Nothing "filthy" about it. It is a beautiful place with lots of fine people...
However, your two GOP senators are Republicans in name only. Margaret Chase Smith they ain't.
Maine is a long way from what it used to be: A bastion of strong and free individuals who relied on themselves to get through life and not the government.
A similar situation has occurred In Vermont. Once it was a state of stalwart individuals. Now it is, more than ever before, a repository of whining liberals who are outraged at everything. This is due, largely, to folks moving there from Massachusetts - the epicenter of extremely liberal thinking in New England.
I love Monhegan Island. Loaded with some crazy artists, bless'em, but as beautiful a place as I've ever seen.
I like Maine, too. Please don't take offense.
I just take offense to the "filthy" part. Which has no basis in reality. You can argue the rest of it all day long, and that's fine. There has been a growth in government here, but there are plenty of us fighting that.
As for MCS, I agree that neither of Maine's current senators are her equal. She was someone who stood by her ideals no matter what.