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“That is why jobs must be our No. 1 focus in 2010, and that’s why I’m calling for a new jobs bill tonight.”
Those were the words of President Barack Obama during his State of the …
Editor’s Note: This commentary is a response to our friend Ben Goodman’s article on Augusta Insider this past Thursday.
One of the most difficult things any political analyst can do, is divorce himself from his own …
Talking Points Memo reports today that embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went on a verbal offensive today against Maine Senator Olympia Snowe.
They report that while talking about healthcare reform, Reid said that he believed …
Today, Senator Susan Collins released a web video on healthcare. The video features Collins talking about the issues for over seven minutes – and she talks about the major complaints she has about the bill.
See …
In a statement issued earlier today, Senator Collins’ office confirmed that she will not be voting for the healthcare reform package.
Given Olympia Snowe’s refusal to vote for the reform bill as well, this means that …
Olympia Snowe may have voted for the healthcare compromise bill coming out of committee, but as I predicted quite some time ago, the current bill in front of the Senate looks a great deal different …
Just received a release from Mike Hein – who, incidentally just sent me something about Bob Emrich running for Josh Tardy’s seat in the Maine House as well – ringing the bell on Dean Scontras …
We have been saying Collins was a no on this bill for a long time now, but we are not beginning to see the Senator herself more or less confirm this.
In today’s Washington Examiner, Collins …
With news that the Senate Democrats have reached a compromise on the healthcare issue – one which Senator Reid claims will resolve the impasse over the public option, and has made Senator Rockefeller smile (quote: …
Pine Tree Politics would just like to take a moment out of our day to say happy birthday to Maine’s junior Senator. Susan Margaret Collins was born 57 years ago today, just ten years after …

