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AL DIAMON

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Flavor of the weak

Politics and other mistakes
According to the polls (a phrase that carries the implication that whatever comes next is rated on the plausibility scale well below doubtful and just above complete crap), the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights is losing ground faster than the Iraqi army.
By AL DIAMON  |  November 01, 2006

Close to the edge

Politics and Other Mistakes
The last time Republicans won control of both chambers of the Maine Legislature, the country was engaged in an unpopular foreign war, Washington was on the verge of a major scandal, Congress was meddling with social issues, and the vice-president was calling his critics unpatriotic.
By AL DIAMON  |  October 25, 2006

Impeccable blahs

Politics and other mistakes
A critic once dismissed Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking musical work “The Rite of Spring” as “horrible jargon from start to finish.” The same could be said of that rehashed rite of fall, Maine’s US Senate campaign.
By AL DIAMON  |  October 18, 2006

Words don’t fit the picture

Politics and other mistakes
I was watching a ballgame on TV, when a bunch of people suddenly appeared on the screen saying and doing stupid things, while holding bottles of beer manufactured by a major American brewery.
By AL DIAMON  |  October 11, 2006

Vote of confidence

Politics and other mistakes
Here’s a gem.
By AL DIAMON  |  October 04, 2006

Revelations

Politics and other mistakes
Suppose you could check a Web site to discover if a legislative candidate in your area was a certified wacko.
By AL DIAMON  |  September 27, 2006

Nothing terribly new

Politics and other mistakes
By their natures, conservatives are suspicious of new ideas.
By AL DIAMON  |  September 22, 2006

Learning the hard way

Politics and other mistakes
Barbara Merrill spent the summer demonstrating she’s not qualified to be governor.
By AL DIAMON  |  September 13, 2006

Losers can be winners

Politics and other mistakes
Are you totally lame? If so, you may qualify for an exciting career as a phony politician.
By AL DIAMON  |  September 06, 2006

In the BAG

Politics and other mistakes
First the good news: Dennis Dechaine is still guilty.
By AL DIAMON  |  August 30, 2006

Honky tonk blues

Politics and other mistakes
Where can I find a good bar?
By AL DIAMON  |  August 23, 2006

Break like the wind

Politics and other mistakes
I felt like a voyeur. There was Fred Hardy of New Sharon crawling into bed with — gawd, I can’t look! — Al Gore.
By AL DIAMON  |  August 17, 2006

Stars are blind

Politics and other mistakes
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have confirmed they can see Christian Potholm’s giant ego.
By AL DIAMON  |  August 09, 2006

Are you nervous?

Politics and other mistakes
Much as I’d prefer not to discuss politicians’ bodily fluids, it’s my duty to report that more gunk than usual seems to be oozing out of some Maine Democrats.
By AL DIAMON  |  August 02, 2006

The hardest way to make an easy living

Politics and other mistakes
Dolo Pill is a surprising guy.
By AL DIAMON  |  July 26, 2006

Bad with names

Politics and other mistakes
You’ll be relieved to learn that Maine has a law protecting you from the rampant abuse of nicknames.
By AL DIAMON  |  July 19, 2006

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Fallout from the war

Talking Politics
I was just reading this distinguished political dissertation in which the Christian Civic League of Maine was described as “a mixture of monstrous chaos and genetic disaster, a phantasmagoric potpourri of crossbred animals, nomadic minerals, virtuous vegetables, aggravating extraterrestrials, and braggart beasts.”
By AL DIAMON  |  July 12, 2006

The Obliterati

Politics and other mistakes
What if we could rid politics of all lies? What if candidates could be forced to admit their fabrications?
By AL DIAMON  |  July 06, 2006

Angst by numbers

Politics and other mistakes
Could hordes of illegal aliens decide Maine’s gubernatorial election?
By AL DIAMON  |  June 28, 2006

I’m not dead

Politics and other mistakes
Washington County Democrats weren’t so much voting for Christopher Miller as they were supporting somebody whose name didn’t appear on the ballot: N. E. “Buddy” Butdisguy.
By AL DIAMON  |  June 21, 2006
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