Tag: Maine

Maine GOP Members Redecorate A Classroom

Filed in National by on May 14, 2010 10 Comments

The Maine GOP has been in the news more than usual lately. Maine is generally known for its progressive politics and moderate Republicans but no longer. GOP activists managed to replace the Maine GOP platform with a fringe platform that outlawed atheism and one-world government. They also redecorated a middle school classroom because they didn’t […]

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Tea Party Takes Over the Maine GOP

Filed in National by on May 12, 2010 7 Comments

One of the continuing stories/themes these days is just what effect, short-term and long-term, the Tea Party movement will have on American politics in general, and the Republican Party specifically. Mock it all you want (please, mock it…it’s fun!), but the Tea Party is a real force right now. For proof, look no farther (further?) […]

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Why We Need Marriage Equality

Filed in National by on October 22, 2009 14 Comments

I’ll let WWII veteran Phillip Spooner explain. He does a better job than I ever could. Partial transcript (full transcript at the link): […] I am here today because of a conversation I had last June when I was voting. A woman at my polling place asked me, “Do you believe in equal, equality for […]

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