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Iwonder
of Portland, ME
May 9, 2008 8:51 PM
The cry throughout the country is to cut Military spending. Oh, that's right, here in Maine we build ships, guns and many other things that the Military use. I wonder if the savings of cutting the Military, will be offset by more social service spending for the out of work Mainers.report abuseKimG
of Poland, ME
May 9, 2008 6:43 PM
Tee must have gotten confused with the huge and underhanded tax increase the Democrat's in the Maine Legislature just passed to increase all of our health insurance costs along with beer, wine, soda and anything else that's wet and you drink. Maine Democrats - working to make Maine Taxpayers less wealthy and under employed!!!!report abusejm
of Augusta, ME
You should learn to read more carefully before you sound off. The article clearly states that the Committee vote was UNANIMOUS (that means that ALL the REPUBLICANS voted to kill the destroyer, too).report abuse
May 9, 2008 6:07 PM
Tee:
You should learn to read more carefully before you sound off. The article clearly states that the Committee vote was UNANIMOUS (that means that ALL the REPUBLICANS voted to kill the destroyer, too).report abuse
Tee
of Rockland, ME
May 9, 2008 5:28 PM
This is no surprise from a democrat controlled congress. Working to make America less safe and unemployed. Thanks to our republican senators for standing up for America. Are you listening BIW union members?report abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
