A Portland Democrat said on Monday she would “rather be Santa than Scrooge,” referring to her party’s unwavering support for growing Maine’s welfare system.
Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland)’s comment followed an exchange between Maine Democratic Party Chairman, Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage, and The Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson:
Just as food stamps are not “grocery insurance” -> RT @Stevie_Rob: @ChairmanGrant Medicaid isn’t health insurance. #MEpolitics
— Jason Savage (@jsavage207) March 10, 2014
@jsavage207 @Stevie_Rob You got me. Meant to say “health care.” Glad you’re all so United in denying it, & the jobs it creates. #mepolitics
— Ben Grant (@ChairmanGrant) March 10, 2014
@ChairmanGrant @jsavage207 If you were being honest, you’d call it welfare. But I guess that doesn’t poll well. #MEpolitics #WelfareParty
— Steve Robinson (@Stevie_Rob) March 10, 2014
@ChairmanGrant @jsavage207 @Stevie_Rob And if you were being honest, you’d call yourself Scrooge, but that doesn’t poll well either.
— Rep. Diane Russell (@MissWrite) March 10, 2014
@MissWrite @ChairmanGrant @Stevie_Rob Begs question: Do you fancy yourself Santa with taxpayer money? #mepolitics #ChristmasAnalogies
— Jason Savage (@jsavage207) March 10, 2014
@jsavage207 @ChairmanGrant @Stevie_Rob I’d rather be Santa than Scrooge. There are fewer ghosts haunting my sleep.
— Rep. Diane Russell (@MissWrite) March 10, 2014
@MissWrite is eager to play Santa when she’s buying the presents with Maine taxpayer’s hard-earned dollars. #mepolitics
— Jason Savage (@jsavage207) March 10, 2014
@jsavage207 Well THAT doesn’t just scream, “Teacher, teacher, she hurt my feelings!” Are you going to cry next? #mepolitics
— Rep. Diane Russell (@MissWrite) March 10, 2014
@jsavage207 Clearly, you’re still hanging out on the playground. When you grow up, feel free to join us at the adult table. #mepolitics
— Rep. Diane Russell (@MissWrite) March 10, 2014
@MissWrite @jsavage207 Says the woman who tried to sell the Blaine House! #MEpolitics
— Steve Robinson (@Stevie_Rob) March 10, 2014
Last year, Russell introduced legislation to sell the Blaine House, where Gov. Paul LePage currently resides, in order to teach him a lesson about homelessness.
@MissWrite – Maine State Rep. who just hours ago started calling names on twitter, is now telling me to ‘grow up’, #priceless #mepolitics
— Jason Savage (@jsavage207) March 10, 2014
@MissWrite Tell me more about playing on playground? What’s your next spite-driven bill? Resolve, LePage is a Doo Doo Head? #MEpolitics
— Steve Robinson (@Stevie_Rob) March 10, 2014
@Stevie_Rob You know real reason @MissWrite tried to sell Blaine House, right? Dems ran out of stuff to sell to the unions. #mepolitics
— Jason Savage (@jsavage207) March 10, 2014
8 Comments
Diane Russell, the champion time and money waster in Augusta. Dumb bills to sell the Blaine House, deprive the Governor of his pension, and now, to cut legislative pay in the event of a state shutdown.
Every one of them laughed off the State House floor, and even condemned by her fellow party members.
If only we could bill her for the cost of her failed, expensive grandstanding on the taxpayer time and dime in Augusta.
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/04/politics/maine-house-debates-bill-to-dock-lawmakers-pay-if-state-shutdown-occurs-puts-off-vote/
Diane Russell is a waste of good air. I would gladly pay the fare to send her one way back to Wisconsin.
Like most progressives she wants to play Santa with money taken from producers, yet she is a Scrooge when it comes to spending her own money. Time to start drug testing our politicians
When the door to office is open to all women, because theyre chicks, not because theyre qualified, this is what you get for representation. I’m all for equality, but this is what you get, The “pot lady” and Barak, etc. , etc. etc. Theyre should be constitutional comprehension tests, psychological and other competency tests. And in her case, a drug test.
jooouli
get it right here
get it right here
When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get several emails with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove people from that service? Thank you!