I say that was FIRSTLY. I guess all the unemployed in Maine are busy heisting oxycontin to sell on the street in order to make ends meet.
"Most of the people that leave their town to work are usually respected and admired for their courage to go elsewhere and work for a better future," said Ana Villacorta, a spokeswoman for the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington, D.C.
I heard a rumor that the men of Maine used to be respected for their logging prowess. I guess we'll have to update the statue of Paul Bunyan in Maine. "Paul Bunyan--another American who won't do the work that courageous Hondurans and Guatemalens will do."
Gov. Angus King said in a statement that he would contact the leaders of the victims' home nations to express his condolences.
The Governor spoke in Washinton County a few months ago. Most of the audience consisted of blue=haired old ladies who were primarily interested in making sure the governor supported taxpayer funding of their prescription drug habits. But the ruggedly individualistc governor did manage to say a few words about the catastrophic economic conditions in Washington county.
He confessed that even if he were "a combination fo Tom Jefferson and Plato he couldn't do anything about the fact that the global economy was passing Washington county by."
Then he expressed his great excitement over the fact that he was going to tour the country in his new winnebago when he left office.....