Gov. Paul LePage curses, swears, uses foul language, insults people and is ridiculed nationally. He lost $1 million on a study that was an admitted mistake, and then was unable to get a refund of even $500,000. He is an embarrassment to Maine people. It is good to hear that Mike Michaud is now leading […]
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R. Melendy: Gov. LePage unveiled
Those who doubt that Gov. Paul LePage discredits the entire state of Maine and all of its citizens should review newspaper articles and editorials that reveal: • The governor stated that a Democratic leader, “… claims to be for the people, but he’s the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline,” […]
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R. Melendy: Return honesty to governor’s office
It is now an established fact that Gov. Paul LePage contracted with the Alexander Group for nearly $1 million to “prove” that Maine welfare programs should not expand. What else has LePage done? • He has vetoed more bills than any other governor in history; • He has refused federal money to increase Medicaid; and […]
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R. Melendy: Maine’s despot
Maine’s nay-saying, negative and destructive Republican governor has demolished the time-honored legislative process of governing the state of Maine. Hundreds of thousands of citizens in this great state go to the polls every two years to elect their legislators, both senators and representatives. I have seen, up close, the members of the Legislature and, almost […]
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R. Melendy: Money is not speech
The conservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court have decided that very wealthy people can give millions of dollars to any political candidate running for office because they are guaranteed “freedom of speech” by the United States Constitution. Giving money is speech? My dictionary says “speech” means, “To utter words with ordinary voice” or “To […]
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R. Melendy: Gov. LePage’s inadequacies
Gov. Paul LePage opposes expansion of Medicaid. Gov. LePage opposes the Affordable Care Act. Gov. LePage opposes services that help the most destitute and handicapped citizens of this state. Gov. LePage has hired the most inadequate and unqualified Department of Health and Human Services commissioner in recent memory. Her qualifications appear to be that she […]
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R. Melendy: Be patient with the ACA
Congratulations to the Sun Journal for its editorial (Nov. 14) about the Affordable Care Act. It was accurate, timely and informative for the general public. The editorial posed the question of why the law was passed initially and included the answers: — So people would not suffer and die as a result of not having […]
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R. Melendy: Important Supreme Court ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently debating a case that could likely have a profound effect on the nation’s political system and, indirectly, on everyone’s lives. In the process of deciding McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court will very likely decide how politicians and political parties are funded. The court has already begun hearing oral […]
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R. Melendy: Reform filibuster process
I have heard and read political commentary concerning filibustering and/or the “nuclear option” in the U.S. Senate. The issue involves, primarily, the responsibility of the president to appoint individuals to staffing positions in the senior levels of government. That includes ambassadorial and judicial nominations. The “nuclear option” involves a ruling from the chairman of the […]