Today Michael Michaud announced a health plan which actually calls for spending more taxpayer money on welfare. That's right, Michael Michaud who in the State Senate helped expand welfare and create the hospital debt, is now calling for even more welfare. Haven't we had enough welfare expansion?
You can probably guess where Governor Paul LePage stands on this issue.
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Monday, September 15, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Maine GOP Praises Court Decision on Pension Reform
One of Gov. LePage, Republicans' signature achievements
AUGUSTA -- The Maine Republican Party on Tuesday praised a recent decision by the federal First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, which upheld the monumental pension reforms implemented by Governor Paul LePage, then-State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, and Republican majority lawmakers in 2011.
"Our state faced a looming cloud of fiscal disaster that had been ignored for years until Governor LePage reduced the state's long-term pension shortfall by $1.7 billion, protecting Maine taxpayers and keeping our promises to retired state employees," said Maine Republican Party Vice-Chairwoman Susan Morissette, who served in the 125th Legislature of 2011-12 and voted to pass the pension reform package. "It takes bold leadership to fix big problems, and Governor LePage and Republicans showed that they have it in abundance."
The case, Maine Association of Retirees v. Board of Trustees of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, was decided unanimously in the favor of pension reformers against a challenge by various state employee labor unions in a brief opinion by a three-member panel of the First Circuit, which included former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
The Republican pension reform initiative was enacted as a part of the 2011 biennial state budget and reduced the state's long-term pension shortfall from $4.1 billion to $2.4 billion -- a reduction of 41 percent -- by raising the retirement age from 62 to 65 for non-vested employees and freezing cost of living adjustments temporarily.
"If Michael Michaud were to return to Augusta, he would surely bring back the old ways of tax, spend, promise, and pass the buck to the next legislature and the next generation," added Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage. "He is too indebted to the union bosses and too entrenched in the old, machine politics of the past to fix Maine's finances and economy. The very problems that this reform fixed were created by Michael Michaud and other liberal politicians in the '80s and '90s who refused to change the status quo. They lied to Maine state workers by telling them that their pension system is sustainable."
Michaud has received $1.65 million in Big Labor campaign contributions throughout his 12-year career in Congress. One major union alone contributed $300,000 this year to the Maine Democratic Party to support Michaud's gubernatorial bid. Powerful Democratic Party elder and lobbyist Severin Beliveau recently said that Gov. LePage is "the first governor in ages that is not indebted to the MSEA, NRCM and MEA."
AUGUSTA -- The Maine Republican Party on Tuesday praised a recent decision by the federal First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, which upheld the monumental pension reforms implemented by Governor Paul LePage, then-State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, and Republican majority lawmakers in 2011.
"Our state faced a looming cloud of fiscal disaster that had been ignored for years until Governor LePage reduced the state's long-term pension shortfall by $1.7 billion, protecting Maine taxpayers and keeping our promises to retired state employees," said Maine Republican Party Vice-Chairwoman Susan Morissette, who served in the 125th Legislature of 2011-12 and voted to pass the pension reform package. "It takes bold leadership to fix big problems, and Governor LePage and Republicans showed that they have it in abundance."
The case, Maine Association of Retirees v. Board of Trustees of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, was decided unanimously in the favor of pension reformers against a challenge by various state employee labor unions in a brief opinion by a three-member panel of the First Circuit, which included former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
The Republican pension reform initiative was enacted as a part of the 2011 biennial state budget and reduced the state's long-term pension shortfall from $4.1 billion to $2.4 billion -- a reduction of 41 percent -- by raising the retirement age from 62 to 65 for non-vested employees and freezing cost of living adjustments temporarily.
"If Michael Michaud were to return to Augusta, he would surely bring back the old ways of tax, spend, promise, and pass the buck to the next legislature and the next generation," added Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage. "He is too indebted to the union bosses and too entrenched in the old, machine politics of the past to fix Maine's finances and economy. The very problems that this reform fixed were created by Michael Michaud and other liberal politicians in the '80s and '90s who refused to change the status quo. They lied to Maine state workers by telling them that their pension system is sustainable."
Michaud has received $1.65 million in Big Labor campaign contributions throughout his 12-year career in Congress. One major union alone contributed $300,000 this year to the Maine Democratic Party to support Michaud's gubernatorial bid. Powerful Democratic Party elder and lobbyist Severin Beliveau recently said that Gov. LePage is "the first governor in ages that is not indebted to the MSEA, NRCM and MEA."
Friday, June 6, 2014
Michael Michaud Claims Gov Paul LePage Hurts the Homeless
Yesterday Michael Michaud made the claim that Gov. Paul LePage is hurting the poor and if elected again will continue to hurt the poor. Keep in mind that the Governor was homeless when he was younger and has made it a point to give those less fortunate a hand up not a hand out while in office.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
Is a Governor supposed to play politics or work for Maine?
It appears that Mike Michaud is at it again playing politics - meanwhile Governor Paul LePage is out working for the state.
When Gov LePage took over from the outgoing Gov Baldacci unemployment was 8%. Since then Maine has seen its unemployment rate drop to 6.1%. Maine is ahead of the curve beating out the New England average of 6.4% and the National average of 6.7%.
Private sector jobs are being created during one of the worse economic times of modern history under the current administration. Will a change to someone who knows how to work in Washington DC be better for Maine? Or do we stay the course with Gov LePage?
Keep Maine growing, keep Gov Paul LePage......
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When Gov LePage took over from the outgoing Gov Baldacci unemployment was 8%. Since then Maine has seen its unemployment rate drop to 6.1%. Maine is ahead of the curve beating out the New England average of 6.4% and the National average of 6.7%.
Private sector jobs are being created during one of the worse economic times of modern history under the current administration. Will a change to someone who knows how to work in Washington DC be better for Maine? Or do we stay the course with Gov LePage?
Keep Maine growing, keep Gov Paul LePage......
For more on Gov Paul LePage follow him on Facebook.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
International Jobs Come to Maine - Gov. Paul LePage
More jobs are coming to Maine as a result of climate change and the hard work that Gov. Paul LePage has done with an Icelandic shipping company. This is a huge win for the state because of its strategic location and is the only port of call for this international company - Eimskip. So important is the state that back in May the President Olafur Ragnar Grimmson of Iceland made a personal trip to Maine and spoke in South Portland about newly opened shipping lanes and how they would benefit Maine.
Gov, Paul LePage echoed those comments.
While the jobs are welcome to Maine - politics are creeping in to spoil what should be celebrated. Michael Michaud feels it is better to criticize Gov. LePage for a choice of words. Is Michaud really for people or politics? Gov LePage has been working for Maine - what has Michaud done for the state?
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Gov, Paul LePage echoed those comments.
While the jobs are welcome to Maine - politics are creeping in to spoil what should be celebrated. Michael Michaud feels it is better to criticize Gov. LePage for a choice of words. Is Michaud really for people or politics? Gov LePage has been working for Maine - what has Michaud done for the state?
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Is 58 too old to realize you're Gay?
The "Michaud disclosure" of the last two days has predictably set off a media "firestorm", which is due to run its course over the next week or so before it burns out. At the moment appears to be using up all of the political "oxygen" in the room, and Governor LePage's announcement of his candidacy is apt to be partially eclipsed by the public, political and media rush to vocalize their greater degree of enlightenment than everyone else.
But ... we would say, wait a minute. Michaud is really only making a partial disclosure. Gay sex comes in many varied forms. The so called, "Michaud disclosure" leaves unanswered a good many potentially troubling questions:
(a) Why choose to disclose his "gay identity" just now?
(b) Since Michaud reports in the Portland Press Herald that he has no regular known partner what is the nature of his "gay sex outlet": casual pick-ups, under-age boys, public men's room encounters, male prostitutes or other types of "outlets" which might be able to compromise his political integrity?
Is the rush to disclose, because he is being threatened with blackmail or some form of legal/police action? At the moment, we simply don't know. No one is addressing these serious questions.
Before we all join the emerging rally, marveling at "his courage, his honesty, his integrity", let's have a few facts. Is courage at play, or is it lawyers and public relations "mavins" trying to forestall something less admirable than "courage", etc?
Our suggestion would be to let the firestorm burn down a bit more, before seeking answers. And ... let others ask the questions. Any "off color" answers are not apt stay buried for long. And ... by all means, remember, the worst case scenario, would be for Michaud to drop out of the race, leaving Eliot Cutler as the only opponent!! A wounded opponent still maintains the three way split.
But ... we would say, wait a minute. Michaud is really only making a partial disclosure. Gay sex comes in many varied forms. The so called, "Michaud disclosure" leaves unanswered a good many potentially troubling questions:
(a) Why choose to disclose his "gay identity" just now?
(b) Since Michaud reports in the Portland Press Herald that he has no regular known partner what is the nature of his "gay sex outlet": casual pick-ups, under-age boys, public men's room encounters, male prostitutes or other types of "outlets" which might be able to compromise his political integrity?
Is the rush to disclose, because he is being threatened with blackmail or some form of legal/police action? At the moment, we simply don't know. No one is addressing these serious questions.
Before we all join the emerging rally, marveling at "his courage, his honesty, his integrity", let's have a few facts. Is courage at play, or is it lawyers and public relations "mavins" trying to forestall something less admirable than "courage", etc?
Our suggestion would be to let the firestorm burn down a bit more, before seeking answers. And ... let others ask the questions. Any "off color" answers are not apt stay buried for long. And ... by all means, remember, the worst case scenario, would be for Michaud to drop out of the race, leaving Eliot Cutler as the only opponent!! A wounded opponent still maintains the three way split.
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