Entering the 2nd District congressional race this early merely leaves her vulnerable to attacks from incumbent Bruce Poliquin.

Phil: Forgive me if this question is too personal. Do you walk around with $20,000 in your checking account? Ethan: That would be no. Phil: How about most people in Portland? Ethan: The average household in Portland earns only $42,000 a year, so I doubt it. Phil: OK, so when most of us found out […]

Ethan Strimling and Phil Harriman have a new segment on their Sunday morning show on WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2.

Ethan: The governor must have felt very lonely during his State of the State on Tuesday. Republicans simply sat on their hands, especially when he talked about his tax reform proposal. Phil: Likewise, if John Baldacci had called for broadening and raising the sales tax in order to export our burden to tourists and reduce […]

Interestingly, the centerpiece of each speech was taxes.

Someone’s going to bear a greater burden; the question is, who?

Ethan: To quote one of the greatest rock and roll bands, The Who, “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” Gov. LePage was inaugurated for his second term last week. Did you hear any change in the way he’s gonna go about doing his job? Phil: To me, he sounded like “Rock You Like […]

On LePage success and possible heirs to the presidential crown.