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Thomas Carter
of Montville, ME
Jan 9, 2009 9:29 PM
Gee, I'm blushing!report abuseanticon
of a town in, ME
Twofunnyguys: a valid point. while i may not agree with thomas, at least he is capable or original thought.report abuse
Jan 9, 2009 8:19 PM
Thomas: no, actually. Not a voter.
Twofunnyguys: a valid point. while i may not agree with thomas, at least he is capable or original thought.report abuse
EllenW
of OOB, ME
But don't let little things like facts get in the way of good old partisan blathering.report abuse
Jan 9, 2009 8:04 PM
A law passed long before this legislature was elected set up the system for them to get automatic pay raises. The legislative leaders have already said that the raise is one of the items "on the table" to be reviewed as they begin to formulate the legislative budget.
But don't let little things like facts get in the way of good old partisan blathering.report abuse
Gary
of Rockwood , ME
Jan 9, 2009 8:02 PM
Thomas Carter, I fully agree with your analysis. As usual, the most productive will suffer to buffer the least productive from loosing high paying jobs they wouldn't even have if not for being in the Governor's pockets. The public suffers in return, which is all part of the master plan. In the end, the story will read as if cuts were put on the table, but the public refused to swallow them... 30+ years of the same crap has made me a sceptic.report abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
