When do Democrats and independents stop giving Sen. Susan Collins a free pass to the Senate each time she runs? The whole state sings her praises when she bucks her party’s line — which rarely happens. She does a tiny fraction from sincerity but the other times she votes knowing it won’t really count, in effect throwing us Democrats some red meat so as to keep us in her camp.

Look at her total voting record over the years and you’ll understand that she’s in the back pocket of the rich and the corporations, not 99 percent of Mainers. So let’s stop deluding ourselves ever thinking that Collins is on our side. She’s not — let’s not forget this when we go to the polls.

David Puff

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