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National Journal: Maine's Angus King "independent" in name only

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonApril 24, 201310 Comments1 Min Read
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WASHINGTON – National Journal conducted an analysis of Sen. Angus S. King, Jr.’s voting record to date and found Maine’s allegedly independent junior senator votes with Democrats as often as the former chairman of the Democratic Party.
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When Maineโ€™s Angus King ran as an independent candidate for the Senate last year, he carefully guarded which party he would caucus with in Washington and how he would vote. โ€œTheyโ€™ll know the answer when they get to the Kโ€™s,โ€ King said of roll-call votes.
The answer is: with the Dโ€™s.
In his first 100 days casting votes, the independent senator from Maine has voted with the Democratic leadership about 90 percent of the time, the same rate of allegiance as the former chairman of the Democratic Party, fellow freshman Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, according to aย National Journalย analysis of voting records.
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Les Gibson
Les Gibson
13 years ago

This should not surprise anyone. King is a liberal Democrat, always has been, and points to the basic dishonesty of the man.
What I do find amazing is the fact that he was able to hoodwink the people of Maine 3 times. Well past time to wake up folks.

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Anonymous
13 years ago

Fool me once shame on you…fool me twice shame on…..

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John Frary
John Frary
12 years ago

Some might conclude that Angus’s claim that he was “independent” was a lie, but this would not be civil so you won’t hear it from me.

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Paul Trommer
Paul Trommer
Reply to  John Frary
12 years ago

Let me be the first. It was an evident lie.

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Paul Trommer
Paul Trommer
Reply to  John Frary
12 years ago

Let’s look at the options: Deceit, deception, dishonesty, disinformation, distortion, evasion, fable, fabrication, falsehood, falseness, falsification, falsity, fib, fiction, forgery, fraudulence, guile, hyperbole, inaccuracy, invention, libel, mendacity, misrepresentation, misstatement, myth, obloquy, perjury, prevarication, revilement, reviling, slander, subterfuge, tale, tall story, vilification, white lie, whopper. Pick your best description of Mr. King.

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Anne Fossett
Anne Fossett
Reply to  John Frary
12 years ago

You bet he’s “Independent.”

And the PRESS HERALD/SUNDAY TELEGRAM, etc show no bias towards their owner’s wife: Chellie Pingree either!!!

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David A. Woodbury
David A. Woodbury
Reply to  John Frary
12 years ago

He’s merely independent of party funding because he can afford to be thanks to family wealth and a sideline in show biz where he rubbed elbows with politicians and promoted those who would later help him.

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