I wish Maine Governor Paul LePage would step in. He’s not afraid to tell Obama where to go.
Oh, that would be sweet. LePage is great.
I first read a glowing account of LePage in the print edition of Forbes Magazine.
I like him too, I’ll forgive him for that “French speaking” business, it wasn’t really his fault, he was young and didn’t know any better (My attempt at humor) and I hope that connection to Snowes’ first husband doesn’t extend too closely to Snowe herself.
Paul LePage is the eldest son of eighteen children. He grew up speaking French in an impoverished home with what he has described as an abusive father.[1] At age eleven, he left home and lived on the streets of Lewiston, seeking shelter wherever he could find it, including in horse stables and at a “strip joint”.[1][2] After spending roughly two years homeless, he began to earn a living shining shoes. At thirteen, he worked washing dishes at a café and hauling boxes for a truck driver. He later worked at a rubber company, a meat-packing plant, and was a short order cook, and bartender.[3]
LePage applied to Husson College in Bangor, but was initially rejected due to a poor verbal score on the SAT, a result of English being his second language. LePage has said that Peter Snowe – the first husband of current U.S. Senator from Maine Olympia Snowe – persuaded Husson to give LePage a written exam in French, which allowed LePage to show his comprehension and be admitted.[3][4] At Husson, LePage improved his English skills and became editor of the college newspaper.[3] He graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration in Finance and Accounting, and later earned a M.B.A. from the University of Maine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_LePage#Early_life_and_education
P.S. “Name recognition” is sadly lacking with Paul LePage.