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Big man got the money

State treasurers
Until now, being state treasurer was like being a septic tank. Both attract attention only when something goes wrong.

By: AL DIAMON | June 15, 2011

Got what it takes

Why not run for mayor?
If you haven't already done so, hustle down to Portland City Hall and sign up to run for mayor.

By: AL DIAMON | June 08, 2011

Grossman conspires with wingnuts
It doesn't get weirder than this. A liberal Democrat from California wants to help conservative Republicans in Maine find somebody to run against moderate GOP US Senator Olympia Snowe.

By: AL DIAMON | June 01, 2011

We are family

The Maine Republican Party
Campaigning for office is easy. It's governing that's hard.

By: AL DIAMON | May 25, 2011

Coughing fits

The tobacco tax
Smoking isn't one of my many vices. But that doesn't mean I have something against those who've chosen that method of killing themselves. It's not like their addiction makes them bad people.

By: AL DIAMON | May 18, 2011

Going, gone

LePage should just resign
Republican Governor Paul LePage should do himself, his party, and his state a favor by pulling a Sarah Palin and resigning.

By: AL DIAMON | May 12, 2011

Your credibility's shot

Dennis Bailey's political advice falls flat
He used his ability to appeal to a significant minority of the electorate to propel himself and his pals into the governor's office.

By: AL DIAMON | May 04, 2011

Driving in circles

E-ZPassing
I have Peter Mills's E-ZPass.

By: AL DIAMON | April 27, 2011

Middle of the road

LePage pleases everyone -- sort of
LePage has accomplished something no Maine governor has ever been able to achieve: He's spread joy across the entire ideological spectrum.

By: AL DIAMON | April 20, 2011

I can't recall

Maine's mixed history with recall efforts
“I can think of no single measure that would do more to strengthen the credibility of state government than . . . the institution of recall.”

By: AL DIAMON | April 13, 2011

Easily distracted

The LePage mantras
Contrary to popular belief, Republican Governor Paul LePage is not an idiot.

By: AL DIAMON | April 06, 2011

Down again

State-government shutdown
Here's a great idea for commemorating the 20th anniversary of Maine's last state-government shutdown in 1991: Let's do it again.

By: AL DIAMON | March 30, 2011

Don't do that

What the GOP, libertarians, and jellyfish have in common
Republicans and libertarians share many similarities. For instance, members of both groups are generally equipped with bladders.

By: AL DIAMON | March 23, 2011

Odd meter

Practical Advice for Political Nutjobs
It's time for that popular feature, Practical Advice for Political Nutjobs, the column that's been proven by complicated scientific-type testing to help weirdos avoid public humiliation. It also saves them money because they never again need to line their hats with pricey aluminum foil.

By: AL DIAMON | March 16, 2011

The road goes on forever

Maine Turnpike Authority's totalitarian rule
If the Maine Turnpike Authority were a country, it'd be North Korea.

By: AL DIAMON | March 09, 2011

Flotsam and jetsam

LePage’s temper
The list of young Maine politicians with serious prospects of someday being elected to higher office is shorter than Governor Paul LePage's temper.

By: AL DIAMON | March 02, 2011

Too soon

LePage’s first biennial budget
That's it? That's the budget that was supposed to transform Maine into — depending on your political orientation — either a business-friendly, job-creating, profit-making paradise of free-market capitalism — or an environmental wasteland in which impoverished workers seek shelter while being urinated on by corporate swine?

By: AL DIAMON | February 23, 2011

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