Moodys downgraded Maine’s outlook from stable to negative due to the on-going issues with our Medicaid (MaineCare) program and the lack of a reserve / Rainy Day fund. Democrats and some liberal Republicans have bemoaned the efforts of Governor LePage to create structural change in the MaineCare…

Why are “environmentalists” against personal property rights?

This is why a “working majority” of limited government legislators is necessary.  A simple Republican majority will not cut it as so many Republicans simply do not understand the power of the majority or believe in the idea that personal property rights are more important, more valuable…

Amazing News: Health insurance rates are lower

From the Mane Heritage Policy Center: Unprecedented: Rates for health insurance plans to drop as much as 60% MHPC-led health insurance reform yields dramatic results PORTLAND – Rates for individual health care plans in Maine will drop as much as 60% in July as a result of…

A different kind of “shovel ready” project

Instead of putting the borrowed Obama stimulus money into infrastructure, which would have at least given us something for our money, the President decided to borrow money and mortgage our nation’s future for “necessary” projects such as this … If it were not so upsetting, this would…

At some point ….

  http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/08/politics/report-on-maines-section-8-housing-is-appalling-susan-collins-says/…

His words, not mine … 1996 … when no one knew him

Read answer number six (6) …. Again, his words, not mine …. I told you this in 2008 … His position has not evolved … it is calculated, based on the prevailing political winds and now fund-raising as 1 out of 6 dollars flowing into the Obama…

A 2004 Windy City Times Interview:

Of course, this is in great contrast to his position in 1996 when, running for the Illinois State Senate, he stated clearly that he supports the legalization of same-sex marriage and would fight against efforts to prohibit it. — See here —————-   The Windy City Times…

Don’t Let Divorce Derail Your Financial Security

Divorce is rarely a life event that one plans for, but while many couples live happily ever after, some will undoubtedly go their separate ways. A divorce can be emotionally devastating, but it doesn’t have to derail your long-term financial security. If you’re facing a divorce, consider…

Interesting Stats about Maine’s workforce

The New England Information Office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released data on employment and wages in Maine. The data is derived from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) which obtains data from unemployment insurance (UI) summaries. Some highlights from the attached…

Thank you Governor LePage …

From the Governor’s Office: AUGUSTA – In Chief Executive’s eighth annual survey of CEO Opinion of Best and Worst States in which to do business, Maine improved its ranking from 2011. Maine placed 32nd which is an improvement from last year’s rank of 36th. The development trend…

The piece that NEVER gets talked about …

In this article by Rep. Sanborn of Gorham, she talks about the “higher cost to us all” when people do not have health insurance.  She uses this line to push her point that is was wrong for Governor LePage to trim 500 people from the MaineCare roles…

ONLY … in America …

The consensus is, as I have written and spoken about, America’s economy must generate 200,000 jobs per month simply to keep up with population growth.  That is not our nation getting ahead, but merely not dropping further behind and growing un-employment. After three months of 200,000 plus…

What do you see?

This is just for fun, but I really like it.…

Six Tips to Help You Plan Now for Your Big Day

If you’re planning on getting married or remarried and haven’t been paying close attention to the wedding industry, you may experience sticker shock as you begin calculating costs. An average American wedding costs the newlyweds and their families about $26,000 — and that’s without the honeymoon tab.1…

Have YOU had enough?

Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America. That is not in dispute, at least not for us ordinary folks. For the President, however, he seems to think he was elected God himself and therefore has a right to intrude into…

“If I wanted America to fail … “

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This man is a charlatan …

As Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, parades around college campuses pretending to actually care about the cost of student loans and blaming the Republicans for the potential increase in student loan interest rates, let’s get a little perspective on this issue and the…

The addiction must be broken …

From what I hear and witness, breaking an addiction can be very difficult, even painful.  That said, just because it is hard to do, it does not mean we shouldn’t do it. When Democrats were in control of Augusta, they constantly borrowed money, you know, they took…

This is what we are up against …

Rarely have I read such non-sense in all the years that I have read a multitude of newspapers.  Worse, this is coming from a seemingly educated person. (This is my summary of her words)  ..  “Woe is me.  Everyone is out to get me.  Because someone else…

Did anyone tell Al Qaida?

What about our brave men and women serving in the Mid-East? It seems, once again, the Obama Administration simply does not understand the world we are living in. “The war on terror is over,” a senior official in the State Department official tells the National Journal. “Now…

Why are we surprised?

In 2000, Al Gore went around the country telling Americans he would put the Social Security money in to a “lock box” so that it would be safe and available for American seniors.  National Democrats took up this battle cry and carried the message around our nation.…

Spend .. Spend .. Spend & then Spend some more

Even when their own people are urging them to cancel a program because it rewards failure, the Obama Administration is standing its ground. The G.A.O. says this program is a failure and yet it falls on the deaf ears of the more money always crowd at the…

A better way to skin the cat?

Governor LePage signaled before the budget was passed last week that he would not put his signature on it as it did not deal with the structural reform he sought regarding the General Assistance money in the budget. General Assistance is money that the cities and towns…

Apparently it is not just the President who will say anything

The veiled comments here speak to a very ill culture that is willing to say or do anything to keep power. If the President wants the First Lady to be off limits, then she cannot give political interviews. The Obama’s expect everything they way they want it,…

“California Ugly” Debacle Affirms MPBP’s 2011 Warning for Mainers

In April of 2011, Maine People Before Politics released a report titled “Risky Business: Tax On Rich Would Expose State Budget…

ICYMI: Text of Governor LePage’s Convention Speech

In case you missed it, Maine People Before Politics has posted the text of Governor LePage’s convention speech. Go here to…

43 Days later John Martin & liberal Legislators still delaying reform

It has now been 43 days since Governor LePage introduced his plan to close the structural shortfall in the DHHS budget…

Extreme Left Prepares Raid On Small Businesses & Job Creators To Plug DHHS Hole

If you have not yet done so, please take action to tell the Appropriations Committee how you would like to see…