Political advertisements, bombarding television screens and other means of communication, cost probably millions of dollars just in Maine (multiply nationwide). That’s just money down the drain. Only in the United States is there such a protracted election cycle. I consider it all just gross. By now, most people have decided how they will vote. All […]
Richard Hotte
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President Trump misleads again
On Wednesday, July 19, President Donald Trump made a statement to the assembled Republican senators. It included comments about a single-payer type of health insurance of the type that is very common in most advanced countries. He suggested that is what the Democrats really want. There are two Senators commonly associated with that perspective — […]
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Hotte, leftists all hysterical
This is in response to Richard Hotte (letter, May 10). He complained about President Trump’s failure to release tax reports. Perhaps Trump buried them beneath Obama’s college records and who paid for his college. Apparently, they would be very safe there. Hotte complained about Trump’s failure to appoint Democrats to important positions in his administration. […]
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D.C.’s swamp becomes cesspool
Donald Trump said he would drain the swamp, change/rectify the establishment, the status quo; that he would clean house and “Make America great again.” What’s the record? There have been at least five close associates so far, including family and appointees (Gen. Michael Flynn, the attorney general and Secretary of State), who seem to have […]
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Don't ignore the majority
I write in response to the letter from Tere Porter (Feb. 24). He responded to a story in the Sun Journal, “Electoral vote change in state?” (Feb. 18), concerning proposed changes to how Maine’s electors for the Electoral College would be chosen. Whatever happened to one man/one vote and majority wins? Porter’s statistics may be […]