Unless you live in a cave, or were stuck in Kingsbury Plantation, you know that President Obama was in Portland yesterday. The President gave a speech on the passage of health care reform to a crowd of thousands at the Portland Expo. Some turned out to protest the event. Three gubernatorial candidates argued over who [...]
Tag Archives: Mike Michaud
Michaud Says Yes to Health Care Reform
The popcorn’s popped. The TV is locked on CSPAN, or your favorite political yak channel. Today is the day. The health care reform bill will be decided. Representative Pingree has already made her intentions on health care known. Rep. Mike Michaud (D-2nd) has been holding out on how he would vote. Now, as the last [...]
Filing Deadline Fast Approaching
With the official deadline for all candidates to file their petitions – 5:00PM Monday, March 15 – fast approaching, it’s worthwhile to take a look at Maine ballot access laws and rules.
Calling Levar Burton!
I need to find Levar Burton’s phone number. I have a great piece to be featured on Reading Rainbow. I’ve never really enjoyed works of fiction. It probably stems back to the fact that my father used to read David McCullough’s Truman to me as a child. Over Christmas break I did enjoy Dan Brown’s [...]
Pingree, Scontras, & Health Care Reform
Health care reform continues to progress at a glacial rate. With the election of Scott Brown the Democrats no longer have the votes to push reform through. The highly contested public option has been out of the spotlight for some time. It’s future looks bleak, or promising depending on your point of view. “No one [...]
McGowan Enters Gubernatorial Race
Pat McGowan has resigned as Commissioner of Conservation and will be formally announcing his gubernatorial candidacy later today in stops in Fort Kent, Bangor and Portland. Deputy Commissioner Elizabeth Townsend will be sworn in as Acting Commissioner and nominated as his replacement. McGowan joins a crowded Democratic field with at least six other active candidates.
Giving By GOP Candidates
Recently several have noted that Republican gubernatorial candidate Les Otten has given donations to a variety of Democrats, including Chellie Pingree, Adam Cote, and Mike Michaud, among others. We began to wonder if he was the only one, or if other Blaine House hopefuls had bipartisan wallets.
Michaud In 'Obscure Caucus'
Roll Call has done an amusing story in which they created a list of less visible legislators dubbed the “obscure caucus.” These are not folks you see on Meet the Press or Fox and Friends. They aren’t out in front like Olympia Snowe or Barney Frank. As Roll Call points out, “obscure” is not necessarily negative; members of [...]
Consequences of the Coalition
by ben goodman on 20. Nov, 2009 in Commentary
Two weeks ago, Second District Congressman Mike Michaud joined 63 members of his own party and 176 Republicans to vote for the Stupak/Pitts Amendment to the Affordable Health Care for America Act.