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  • Victory for Marriage in Maine (You Tube - Read the Comments to see how profound this Victory was)

    11/07/2009 2:45:26 AM PST · by GonzoII · 7 replies · 474+ views
    Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, comments on Maine´s victorious Question 1, which repealed a legislative act legalizing gay ´marriage´ in the state.
  • Superb pro-family election victories across the country on Nov.3

    11/06/2009 6:59:47 PM PST · by massmike · 4 replies · 227+ views
    massresistance.org ^ | 11/06/2009 | n/a
    It's now 31-0 in state marriage elections in favor of normalcy. (Are we starting to see a pattern here?) This was the big one! A win here was crucial and for a while it looked very shaky. But the pro-family forces pulled it off by 53%-47% -- a major loss for the homosexual lobbies that put an enormous amount of money and energy into this. A short time after the polls closed it became clear that our side would probably win by about six percentage points. After the liberal coastal cities quickly posted their numbers, one could calculate that they...
  • Maine marriage victory proves Americans 'aren't on board' with same-sex marriage, says expert

    11/06/2009 10:38:56 AM PST · by NYer · 26 replies · 539+ views
    cna ^ | November 6, 2009
    CNA STAFF, Nov 6, 2009 / 11:58 am (CNA).- Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, spoke to CNA about the victory of Question 1 in Maine, which repeals previous legislation legalizing gay ‘marriage.’ Gallagher said that the victory, which defies statistics and expectations, “is very heartening to marriage supporters and disappointing to gay ‘marriage’ advocates.” Noting that the supporters of same-sex marriage were surprised and upset by this victory, Gallagher analyzed the circumstances leading up to the election. “The gay marriage advocates,” she told CNA on Thursday, “had a three-year head start. They put millions into building...
  • email from Leftist PFAW, with their "take" on the election (MEGA BARF ALERT)

    11/06/2009 12:25:57 PM PST · by Gopher Broke · 3 replies · 116+ views
    Dear xxxx, The results of Tuesday's elections in Maine, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and Washington were a mixed bag but there are some clear lessons we can learn. Voters rejected right-wing radicalism. Democrats who fail to stand up for Democratic and progressive principles fail in elections. The Right's lies still work. Despite the stinging loss for marriage equality in Maine, evidence elsewhere shows voters moving towards support of equality for all Americans. The Far Right strengthened its grip on the Republican Party. We have a lot of work to do to educate people, expose right-wing lies and counter the...
  • Largest Hate Group In America Unmasked - Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage

    11/06/2009 9:07:50 AM PST · by GonzoII · 14 replies · 528+ views
    The Remnant ^ | Colin Tims
    Largest Hate Group In America Unmasked Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage Colin Tims A-CNN Staff Reporter The Mother of all Hate Groups: Voters! ALLIUM CEPA NEWS NETWORK: Now that Maine voters have overturned the state's "gay marriage" law Gerald Kapok, censorship chairman of Project Gag at the Southern Prosperity Law Center, announced that the watchdog group has sniffed out the largest hate group yet to be found in the West: voters!“There are many unenlightened voters out there who simply don’t know what is good for them and as a result cast ballots that do not accord with our agenda,”...
  • Maine voters upheld ‘the truth of marriage’ in Question 1 vote, archbishop says

    11/06/2009 5:28:43 AM PST · by GonzoII · 6 replies · 144+ views
    CNA ^ | Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2009
    www.catholicnewsagency.com Maine voters upheld ‘the truth of marriage’ in Question 1 vote, archbishop says/div> Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2009 / 03:29 am (CNA).-  Responding to the successful passage of Maine’s Question 1, Archbishop of Louisville Joseph E. Kurtz has said that the people of Maine voted to “uphold the true nature of marriage as a union of one man and one woman.” Truth is inseparable from justice, he added, saying that society should strengthen marriage, not redefine and confuse it.Question 1, an initiative which overturned the Maine legislature’s decision to recognize homosexual couples as married, passed...
  • Victory on Question One - [Maine preserves marriage]

    11/05/2009 11:15:43 AM PST · by EternalVigilance · 4 replies · 245+ views
    Christian Civic League of Maine ^ | November 4, 2009 | Staff
    The Record The Christian Civic League of Maine has issued the following press release  on the success of the People's Veto of the same sex marriage law. The League thanks its faithful friends and supporters for all they have done to protect marriage  and the families of Maine.    The Christian Civic League of Maine welcomes the news of the win on Question 1. Shortly before the election, the League predicted that homosexual marriage would eventually be decisively and finally defeated. The League saw that the common sense of the people, combined with the Biblical truth about homosexuality would win out over any...
  • 45 Months For Molester (Molester: "It won't happen ever again.")

    11/05/2009 8:25:10 AM PST · by fight_truth_decay · 16 replies · 523+ views
    MaineToday /Kennebec Journal | 11/05/2009 | BY BETTY ADAMS
    AUGUSTA -- A Waterville man will spend 45 months behind bars for molesting two girls: one over a period of years beginning in 2004, in Norridgewock; the other Nov. 29, 2008, in Waterville. Raymond H. Goghan, 43, was sentenced Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court on three separate charges of unlawful sexual contact. Two charges were from Kennebec County and the other from Somerset County. The judge imposed a longer initial period of imprisonment than recommended by attorneys after hearing from the victims in court. Deputy District Attorney Alan Kelley told Justice Nancy Mills the Norridgewock charge arose as police...
  • Against Maine Gay Marriage Law Repeal

    11/04/2009 7:26:26 PM PST · by indianrightwinger · 62 replies · 1,064+ views
    self
    It is too hard for me to swallow the fact that a properly passed law in Maine was repealed in a public referendum. This just seems wrong. The proper course of action was to throw out the bums who passed the law in the first place and then have a subsequent legislature / Governer repeal the law. While the "outcome" in this case was favorable to conservative point of view, it is impossible for me to see how it benefits the conservative movement in the long run. Remember, gay marriage was made legal in Maine by the elected government -...
  • The Pain In Maine II (Homosexual Militant Admits Target is Children)

    11/04/2009 10:53:29 AM PST · by DesertRenegade · 49 replies · 1,199+ views
    The Daily Dish ^ | Nov 3, 2009 | Andrew Sullivan
    Andrew Sullivan: The truth about civil marriage - why it is the essential criterion for gay equality - is that it alone explodes this core marginalization and invisibility of gay people. It alone can reach those gay kids who need to know they have a future as a dignified human being with a family. It alone tells society that gay people are equal in their loves and in their hearts and in their families - not just useful in a society with a need for talented or able individuals whose private lives remain perforce sequestered from view. This is why...
  • Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage

    11/04/2009 3:48:39 AM PST · by Red in Blue PA · 46 replies · 1,085+ views
    NY Slimes ^ | 11/4/2009 | Staff
    In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state’s new law allowing same-sex marriage. With 87 percent of precincts reporting early this morning, 53 percent of voters had approved the repeal, ending an expensive and emotional fight that was closely watched around the country as a referendum on the national gay-marriage movement. Polls had suggested a much closer race. With the repeal, Maine became the 31st state to reject same-sex marriage at the ballot box. Five other states - Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire and Vermont - have legalized same-sex marriage, but...
  • Homosexual Leaders Blame TV Ads, Obama for Loss in Maine

    11/04/2009 6:30:09 PM PST · by markomalley · 44 replies · 966+ views
    CNS News ^ | 11/4/2009 | David Crary & Lisa Leff
    Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads - and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement - for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate. Conservatives, in contrast, celebrated Maine voters' rejection of a law that would have allowed gay couples to wed, depicting it as a warning shot that should deter politicians in other states from pushing for same-sex marriage. "Every time the citizens have voted on marriage, they have always sided with natural marriage," said Mathew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based Christian...
  • Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

    11/04/2009 6:10:40 PM PST · by Perdogg · 58 replies · 1,244+ views
    yahoo ^ | 11.04.09
    Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.
  • VA, NJ and NY weren't the only states with elections yesterday [Important wins elsewhere]

    11/04/2009 1:51:38 PM PST · by freespirited · 11 replies · 969+ views
    Examiner ^ | 11/04/09 | Mark Tapscott
    Those high-profile gubernatorial and congressional races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York got most of the headlines, but the genuinely revealing contests may well have been some of the down-ballot contests held in Maine, Georgia and Pennsylvania. In Maine, a referendum to repeal the state's recently enacted gay marriage law won 52-48 percent. despite a massive outpouring of resources by gay rights groups. Gay marriage advocates spent an estimated $4 milion defending the law, while opponents reportedly spent about $2.5 million. Turnout was higher than expected for an off-year election, according to Maine officials, and there were about 100,000...
  • Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

    11/04/2009 3:29:27 PM PST · by Zakeet · 54 replies · 1,160+ views
    Associated Press ^ | November 4, 2009 | Lisa Leff and David Crary
    Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate. Conservatives, in contrast, celebrated Maine voters' rejection of a law that would have allowed gay couples to wed, depicting it as a warning shot that should deter politicians in other states from pushing for same-sex marriage. "Every time the citizens have voted on marriage, they have always sided with natural marriage," said Mathew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based Christian...
  • Homosexuals: "Will not quit until we know where every single one of these votes lives.”

    11/04/2009 10:25:51 AM PST · by freedomwarrior998 · 147 replies · 4,832+ views
    Bangor Daily News ^ | 11/03/2009 | Kevin Miller and Judy Harrison
    PORTLAND, Maine — Voters on Tuesday repealed the state’s same sex marriage law after an emotionally charged campaign that drew large numbers to the polls and focused national attention on Maine. In a defiant speech to several hundred lingering supporters, No on 1 campaign manager Jesse Connolly pledged that his side “will not quit until we know where every single one of these votes lives.”
  • Steele defends Snowe: 'She works in Maine' (stupid RINO alert)

    11/04/2009 9:32:53 AM PST · by rabscuttle385 · 68 replies · 963+ views
    The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2009-11-04 | Eric Zimmermann
    A day after Tim Pawlenty took a few shots at Olympia Snowe, RNC Chairman Michael Steele came to her defense. Asked on Morning Joe whether there was room for the Maine centrist in the GOP, Steele responded "absolutely." Welcome! Welcome! Because--you know why that's important? Because every footprint of this party is different from region to region, from county to county. I can't win in the northeast with someone who'd be a better candidate suited in the south....So the reality of it is I'm looking to find my candidates where they are. And I want to lift them up because...
  • Dejection fills ballroom after gay marriage vote

    11/04/2009 6:34:26 AM PST · by Phlap · 87 replies · 1,728+ views
    AP ^ | 11/04/2009 | JOHN CURRAN
    Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible. Instead, they went home at midnight, dejected and near tears after a failed bid to make Maine the first state to approve same-sex marriage at the ballot box. "I'm ready to start crying," said Burnett, a 58-year-old massage therapist, walking out of the ballroom with Swanson at her side. "I don't understand what the fear is, why people are...
  • Defeat in Maine a harsh blow to gay-marriage drive

    11/04/2009 6:11:55 AM PST · by GonzoII · 41 replies · 1,150+ views
    AP via Google ^ | 5 hours ago Nov 4 2009 | DAVID CRARY
    The stars seemed aligned for supporters of gay marriage. They had Maine's governor, legislative leaders and major newspapers on their side, plus a huge edge in campaign funding. So losing a landmark referendum was a devastating blow, for activists in Maine and nationwide. In an election that had been billed for weeks as too close to call, Maine's often unpredictable voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. Gay marriage has now lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a popular vote — a trend that the gay-rights movement...
  • Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law

    11/03/2009 10:28:18 PM PST · by icwhatudo · 24 replies · 723+ views
    AP ^ | 11-4-09 | GLENN ADAMS and DAVID CRARY
    PORTLAND, Maine — Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry. With 84 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the vote Tuesday. The outcome amounts to a heartbreaking defeat for the gay rights movement — particularly since it occurred in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage. At issue was a law passed by the Maine Legislature last spring that would have legalized same-sex marriage. The law was put on hold after conservatives launched a petition drive to repeal it in a referendum....
  • Dejection fills Maine ballroom after marriage vote

    11/04/2009 12:52:15 AM PST · by GoldStandard · 69 replies · 2,258+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 11/04/2009 | John Curran
    PORTLAND, Maine — Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible. Instead, they went home at midnight, dejected and near tears after a failed bid to make Maine the first state to approve same-sex marriage at the ballot box. "I'm ready to start crying," said Burnett, a 58-year-old massage therapist, walking out of the ballroom with Swanson at her side. "I don't understand what the fear is,...
  • Gay-marriage foes claim victory in Maine (Repealed!)

    11/03/2009 10:29:38 PM PST · by AKSurprise · 19 replies · 740+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 11/04/09 | Glenn Adams & David Crary
    Gay-marriage opponents are claiming victory in a closely watched referendum in Maine on a new state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed. The law in question was passed by the Legislature in May but never took effect because of a petition drive by conservatives. With more than 84 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, the side seeking to repeal the law had 53 percent of the vote. Their campaign organizer, Frank Schubert, claimed victory and declared that Maine voters had helped preserve the institution of marriage. Gay-marriage supporters refused to concede, holding out hope that that the tide...
  • Maine: Reject Gay Marriage Law 55% Precincts [50.9% Repeal: 49.1% No]

    11/03/2009 8:21:40 PM PST · by Steelfish · 11 replies · 994+ views
    Maine: Reject Gay Marriage Law 55% Precincts Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages? Answer Party Votes Pct. Yes — 166,155 50.9% No — 160,127 49.1 N.Y. District 23 Candidate Party Votes Pct. Bill Owens Dem. 51,292 49.1% Doug Hoffman Con. 47,219 45.2 Dede Scozzafava Rep. 6,012 5.8
  • Maine same sex issue close, leaning right!

    11/03/2009 8:00:54 PM PST · by narses · 11 replies · 698+ views
    10:47 -- With 37% reporting, gay marriage is staying alive in Maine by 37 votes right now. I'd guess that a lot of the outstanding votes are from rural precincts, which probably bodes well for overturning the legislature's allowance of gay marriage. --SEAN TRENDE
  • Maine Gay Marriage Results..update-Gay Marriage Loses in Maine

    11/03/2009 7:46:12 PM PST · by HamiltonJay · 115 replies · 6,720+ views
    28% Reporting, rejection of Gay Marriage up 50.51%
  • Maine 2009 Homosexual vote

    11/03/2009 6:56:53 PM PST · by cdchik123 · 48 replies · 1,915+ views
    vanity
    Are there any results on the homosexual marriage vote in Maine? A site that has exit polls and results? I'm praying for an upset, I know its Maine but one can hope!
  • School counselor targeted for supporting Maine’s pro-marriage Question 1

    11/03/2009 1:02:03 PM PST · by GonzoII · 14 replies · 381+ views
    CNA ^ | Portland, Maine, Nov 3, 2009
    www.catholicnewsagency.com School counselor targeted for supporting Maine’s pro-marriage Question 1 Don Mendell appearing in the TV ad in favor of Question 1 Portland, Maine, Nov 3, 2009 / 02:52 am (CNA).-  A high school counselor is the subject of an ethics complaint to the Maine licensing board because of his appearance in a TV ad in favor of Maine’s Question 1, which would secure the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman. His defenders say the complaint is an attempt to silence supporters of marriage.Donald Mendell, a licensed counselor at Nokomis Regional High School, is...
  • Maine Vote Yes on Question 1 and Washington Vote No on Referendum 71 to protect Marriage Today

    11/02/2009 10:12:52 PM PST · by Steelers6 · 10 replies · 950+ views
    vanity | November 3, 2009 | steelers6
    For Washington go to http://protectmarriagewa.com/ and and for Maine http://www.standformarriagemaine.com/index.php?home=1 If you know anyone in these states that can go vote to protect marriage or can donate, get other people to the polls let them know
  • Mass. homosexual lobby sending wave of activists to Maine this Tuesday for "get out the vote."

    11/02/2009 10:49:57 AM PST · by massmike · 24 replies · 629+ views
    massresistance.org ^ | 11/02/2009 | n/a
    Over the last several months homosexual activist campaign workers from across the country have been traveling to Maine to campaign against the upcoming vote for traditional marriage. It's been largely paid for by national homosexual groups. But all along the Massachusetts homosexual lobby has been a major organizing and fundraising arm of the pro-gay marriage push in Maine.
  • Gay Marriage backers in Maine lose ground in latest poll.

    11/02/2009 4:29:48 PM PST · by DeusExMachina05 · 18 replies · 787+ views
    Public Policy Polling ^ | 11/2/09 | PPP
    Yes on repeal of gay marriage 51% No on repeal of gay marriage 47%
  • Help Needed To Educate Voters on Fast Breaking News [Maine Marriage]

    11/02/2009 5:02:58 AM PST · by fwdude · 8 replies · 386+ views
    The following statement can be attributed to Marc Mutty, chairman, Stand for Marriage Maine: “I want to alert you to a disturbing development that confirms what we have been saying about the larger threat that redefining marriage poses to every Mainer. “Don Mendell, one of our spokesmen who appeared in a television ad for Stand for Marriage Maine, has come under attack by our opponents. “Don is a high school guidance counselor and licensed social worker. His appearance in the television ad prompted a complaint to the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation – requesting that his license to...
  • Marriage still close in Maine (51% Yes, 47 No, Clear Movement towards rejecting law)

    11/02/2009 9:57:02 AM PST · by Maelstorm · 5 replies · 479+ views
    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/ ^ | November 2, 2009 | http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/
    Public Policy Polling: Marriage still close in Maine via kwout
  • Maine counselor's career threatened for support of marriage

    11/02/2009 4:03:55 AM PST · by Man50D · 9 replies · 447+ views
    Alliance Defense Fund ^ | October 30, 2009
    AUGUSTA, Maine — A high school counselor who supports marriage between one man and one woman has been reported to a Maine licensing board because of his views. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund represent Donald Mendell, the subject of a complaint filed with the Board of Social Worker Licensure by a co-worker because he expressed support for marriage and the "Vote Yes on One" campaign. "No one should have their livelihood placed in jeopardy because they believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. "This threat to Don,...
  • In MA, Accept Gay Marriage Or Lose Your Job

    11/01/2009 4:07:31 PM PST · by bocopar · 40 replies · 1,348+ views
    Bob Parks: Black & Right ^ | 11/1/09 | Bob Parks
    Gays demand tolerance and inclusion. See how long that lasts once should they continue to get people fired because they dare not agree with their brand of "marriage"....
  • We need TOTAL WAR against the RINO'S: Graham, Snowe, Collins, Hatch, Bennett, McMahon, MCCAIN!

    11/01/2009 3:29:34 PM PST · by Javeth · 204 replies · 5,142+ views
    "Republican Dede Scozzafava today endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, her former opponent, in Tuesday's election to fill the North Country congressional seat formerly held by John McHugh. Scozzafava suspended her campaign for the 23rd District seat Saturday, citing weak poll numbers and inadequate campaign funds. In a statement released this afternoon, she called Owens ''an independent voice devoted to doing what is right for New York.''"
  • Maine split on gay marriage question (48% for,48% against,%5 undecided)

    11/01/2009 2:06:11 PM PST · by Maelstorm · 62 replies · 960+ views
    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com ^ | October 20, 2009 | www.publicpolicypolling.com
    Raleigh, N.C. – Two weeks out from election day Maine voters are divided right down the middle when it comes to whether they will reject the state’s law allowing same sex couples to marry. 48% say they will vote to over turn the law while 48% say they will vote to keep it with only 4% of the electorate still undecided. Opinion on the issue predictably breaks heavily along party lines. 74% of Republicans are planning to vote yes while only 25% of Democrats are. Independents may end up deciding which way it goes- presently 50% of them support rejecting...
  • Yes on 1 advocate targeted (School Social Worker who opposes gay marriage targeted.)

    11/01/2009 5:51:09 AM PST · by DeusExMachina05 · 32 replies · 789+ views
    Bangor Daily News ^ | 10/20/09 | Kevin Miller
    AUGUSTA, Maine — A high school guidance counselor who appeared in a television ad opposing gay marriage is reportedly the target of an effort to rescind his state license, according to campaign officials. Don Mendell of Nokomis Regional High School in Newport was featured in an ad by Stand for Marriage Maine in support of Question 1, which seeks to overturn a new state law allowing same-sex couples to wed. Now, a guidance counselor from another school has filed a complaint with state regulators requesting that Mendell’s license to practice social work in Maine be revoked because of his statements...
  • Maine restricts lemonade sale: Less than 0.5% alcohol in British drink (Nanny State Alert)

    10/30/2009 9:54:17 AM PDT · by markomalley · 39 replies · 869+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 10/30/2009
    Call it a culture clash, trans-Atlantic style. The British think Americans are puritanical and somewhat batty. Americans find the British morally lax and too willing to bend the rules. It all started at a high school in Maine when a student consumed half a bottle of Fentimans Victorian Lemonade, then looked at the label and discovered it contained small amounts of alcohol, listed as less than 0.5 percent. By contrast, a typical American beer usually contains about 5 percent alcohol. Not wanting to get in trouble, he showed it to school administrators, who called police. Police referred the matter to...
  • Maine Vote Is Focus of Gay-Marriage Fight [California Is Listening]

    10/27/2009 1:36:31 PM PDT · by Steelfish · 6 replies · 334+ views
    NYTimes ^ | October 27, 2009
    Maine Vote Is Focus of Gay-Marriage Fight ABBY GOODNOUGH October 27, 2009 A week before Maine voters decide whether to repeal the state’s new same-sex marriage law, donations and volunteers are pouring in to sway what both sides call a nationally significant fight. Bonnie Johnstone, a volunteer for Stand For Marriage Maine, last week called potential supporters of a bill to block gay marriage in Maine. Some of the campaign's defaced signs were displayed on the wall. Supporters of the marriage law, which the Legislature approved in May, have far more money and ground troops than opponents, who have been...
  • ME 2014/NY-23 2009: Collins stumps for GOP hopeful [caption DIABLO with RINO Collins] [barf alert]

    10/26/2009 2:09:44 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 11 replies · 645+ views
    HOUSE RACE: Maine senator attends rally to support Scozzafava. BY MARTHA ELLEN CANTON — More than 50 supporters of Republican Dierdre K. Scozzafava's campaign for the 23rd Congressional District turned out Saturday at Phoebe's Restaurant to hear U.S. Sen. Susan K. Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla., tell them she was the best candidate.
  • Same-sex marriage battle moves to Maine

    10/25/2009 11:43:33 AM PDT · by Baladas · 21 replies · 698+ views
    CNN ^ | October 25, 2009 | Emily Sherman
    (CNN) -- Voters in Maine will decide next week whether to overturn the legislation signed by Gov. John Baldacci nearly six months ago that allows same-sex couples to wed. Baldacci, who originally opposed the legislation, said upholding the bill comes down to a fundamental understanding of equal protection and constitutional responsibility. "Initially, I had the opinion for several years that civil unions were the limitations of what I was willing to support," Baldacci said. "But, the research that I did uncovered that a civil union didn't equal a civil marriage." On May 6 when Baldacci signed the legislation, he did...
  • NY-23 2009: Scozzafava hits trail with GOP women [RINO Susan Collins]

    10/24/2009 3:59:12 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 27 replies · 1,076+ views
    The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2009-10-24 | Jordan Fabian
    Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R-N.Y.) brought two female GOP lawmakers with her on the campaign trail today after a week in which several national Republicans endorsed Conservative Party challenger Doug Hoffman. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.) joined Scozzafava today at a campaign event. Ex-Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska), arguably the Republican Party's most visible woman, endorsed Hoffman this week. Most conservatives have shied away from Scozzafava or endorsed Hoffman, arguing that she holds too many liberal positions.
  • Blue States (Maine and Washington) Vote on a Taxpayer Bill of Rights

    10/24/2009 4:33:53 AM PDT · by reaganaut1 · 10 replies · 628+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | October 23, 2009 | John Fund
    [V]oters in two liberal states on opposite ends of the country will also take up measures to limit spending. The outcomes will give us a clear sense of the public mood toward runaway spending. ... The voter-initiated measures on next month's ballot are modeled after Colorado's 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Tabor). They prohibit state spending from increasing faster than the growth of state population plus inflation in any given year. Extra revenue would be rebated back to the taxpayers, and if officials wanted to raise taxes beyond the limit they would have to seek a public referendum. Tabor worked...
  • Alton, Maine Tea Party Brings One Hundred Conservatives Together in Rural Maine

    10/17/2009 5:21:17 PM PDT · by Tudorfly · 7 replies · 450+ views
    One hundred conservative Mainers attended a Tea Party this afternoon in rural Alton, Maine (north of Bangor). Speakers and conversations focused on Maine's referendum laden election in November, Jason Levesque (republican candidate for Maine's Second District), and Paul LeBlanc (republican candidate for governor). There was no obvious press coverage of the event. Although invited, none of Maine's congress critters were in attendance, nor were any of their representatives. There was little, if any, pre-meeting publicity in Maine's mainstream media. In November Maine voters will have the opportunity to affirm that marriage is legally defined as being between one man and...
  • Rockefeller Says Democrats Can’t Tailor Health Care to Snowe

    10/15/2009 9:53:21 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 5 replies · 406+ views
    10/15/09
    Rockefeller Says Democrats Can’t Tailor Health Care to Snowe (Bloomberg can only be linked to)
  • Snowed Under By Praise ( Media praises Sen Snowe )

    10/15/2009 1:22:47 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 12 replies · 351+ views
    Washington Post ^ | Thursday, October 15, 2009; 9:31 AM | Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer
    Saint Olympia is getting the full media treatment. By providing the only Republican vote for Obamacare, she is being hailed as a courageous statesman (stateswoman?). Charlie Gibson interviewed her live on "World News." She made the morning TV rounds, mapped strategy in the Situation Room, played Hardball. Dana Milbank's tribute to her political skill (and gibes at her studied indecision) landed atop The Washington Post's front page. Check out this AP piece: "Forget Sarah Palin. The female maverick of the Republican Party is Sen. Olympia Snowe. . . . 'When history calls, history calls,' Snowe told her colleagues on the...
  • Maverick fallout: GOP won't retaliate [Snowe, Graham, McCain get away]

    10/15/2009 8:56:08 AM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 93 replies · 2,224+ views
    Politico ^ | 2009-10-15 | Lisa Lerer & Manu Raju
    Mitch McConnell and his deputies in the Senate Republican leadership are responding very cautiously to Olympia Snowe’s decision to become the first GOP vote for a Democratic health care reform bill. That’s about all they can do. “My job as whip is not to twist her arm but to bring all the information that we can bring to bear on the issue and hope that people vote the way we would like to see them vote,” said McConnell’s No. 2, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). Kyl said a heavy-handed approach “doesn’t work.”
  • Sen. Susan Collins Indicates Support For Health Care Reform (I'm getting sick of these Maine RINOs)

    10/14/2009 5:08:31 PM PDT · by tobyhill · 24 replies · 590+ views
    wmtw ^ | 10/14/2009 | staff
    Maine's junior Republican senator said Wednesday she's open to voting for a sweeping health care overhaul this year. Sen. Susan Collins said the status quo is unacceptable, but she has serious concerns about the version that cleared the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday with support from Maine's senior Republican senator, Olympia Snowe. Collins said she fears the coverage will not be affordable for many families and small businesses, and the proposed Medicare cuts are too deep. Snowe said she opposes a government-run health insurance option, unless private insurers fail to do their part.
  • Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul

    10/14/2009 8:20:29 AM PDT · by RedStateGuyTrappedinCT · 7 replies · 376+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 10/14/2009 | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR,
    WASHINGTON – A second Republican senator RINO signaled Wednesday she's open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer to [ The Death of the US Republic,] a historic achievement that has eluded generations of Democratic leaders. But Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told The Associated Press that the bill approved Tuesday by the Finance Committee needs substantial improvements to make coverage more affordable, contain costs, and protect Medicare. Nevertheless, she joined her Maine GOP colleague Sen. Olympia Snowe in endorsing the goal of far-reaching changes.
  • Another GOP Senator open to health care overhaul? (Susan Collins!)

    10/14/2009 8:25:12 AM PDT · by Shethink13 · 16 replies · 963+ views
    AP ^ | October 14, 2009 | Ricardo Alonso-Zalvidar
    A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she's open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer to a historic achievement that has eluded generations of Democratic leaders.