Sadly, continued efforts to emasculate or destroy the Affordable Care Act are being pursued by the Republicans, including Maine’s Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Certainly there are problems with the ACA, but with political will and a sense of responsibility to the American people, they can be easily corrected. Health care is a right, as every other […]
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Difficult to see the future of Trumpism
Trumpism is in crisis. This isn’t a function of poll numbers, or any melodrama of the past months, but something more fundamental: No officeholder in Washington seems to understand President Donald Trump’s populism or have a cogent theory of how to effect it in practice, including the president himself. House Speaker Paul Ryan isn’t a […]
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Trump’s gamble on health care failed
WASHINGTON — In a week that felt like a month, Americans got a clear view of Donald Trump’s governing style and also of his fabled dealmaking approach. Or rather, I should say, Trump got a good sense of what governing is like — hard, hard, hard. And it’s bound to get more difficult given the […]
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Make America great again?
“Make America great again” is a catchy slogan, but this country doesn’t need a makeover by Republicans and President Donald Trump, that Tweeter of false accusations, insults and incorrect “facts.” I think the underlying slogan is “Make America white again,” which promotes discrimination against everyone who is not a white Christian fundamentalist. America is a […]
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Democrats must rebuild party's foundation
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama — If the Democratic Party is ailing after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, state parties are on life support. Here in the long-ago Democratic stronghold of Alabama, the party is all but dead, say some of its disheartened members. Consider: Not a single statewide office is held by a Democrat; the state […]
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Democrats gain inspiration
The power of the Republican Party was perfectly stated by Neil Bourgoin and Mary Jane Newell in their letters to the editor (Sun Journal, Feb. 25). There are no words to describe their commitment to the cause of their party. I can only hope that they realize the “great” power that their words have on […]
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The plan for Republicans
After the Feb. 7 Senate vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s voting strategy is becoming clear. She and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski both voted against confirming DeVos, offering some mild criticism of the nominee’s inexperience and lack of knowledge about the department she will head, not to mention being […]
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Survival as a nation in question
In 10 short days following the inauguration, the United States has relinquished its position as a world leader. While the Republican-controlled Congress sits idly by, this nation is slipping from a democracy to an autocracy, kleptocracy and oligarchy. I fear for the nation’s democracy when Vladimir Putin is allowed to interfere and is then treated […]
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Republicans in control
Congress and the White House are now under Republican control and Republicans control 68 percent of the state legislatures. Here are just a few of the Democratic goals and programs that are already under attack: Social Security; Medicare; the Affordable Care Act; a woman’s right to birth control and abortion; equality for all regardless of […]
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Don’t look behind that curtain
This is in response to Mary Jane Newell (letter, Jan. 24). She may have missed her point when she stated that “Democrats are hypocrites. They are hateful, mean, nasty people and have no conscience or even a speck of decency.” She should try a different tact if she wants to convince Democrats to come around […]