UGUSTA, Maine — Members of his own party are publicly criticizing Republican Gov. Paul LePage for recent controversial actions and rhetoric and are calling on the governor to reject “government by disrespect.”
An OpEd column written and signed by a number of Maine GOP senators, which will be published Monday in some Maine newspapers, hints at a rift within the Maine Republican Party.
“We feel compelled to express our discomfort and dismay with the tone and spirit of some of the remarks coming from him,” states the piece, which was obtained Friday by the Bangor Daily News. “Were this an isolated incident and not a pattern, we would bite our collective tongues, because we are all human. But, unfortunately, such is not the case. We feel we must speak out.”
The Republican senators go on to criticize LePage for putting down others who disagree with him and diverting attention from important issues as evidenced during the recent removal of a mural from the Department of Labor offices.
http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/04/01/politics/senate-republicans-blast-lepage-comments-actions-in-op-ed/ruh-roh...shaggy....oh, and I apologize if it's been posted already, I was with out power for quite some time yesterday. Effin snow. Kinda trashed my b-day plans yesterday too, but this was good to wake up to :hi:
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