Phil: How is your family visit to the Left Coast, I mean California, going? Ethan: Splendid. Been spending quality time with my mother and my wife, who came out here for a few months to study to become a medical esthetician. I also found a couple good bars to watch my Rangers wind their way […]

Phil: Did you feel that rumble? Ethan: No. Phil: It was like an earthquake. The ground shook. Ethan: I missed it. When did it happen? Phil: On Tuesday when the governor proposed eliminating the biggest job-crushing, out-migration-creating, wealth-killing law in Maine. Ethan: He proposed repealing NAFTA? Phil: No, he proposed a constitutional amendment to eliminate […]

In proposals from the Democrats and Gov. Paul LePage, there is plenty of room for compromise.

Phil: OK, Strim, even though 96 legislators have co-sponsored the bill to eliminate the need for a permit to carry a concealed weapon, I’m officially undecided as to whether I would testify for or against at the bill’s public hearing in front of the Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday (at 1 p.m.). Being the thoughtful […]

Ethan: Suppose you were a member of the least-liked group of people: politicians. What are the two bills you would never propose? Phil: Hmmm … give ourselves raises and make it harder for people to get rid of us? Ethan: Correct! And yet that’s exactly what Rep. John Martin did this week. Phil: John Martin. […]

Ethan: Political topics and antics came in bunches this week. Seems like we should use our popular “smart or not smart” format so we don’t miss out on your “above average” and my “exceeding expectations” analysis on all these stories. Phil: Not smart. You run the risk of exposing that I’m the one with superior […]