fall. Paul Carrier, who covered state house politics, will be missed. He was fair, impartial and well liked. |
Fed Up with TaxesNinety thousand signatures in 60 days…impressive |
Bruce LaddAnother legislative candidate joined the campaign cash crime wave this month when he was indicted by a York County Grand Jury on forgery charges and one count of theft in connection with his bid for Clean Elections funds. |
Jim Cohenhe Portland City Councilor is capable, well liked and smart to enough to realize that you can’t do it all. Cohen goes out on top and steps down from Portland Politics |
Real ID PetitionersThe folks collecting signatures to repeal Maine’s new license rules have failed to get enough signatures coming in with less than half the needed amount. |
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October 7, 2008
"Alaska is a frontier the way Maine's 2nd Congressional District is a frontier."
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WINNER: Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells Water District users whose protests encouraged the trustees to "indefinitely table" a proposal by Poland Spring to extract lots of water from the local aquifer for little reward.
LOSER - Chellie Pingree for
LOSER - Chellie Pingree for publicly supporting taking away a worker's right to a private ballot when forming a union.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDgd3JcdUCU
Pingree supports the Employee "Free Choice" Act that will allow a union boss to come in and start a union by having workers publicly sign a card stating if they want a union. It goes against our tradition of private ballots in our democracy. It is scary to think what else Tom Allen, Chellie Pingree and Michael Michaud have in store for the people of Maine.
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