As long as you ignore the Russian’s record of extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrest, restrictions on liberty, internet censorship, widespread corruption and much more.
Donald Trump
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Court nominee should be pressed to answer key set of questions on Trump
Democrats should demand that Brett Kavanaugh clarify his thinking on investigations of and pardons by presidents.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If today’s America is not what you want it to be, step up and demand it
Donate your time and money, support immigrants or do other good works, and be sure to vote in November.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation weighs in on Supreme Court pick
The state’s senators, who would vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, say they will look at his record closely, with Susan Collins noting his ‘impressive credentials’ while Angus King says he will not hesitate to vote against an ‘ideologically extreme’ judge.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump’s Supreme Court pick has sided with broad views of presidential powers
Brett Kavanaugh has taken conservative positions as a judge in cases involving gun rights, abortion and the separation of powers.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Confirmation battle begins over Trump’s staunchly conservative Supreme Court pick
Republican leaders firmly believe that nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be instrumental in pitching the court to the right and leaving a conservative imprint on the law for a generation.
Posted inNation & World
It’s showtime as Trump announces high court nominee Monday
The former reality-TV star who tends to view media attention as a victory in itself gears up for his prime-time reveal.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Ecology reminds us that we’re all connected
It’s important to see the president’s Twitter taunts as evidence of a larger, more entrenched problem: the all-too-human hubris that exacerbates countless societal and environmental problems.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s true to his word
The president now has the ability to appoint a new judge who may view the 14th Amendment’s right to privacy through a very different lens.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: These Trumpian times deserve another ‘modest proposal’
Why not let working women harness the power of the smartphone for unregulated sexting?