These people got themselves involved with school boards, became selectmen, politicians and so on. See, Maine is a wonderful state but its filled with native Mainers whom these people really hold in contempt. So they decide to grab a piece of power and inflict their enlightened ideas on the populace. Property taxes begin going up, new regulations begin to appear, lots of hand outs for everyone and soon the state is as screwed up as the one the libs left behind.
The southern region of Maine holds the highest population of these liberals ( they are referred to by natives as people “ from away “ ) and basically dictated through the elections what was going on in the state. They really ruined the place. Forbes recently ranked Maine as the worst in the entire nation in terms of being business friendly.
But things are going to change big time in that state. The tea party is very strong and after this last November both houses of the Maine state house and the governorship is now held by Republicans. This has not happened since sometime in the 1960s. Gov. elect Paul Lepage is the real deal - take a chance to read up on this native Mainer. Tough as nails upbringing, real American success story.
Not every person “ from away “ is a liberal. There are any number of fine conservatives who have moved there. However, the vast majority are liberals from Massachusetts, new york, new jersey and so on. The ones I have come in contact with are by far some of the biggest aholes on the planet. I meet them in Boston all the time.
Anyway, I am trying to finish going through the Maine gov web site to determine how many elected dems are native and how many are not. Same thing for the Republicans. I should add that almost every native Mainer I know is a Conservative.
“Anyway, I am trying to finish going through the Maine gov web site to determine how many elected dems are native and how many are not. Same thing for the Republicans. I should add that almost every native Mainer I know is a Conservative.”
Thanks for the great summary. My father is a Maine native (born 1925) but hasn’t lived there since the late 40s. He is very conservative. He doesn’t track politics, but it would freak him if he heard how U.S. Senators from Maine stand on the homosexual issue. I’m certain in would be inconceivable to him.
This being a family site and all, do not use bad language when referring to MAssholes. Many of them are serious environmentalists. That means they got a nice house in the woods, but don't want you to have one. But they want a paved road to their door, but no farther. They want daily garbage collection and want you to recycle. They often use the word "Pristine." They work for state government, recruited after "nation-wide" searches by the Baldacci people. They make 5 times as much money as you do. It is difficult to identify to which sex ...exactly ... they belong to. "Gender-Neutral," I think they call it.
You are also quite wrong to say they despise the natives. Some of them are willing to pay as high as $7/hr for a real Maine man to keep their place going for them, their stuff working, and the wood pile topped up. If you do not want to hob-nob with liberals from away, stay 50 miles west of the beach and 100 miles north of South Portland.