If the first presidential debate was a substantive back-and-forth discussion between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama over differences on domestic policy, the second debate was a political knife fight. Both men used every question, every possible opportunity to attack the … Continue reading
More than a month after the terrorist attack in Libya that took the lives of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told CNN that she’s responsible for the security failures in the run up to the attack. Apparently in … Continue reading
Democrats and partisan liberals are cautiously optimistic about how the public will view Vice President Biden’s aggressive, often condescending debate performance last night, because as Peggy Noonan puts it, ”they keep confusing aggression with strength and command with sarcasm.” If you want historical proof of this, look no further than The … Continue reading
So a debate happened this week. As any serious observer will tell you, Mitt Romney totally owned the President. Conservatives across the nation cheered. Liberals are calling for Jim Lehrer’s head. And at the risk of spiking the football, here’s … Continue reading
I realize some might scoff at the idea of calling Maine a politically right-of-center state. Despite having a conservative Governor, a GOP-controlled legislature, and two multi-term Republican U.S. Senators, Maine is usually written off as a left-leaning blue state. It hasn’t gone … Continue reading
Hi BDN Blog readers! My name is Matt and I’m a recovering political campaign worker living in Southern Maine. This is the inaugural piece for a daily blog I’ll be doing with the Bangor Daily News, the goal being to … Continue reading
