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By Rep. Rich Cebra

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are not bad people. They just believe in a different economic system than the one that has long since made this country the most prosperous nation in the world.  Unfortunately, their system -- a government-controlled one -- has failed, without exception, each time it has been tried throughout all of human history.  

While I was Chair of the Gray Town Council, I made it a point to deliver a Veterans Day message. Since then, no member of the Council has prepared a message honoring our veterans, so each year about this time I make it a point to attend a Council meeting and deliver a Veterans Day message, as I did tonight. Below is the message, which I revise slightly each year.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Bill Nemitz

In this morning’s Portland Press Herald, Bill Nemitz  holds forth on the actions of South Portland city officials for using municipal resources and taxpayer money to lobby against TABOR by sending flyers to residents of the city. He also comments upon Speaker Hannah Pingree’s use of state resources to oppose TABOR II. Bill thinks these are acceptable behaviors by public officials, and derides the supporters of TABOR for thinking differently.

Editors Note: On October 20th, The Republican Project posed a question to the GOP gubernatorial candidates regarding offshore wind energy. To date, none have replied, although the Jacobson and Poliquin campaigns have indicated they planned to do so. Below is a column by J. Dwight. What the candidates should be saying, J. Dwight does.

The Sunlight Foundation is a political watchdog group.  They feature a web site called 'Party Time.'  It allows us to keep track of our congressional delegation as (some) party the days and nights away raising money and hob nobbing with Washington DC lobbyists.  They actually scan a copy of the invitation in and post it on-line for the whole world to see.   So, being a bit inquisitive I had to take a look-see.   The most active member of the Maine delegation on the Washingotn party-soiree scene is clearly Chellie Pingree.  The irony about Ms.