In his book, which does a nice job of naming names, Chafee makes it clear that Senator Snowe assured him she would oppose Alito to the Supreme Court, but caved when threats of a primary emerged.
"We think this will help end the myth about Maine being the highest taxed state in the country. We didn't think it was true."
-- David Farmer, spokesman for Democratic Gov. John Baldacci, on new data from the Tax Foundation that shows that Maine ranks 15th, rather than among the top states, in terms of tax burden on residents.