Political Analysts Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman discuss the controversy in Hampden surrounding a youtube video depicting two Hampden Town Councilors/Veterans refusing to stand up for the pledge of allegiance during Council Meetings. Do they have the right? How will it play out politically? Phil & Ethan also discuss a bill before the legislature that would […]
Ethan: What is up with you Republicans and welfare? You spend more time trying to make it harder for people to get support in hard times than you do reducing the causes of poverty. Phil: You support people on welfare spending their money at casinos and strip clubs? Ethan: If you actually had some evidence […]
Yesterday we spoke with our political analysts on two hot button issues in front of the legislature this week. The Legislature voted to defund the Alexander Report and while Phil Harriman said it’s political posturing, Ethan Strimling said the report had major flaws. “The legislature is saying if you aren’t going to stop this irresponsible spending […]
The State House is a busy place as the legislative session gets closer to adjournment. political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling talk politics In The Arena with Pat Callaghan. First up: is MaineCare expansion dead? It has been through the House and Senate and neither got the 2/3rds needed to override the expected veto. Will […]
Ethan: Between the two of us, we have 14 years experience in the state Senate. In all our combined years, have you ever seen the Legislature compromise in such a night-and-day approach as we’ve seen this past week? Phil: You speak of course about the latest supplemental budget in which Republicans at first opposed the […]
Perhaps you’ve heard the adage, “Some people watch things happen. Others make things happen. And most people wonder what happened.” For Republicans to win back the Maine Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage to be re-elected, they must make things happen — starting yesterday. Why? Look at the February political contributions report. There you’ll see that the United […]
Phil: Google. Amazon. Nike. Ethan: Let me guess. You are checking investments for your clients? Phil: Teslar. General Electric. IBM. Ethan: You are trying to memorize the 30 stocks of the Dow? Phil: Southwest Airlines. Boeing. Lockheed Martin. Ethan: You want to buy an airplane for your wife? Phil: Costco. Cisco. Campbell Soup. Caterpillar. Ethan: […]
Stay with me here, this is going to be twisted. We have lawmakers using their power to compel state employees to testify before a legislative committee, which in turn is causing all involved (except lawmakers) to retain lawyers to defend their rights to a fair trial in court, whilst forcing them to appear before the […]
Keeping a promise he made during his State of the State address, Governor Paul LePage announced his new plan to attract big businesses to two former air bases in Maine. The governor says his plan would give big incentives to any business that can invest at least $50,000,000, hire at least 1,500 employees, and locate at either the former Loring […]
Governor Paul LePage had a lot to say about revenue sharing, Medicaid expansion in Maine and what he says Democrats are doing wrong in the Legislature this week. But it appears he needs to keep track of what’s going on within his his own party, because many of his fellow Republicans voted for some of the […]
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