This year’s State of the Union would have done better to emphasize areas on which bipartisan agreement already exists.
Jim Fossel
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Jim Fossel: Change has come to Maine GOP. Or has it?
Real transformation or mere facelift? Joel Stekis and his contemporaries get to decide.
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Jim Fossel: Nothing should be off table in debt ceiling negotiation
What can the White House give that will satisfy Republicans? Plenty.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans should have sales tax in their crosshairs
If their Democratic counterparts are serious about avoiding another partisan budget, Republicans might be able to insert some tax relief in place of new spending.
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Jim Fossel: Could speaker drama happen in Maine?
If Republicans got the House majority, their own ineptitude – combined with Democratic unity and ideological cohesion – could still cost them the gavel.
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: Augusta Republicans need to stand up and oppose bad ideas
While it’s easy to say that the take-no-prisoners approach I’m recommending would be foolish, something has to change.
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Jim Fossel: Chinese threat has to be countered
Past efforts at partnership and cooperation are now hard to fathom.
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: Did anti-marijuana Republicans really have to play it SAFE?
Hesitance doomed the passage of a bill that would have helped small businesses across America.
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: Mills failed to prepare for Maine heating crisis
Her administration had plenty of time to plan for and avert the challenges we’re facing. Instead, it allowed them to burgeon.
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: Biden shakes up presidential primaries for the wrong reasons
The president’s decision to move things around – out of self-interest – could backfire for Democrats.