My take on the governor's drop in popularity? I was surprised by his fall, but why he's fallen is easy to explain. In the 16 years I've been involved in Maine politics, Democrats have been successful in moving forward their public policies using stock tricks. Baldacci governs as a Maine Democrat - which is what he is and always has been. If expanding the size and reach of Maine government is your idea of good government - his policies, Democratic policies, are a success. Over the last 15 years, the size of the two-year state budget has tripled, while Maine's...