Opinion

Apparently, Ms. Dobson and her peasant skirt posse have taken a liking to the confines of the lobby of the Portland office of Senator Collins

Click more to view videos of both Stephen King and John Kerry talking about uneducated people getting stuck in Iraq.

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Pssst...secret phone calls are happening

GOP Convention today

I was just faxed a copy of a letter from some woman named Charlotte Iserbyt - who is apparently a delegate to the Maine Republican convention. This letter almost makes me wish I were going to the convention!

She does not like John McCain. No, that would be too kind. Let me quote her letter:

"This letter, supported by many delegates to the Republican Convention, is literally about saving the party and the nation from a maniacal neoconservative war monger, who supports a United State presence in Iraq for 100 years, and who is not really even a Republican"

You have to love the end of session in the Maine State Legislature. In the final 24 hours, they raised taxes on beer, soda and health insurance, reconfigured the education consolidation bill and rearranged the country jail system.

In the midst of the chaos, one truly remarkable thing happened; the education lobby and the state employees association lost a huge battle over retirement funding, LD 1693 - An Act to Restore Equity to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. In case you were wondering -- any time you see the words "restore equity" in a bill title, hold on to your wallet.

Stu Rothenberg a well known DC politico has just released his latest predictions on the 2008 US House races. In his opening paragraph Rothenberg states, “Here are our latest House ratings. Any seats not listed are currently considered to be at limited risk for the incumbent party.”

Maine does not appear on any of his lists, which according to Rothenberg, means Maine’s two congressional seats will remain in the hands of the Democrats

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And make sure you check back tomorrow to see the winner of this week's Cartoon Caption Contest!