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LePage’s last budget offers plenty of bold ideas, both good and bad

Monday, January 9, 2017Column, HomeBudget, Education, John Baldacci, Paul LePage, Taxes, Welfare reform
By Jim Fossel

It would be easy as governor to sit in the Blaine House and not rock the boat — but that’s not what Maine needs.

Russian hacking uncovers plenty of hypocrisy

Monday, January 2, 2017Column, HomeBarack Obama, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Russian hacking, Vladimir Putin
By Jim Fossel

The truth is that, for well over a decade now, neither party has known how to handle Putin and, by extension, Russia.

An Electoral College coup would be the real assault on democracy

Monday, December 19, 2016Column, HomeDonald Trump, Electoral College
By Jim Fossel

Using the Electoral College to usurp the presidency is a partisan attack on the electoral process itself.

Conservatives could use the citizen initiative to get things done

Monday, December 12, 2016Column, HomeCitizen initiatives, John Baldacci, Right To Work, school choice, TABOR
By Jim Fossel

It would show Mainers that conservatives have a substantive, positive agenda to offer the state.

2016 may be almost over, but the wild ride won’t be

Monday, December 5, 2016Column, HomeBernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Paul LePage, Sara Gideon, Troy Jackson
By Jim Fossel

In Augusta, many legislators will be focused on the next election rather than the next session.

The GOP shouldn’t even consider scrapping the filibuster

Monday, November 28, 2016Column, HomeConstitution, Donald Trump, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Supreme Court
By Jim Fossel

The filibuster checks the excesses of both parties, pushing both closer to the center.

Republicans should learn from Obama’s mistakes, not repeat them

Monday, November 21, 2016Column, HomeDonald Trump, ObamaCare, Partisanship
By Jim Fossel

With the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election, elated Republicans all over the country are looking forward to the prospect of full control of the federal government come Jan. 20. However, though Republicans might be salivating at the prospect of all that they could accomplish, they would be wise to rein in […]

Candidates matter. That’s why America’s seesaw didn’t swing back.

Monday, November 14, 2016Column, Home2016 Presidential election, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Paul LePage
By Jim Fossel

Candidates matter. And if there’s one thing voters hate, it’s being taken for granted.

This country’s real divide: a desire for total victory vs. a desire to govern

Monday, November 7, 2016Column, Homecivility, compromise, Partisanship
By Jim Fossel

If we want a better kind of politics, we can’t sit around and wait for the politicians to do it for us.

When ballot initiatives grow government for no reason

Monday, October 31, 2016Column, HomeCitizen initiatives
By Jim Fossel

If a referendum doesn’t seem to solve a problem, but grows government, just say no.

Ranked-choice voting gives bad political parties a bailout

Monday, October 24, 2016Column, HomeRanked choice voting
By Jim Fossel

We don’t know that ranked-choice voting will actually improve our system, only that it will change it.

Step No. 1 for the loser on Nov. 9? Listen to the disaffected. Don’t blame them.

Monday, October 17, 2016Column, HomeDonald Trump, Eliot Cutler, Hillary Clinton, Paul LePage
By Jim Fossel

Complaining won’t magically turn a bad candidate into a good one any more than shouting at referees turns a losing team into a winner.

Emily Cain invents disagreement where it doesn’t exist

Monday, October 10, 2016Column, HomeBruce Poliquin, Emily Cain
By Jim Fossel

If Cain closely follows her party’s blueprint for running a campaign, what can we expect of her in Congress?

The Democrats’ proposals for a ‘Better Maine’ are more of the same

Monday, October 3, 2016Column, HomeMaine Democratic Party, Tax hikes
By Jim Fossel

Since Democrats didn’t offer many details on how they’d improve things, it’s up to voters to fill in the blanks.

The choice before Clinton, Trump: Which voters do they alienate?

Monday, September 26, 2016Column, HomeDonald Trump, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton
By Jim Fossel

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will have to use the debates to reach out to those voters who have already rejected them.

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Originally from Alna, Jim Fossel has volunteered with a number of campaigns over the years, including for Peter Mills for Governor in 2006. He previously worked for U.S. Senator Susan Collins and House Republican Leader Josh Tardy.

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