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Re: Central Maine Power pushes back at lawmaker’s drive for consumer-owned utility

jdc — Wed, 15 May 2019 02:47:31 -0000

Good idea. It seems to me that the current power companies stand in the way of green technologies and do not want to allow people to get off the grid, they fight it tooth and nail. If the people of Maine had control, we could start putting solar, small turbine and geothermal into full swing. And getting as much power off the grid as possible would be good all around, less carbon going into the atmosphere and permanent local jobs across our rural state. Everyone will have to have panels, turbines, geo-systems built, serviced and upgraded from time to time. It seems a win-win to me.

Re: Maine regulators’ staff endorses $1 billion CMP corridor plan

jdc — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 04:24:59 -0000

Shouldn't Mass. be responsible for cutting their own emissions? Yes. Couldn't they find corporations that would be willing to build wind turbines, solar farms or geothermal right there in Mass.? Yes. Emera is being sold to a Canadian corp. now and there has been talk of Maine taking over the transmission lines, how long will it be before all these power corps. are out of the business? Are we really secure in that forty year deal, or will Iberdrola go bankrupt leaving the people of Maine with a big mess to clean up, and no tax revenue coming from this sweetheart deal, instead a law suit to pry the millions promised? I saw a comment about how could one more line hurt, ask those who rely on tourism if it does. You already know the answer. When people come here and see windmills and transmission lines crisscrossing everywhere, that's not scenic and people won't come back to see it. NH and VT rejected this and it seems that they sweetened the pot by quite a bit trying to get ME to go for it, but I don't believe them. We already have many windmills that are ruining the landscape and I know we must do something about climate change but why this? Just because it's right here right now? If the people of Maine were to put solar panels on every home, businesses and parking lots, that would be as good wouldn't it and can also be done right now here in Maine for Mainers. Geothermal would be even better! That uses the heat in the earth, a win-win!

Re: Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress

jdc — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:32:25 -0000

Gee, his speech approval is higher than his job approval which sits at 34%, his entire base, hahaha!

Re: Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress

jdc — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:28:10 -0000

I don't listen to people that I know for a fact are liars, like IQ45 is. But the democrat response was GREAT! Didn't mention IQ45 once but everyone knew who Stacey was taking about, it was spot on and no lies at all, imagine that!

Re: Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress

jdc — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:24:52 -0000

Haha! I know! Wasn't that precious? I don't know what he thinks is going to happen with the investigation, it is not going to just stop or fade away no matter what he wants, says or does.

Re: Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress

jdc — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:22:02 -0000

Poor IQ45....no wall! Hahaha!

Re: Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress

jdc — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:21:27 -0000

Recognizes our great vets?? The five time draft dodger, cadet bone spurs, who said a US Vietnam veteran was not a war hero?? How easy it is to sway a simple mind that forgets...but the sane people haven't forgotten and the video of that will be forever preserved in the anti slump museum.

Re: Trump claims ‘ridiculous partisan’ probes may upset progress

jdc — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:14:42 -0000

If you don't mind that the current occupant of the oval office is a liar who lies everyday, if it didn't bother you when he said a US Vietnam veteran and POW was not a war hero while he bought five deferments to avoid serving in that same war, if you didn't bat an eye when he made fun of a disabled person on national tv, if it didn't phase you in the least when he said he walked in on teenage girls at a beauty pageant because he was in charge and could do so, then you are just like him...a lying, draft dodging, perverted, -------. Birds of a feather! Can't wait for the Mueller show to wrap up, it's going to be GREAT!

Re: Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump’s inaugural committee

jdc — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 04:05:15 -0000

WooHoo! think he'll mention this at the sotu? Ha!

Re: Trump plans ‘major announcement’ on border, longest shutdown

jdc — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 03:28:33 -0000

I think if someone looked into it, they'd find that IQ45 has a financial tie to this wall. Probably has some crony or other waiting for that government contract and hopes to get a kickback when those taxpayer dollars start rolling in. Maybe it's his Russian buddy Oleg, that Mnuchin and republicans took the sanctions off of, but it seems to me that it could be the case. He is just so adamant about this wall that no one wants, not even republicans who could have passed legislation to fund it when they had both house and senate. He yelled and screamed along with his 33% base that Mexico would pay for the wall, but now he wants us to pay for it and is willing to let the government, people and country suffer because we don't want to pay for it. There is something up with this for sure, this guy only cares about increasing his bottom line and I believe that is what this is all about.

Re: Bangor’s housing problems have become ‘unacceptable.’ New report tells city to tackle them.

jdc — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 04:32:21 -0000

What I see happening in the rental market is the same as with the used car market. They know you need it, you will pay whatever you can afford to get it and they know it will probably, they hope, end up back on the lot and they will sell it again. When rent is ridiculously high, the same thing happens, landlords roll that over and over. Typical is first and last months rent along with a security deposit, that's a lot to come up with all at once, they have you sign a one year lease, if you make it the first year, landlord puts the rent up so renter won't be able to make it, they get kicked and voila, the apt. is on the market once more and the process repeated. There needs to be some rule of thumb about what landlords can charge, or this just gets worse. Maybe rent should be based on what the average wage in that area is so people don't end up on the street.

Re: It’s Mueller vs. Trump, and may America win

jdc — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 03:54:50 -0000

Gee, I wonder why all those people were indicted and some went to jail then. Must be a huge conspiracy going on.....right! Hahaha! You're laughable! I'm going to laugh all day at this one while watching the real news.

Re: Poliquin sues Dunlap to stop ranked-choice count in Maine’s 2nd District

jdc — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 01:46:27 -0000

So, will he file a lawsuit to sue the people of Maine? We voted for RCV because we wanted the person who the majority of the people want in office to be there serving them. We didn't want another 39%er holding office. I think it's more than fair, so sue me.

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jdc — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 04:18:20 -0000

Okay, so bail out the farmers this year and who gets bailed out next? And what about next year? Yeah, this is stupid and even if farmers who are getting a penny a bushel on corn and not happy with that just as I wouldn't be, vote for that this year, what about all the rest of the American taxpayers who are not happy about it? And another question, what happens to all the soybeans, corn and other crops that were in the field when this mess was thought up in a late night faux not news daily brief/tweet storm?

Re: Kavanaugh evades on questions of executive power, White House subpoenas

jdc — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 03:12:40 -0000

And is there any precedent for a president who is an unnamed co-conspirator in an investigation into crimes against the US appointing a supreme court justice? And if the shoe were on the other foot, would the republicans go along with it? No is the answer to both and this fake president shouldn't be appointing anyone to anything, all decisions, legislation and executive orders should be voided.

Re: Rancorous, partisan start for Kavanaugh high court hearing

jdc — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 04:14:07 -0000

Why should any president who is an unnamed co-conspirator in an investigation into crimes against the US be appointing anyone to the Supreme Court? And would the republicans be okay with it if it were a democrat president? Of course not! Let's just get serious and call this what it is, blatantly putting party before the people or the country all for the millions of dollars their donor/owners give them. Who is actually running this country?! Do we even have a democracy now? It doesn't look like it.

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jdc — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 06:45:31 -0000

A sitting president that is under investigation shouldn't be appointing anyone to anything...that should be the measure. And this is what I have to say to anyone, like yourself, that thinks the rest of us are not paying attention to what has and is happening. If you don't mind that 45 is a liar, if you don't care that he made fun of a disabled person, if you don't mind that he said a US POW was not a war hero while he bought five deferments to avoid serving, if you don't mind that he walked in on teenage girls at a beauty pageant then you are just like him...a lying, draft dodging, pervert...birds of a feather! Enjoy!

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jdc — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 06:40:51 -0000

Let's hope so! Because for anyone to believe for a minute that a president that is under investigation for crimes against the US should be appointing anyone to anything is ridiculous! And in fact many of the republicans now in Congress have had plenty to say on the matter when Bill Clinton was under investigation and lied to Congress which is a crime, one that some in 45's transition team and administration have already committed. So all appointments, legislation and executive orders should be nullified and nothing else should be allowed to pass until such time as he is found not guilty of those crimes. I think the republicans in Congress know very well that he isn't innocent of those crimes and they are going to pull as much out of the hat as they can before the whip comes down and pass the favorable legislation that their donor/owners have paid them for asap.

Re: Trump to withhold 100,000 pages of Kavanaugh’s White House records

jdc — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 05:20:27 -0000

And what is the argument for a president that is under suspicion, with those close to his campaign under indictment or plead guilty already to crimes against the US, be appointing anyone to the Supreme Court? Let's remember what every republican in Congress had to say about Bill Clinton's little foray then and listen to them now. To me it's obvious....they have to put the country and the people in danger so that they can give their donor/owners what they paid for... payola politicians passing the favorable legislation they wrote for themselves. No...the repubs have said what they thought about this subject long ago, their reasons were legit then and they are even more so now. 45 said it himself during the campaign, we can't have a sitting president under investigation in the White House, so he shouldn't be appointing anyone and his last appointment, every piece of legislation and all executive orders should be nullified.

Re: Today’s GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon

jdc — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 05:20:06 -0000

Yeah, about that...one, republicans are in the minority of the electorate just above the green party, there are more dems, however the majority of the electorate are Independent voters. And 45 has the support of the same 30+/- percent of the population that are sycophants and followers who can't think their way out of a paper bag. The repubs in Congress are going along for this ride so they can get as much of their donor/owners agenda done as possible and that's it. I don't for a minute think they agree with his silly tweets and disruption and those ego rallies! But...if they want to get another tax cut for the wealthy, end SS, Medicare and Medicaid, privatize everything they can including infrastructure to hand over to their bosses the 1%, then they must continue to pretend that we the people can't see what they are doing. And another little thing....if you don't mind that he is a liar, if you don't care that he made fun of a disabled person, if you don't mind that he said a US POW was not a war hero, if you don't mind that he bought five deferments to avoid going to that same war, if you don't mind that he walked in on teenage girls at a beauty pageant, then you are probably just like him...a draft dodging, lying, perverted, bully...birds of a feather!

Re: Today’s GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon

jdc — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 05:05:01 -0000

There have been indictments and guilty pleas by those in 45's immediate circle. That is a fact. And if it weren't for the fourth estate, we the people wouldn't know about half of what happens in the halls of our own government or elsewhere. And I find it quite strange indeed that many of 45's supporters say "we" like you're all there together! Haha! And if Woodward and Bernstein were on the story today, they would be in the same position as many other journalists are now with this corrupt administration, being threatened, maligned and put in harms way for doing their jobs.

Re: New LePage threat to stall bonds imperils road repairs, thousands of jobs

jdc — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:34:42 -0000

It's a way to get the transportation system privatized, I guess. But if the publicly elected official refuses to do what the public has asked of them, shouldn't they be fired? I think they should. Either come up with a good reason not to sign off on bonds that have been approved by voters, or get out of the way! Because he's not working for the republican party, he's working for all of the people of Maine and should do what we have asked of our public servant, period. Or does he believe that no republicans in Maine drive on the roads and bridges, or have family that works in construction and that they didn't vote for these bonds? It's weird, unless...he's working for the republican party who have been trying to privatize the transportation system, and not working for the people of Maine.

Re: Ranked-choice voting can restore our democracy — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

jdc — Sat, 26 May 2018 06:21:26 -0000

What I do know about RCV is this...if the republicans are so against it, I'm all for it! After all, they are the party that ended the Voter Rights Act by saying we didn't need that anymore. And as soon as it ended they went about gerrymandering districts, purging voter lists and cutting polling stations in places where they were afraid they wouldn't win if everyone could vote. So, if they don't like RCV. you can be sure it's because it gives the people to much voice and power over the party's wishes for how democracy should work..just for them.

Re: Proposed farm bill could mean bad news for Maine’s organic farmers — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

jdc — Sat, 26 May 2018 05:20:43 -0000

Yeah, big agra are some of the biggest welfare queens in the country! When they don't make their "projected" income, just like with the oil and gas industry, they get reimbursed by the taxpayers. I'd like to be able to do that, gee I didn't make a million this year, so give me a tax break and subsides!

Re: Proposed farm bill could mean bad news for Maine’s organic farmers — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

jdc — Sat, 26 May 2018 05:16:25 -0000

They are the poorest states with the lowest wages, the "right to work" for less, red states.