When your state newspaper has to apologize for your behavior…

…you must be pretty bad off. The Portland (Maine) Press Herald has apologized to the nation for their Gov. Paul LePage, who can’t seem to zip his lip and keep his racist comments in his own head. I think this sets a fine precedent. Some weeks back, I went on Twitter and apologized for Connecticut’s …

Trickle-down economics don’t work

Just look at the example of Minn. Gov. Mark Dayton, who taxes the rich and raised the state’s minimum wage, and now? The state’s economy is pretty healthy, thanks. The Dayton family ain’t hurting too bad, either. And thanks, Jac, for the link.

Prayers for former Gov. Rowland and his family.

Connecticut’s former governor, John G. Rowland, has again been found with his hand in the cookie jar and now he’s going back to jail. The actual crimes were: seven counts that included obstructing justice, conspiracy, falsifying documents relied on by federal regulators and other violations of campaign finance laws. As a former member of the …