Two more!
I won’t turn this into a political blog, I promise, I just find it interesting that now both the Lewiston Sun-Journal and Bangor Daily News have endorsed Eliot Cutler …

Not that I’m fond of the Portland Press Herald, but this is pretty big: “Our endorsement for governor: Eliot Cutler the best choice to lead Maine forward“.
University of Southern Maine’s …

Interesting article over at the Orlando Sentinel, “Disney becoming more generous with political contributions.”
Disney, employing close to 60,000 people in Central Florida, has lots of clout, but apparently they’re not …

And now for some happy news this Friday morning: “10 Signs The U.S. is Becoming a Third World Country“.
Gah!

Another mikeyhemlok article from the “Attackerman” blog: “Getting Ugly Out There“:
I’m getting increasingly uncomfortable with where we find ourselves going. It’s moving quickly past mere reprehensible politics, fueling itself with …

You probably saw late last week Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele called the country’s conflict in Afghanistan “a war of Obama’s choosing.” Here’s the New York Times piece: …

Gail Collins had an interesting op-ed in the New York Times last week: “The Rise of the Richies“.
Made me think of Maine’s own Les Otten.

Pointed, but probably true: “If Jack Abramoff weren’t in prison, he’d be leading the Tea Party.”

You probably already seen this, but I’ve run out of things to post. Or I’m just lazy. Your call.
“Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black.”
Imagine that …

Rolling Stone is a weird magazine. For all of it’s articles about old hippies, obscure bands you’ll never hear of again, and pot (every two weeks another article about …

Wow, this roils my blood: “Not satisfied with U.S. history, some conservatives rewrite it.”
I wonder if these people are just plain stupid … or nefarious?
Here’s a direct quote from Rep. …

Dana Milbank has a good column in last Sunday’s Washington Post: “Health reform and the specter of Alf Landon.”
Landon, you might recall, ran against FDR in 1936’s presidential election – …

Have you seen this yet: “Spitting and Slurs Directed at Lawmakers?”
Tea Party protesers apparently spit on House of Representative members, yelled gay slurs at Barney Frank and the “N-word” at …

Not sure if you’ve been following the story of the Texas board of education and how they’ve been throwing their conservative weight around with school book publishers. Things like …

The Forecaster has an interesting article about Maine gubernatorial candidate Les Otten. Even from the title I think you’ll get the gist: “Risky Business.”

Each week when Time Magazine shows up in my mailbox it feels more and more slender. In fact, this last week even the Rite Aid flier was heftier.
But damn, …

Spencer Ackerman’s is a blog I read daily. He writes mostly about the Iraq War, but also about comic books and punk rock. He was also a consultant …