Monthly Archives: November 2014

The real reason behind Obama’s immigration action

At first glance, President Obama’s announcement on Thursday that he intends to usurp the authority of the United States Congress on immigration reform seems counter-intuitive. Though immigration reform has been a top goal on the left for years, this is not the way to go about it. While it might please immigration activists, Obama’s taking […]

Immediate rebounds are just as rare in the Maine House as they are for the Red Sox

If you’re a fellow conservative reading this column, you’ve likely spent much of the past week celebrating our victories, and rightly so. 2014 was an excellent year for the Maine Republican Party, not only in terms of who won and who lost, but in the details. The margin by which U.S. Rep.-elect Bruce Poliquin and […]

The truth about Tuesday

It’s been less than 48 hours since the polls closed, and already a conventional wisdom is forming about the results that deserves some deep examination. Neither successful Republicans nor disappointed Democrats should leap to the easy conclusions about Tuesday — this would lead to both making mistaken assumptions about their future course. The first picture emerging […]

LePage handles Ebola situation perfectly

In the past few days, we have seen an excellent example of Governor Paul LePage’s strong leadership in action as he’s handled the Ebola situation (no, it’s not a crisis) perfectly. At first, I was completely sympathetic with nurse Kaci Hickox. Her decision to go to West Africa and treat Ebola patients was not only above […]