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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Of course this started happening in Maine about 20-25 years ago. Millionaries from the dot.com boom started buying ocean front property or property in towns like Blue Hill, Bar Harbor, Castine, Camden, and Rockland-locals could no longer afford to live in these towns.

The state became far more liberal even left-wing.
Old like Democrats like Ken Curtis and the late Ed Muskie
were replaced by moonbats like Pingree, District 1 congress critter.

Our problem as conservatives at least for the time being: the choice between Rhinos like Snow and Collins or out and out far left moonbats like Pingree.


18 posted on 12/27/2009 9:41:21 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: Maine Mariner
I'm around those parts. It's interesting. I don't think locals can no longer afford to live in those areas. Yeah, locals can't buy oceanfront property in those places. People who live on the nicest land are from away, unless they bought the land a while ago. Otherwise, it doesn't seem like things are that expensive in the midcoast (Rockland) area. There's a Walmart in Rockland. And unless you want the best waterfront land in the Camden or Bar Harbor, you can get something. Taxes in Maine are high.

People in Bar Harbor and Camden certain vote differently from the people in places like Wisasset, Waldoboro, Warren, etc. Camden and Bar Harbor are 2 little pockets of Liberalism in a primarily conservative area. (See the voting results of Prop 1 and Prop 5 last month).

There are some seriously good deals on oceanfront land in Washington County.

Property near Lubec, ME from Realtor.com
50 posted on 12/27/2009 10:19:24 AM PST by truthfreedom
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>>> were replaced by moonbats like Pingree, District 1 congress critter

Don’t forget how great the little Pingree is for our state. Hannah. She got her job because of mom.


52 posted on 12/27/2009 10:48:36 AM PST by brooklin
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