Governor Says He Will Close School May 1 If Cuts Aren't Met (Maine - LePage)

[Maine-ah]

http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_10607.shtml

A big announcement from the Governor Thursday night: if he doesn't get the cuts to the the Department of Health and Human Services budget that he's proposing he says he will close schools in May.

Governor LePage spoke during his Capitol For A Day town hall meeting in Lewiston.

Those in attendance asked questions ranging from education to jobs and health care. It was health care that seemed to divide the crowd the most.

The Governor says there is a $221 million deficit in the DHHS budget and cuts, including to MaineCare need to be made to fill the gap.

video at link.

[rfranklin]

1. How about closing down the office of the governor?

Send this jackass on vacation.

[southernyankeebelle]

2. Does anyone know how the people feel about voting this guy to office? Can they recall him?

[Maine-ah]

6. three way race, he got 38% of the vote

we do not have a recall process in Maine, we'd have to go for impeachment.

[southernyankeebelle]

7. Wow, I hope the citizens finally learned with this experience. By the way he doesn't have

a manadate with 38%. How has he been able to get away with this stuff. Surely your house would be able to override him.

[RBInMaine]

9. He & the Maine GOP just took an ass beating on the voting rights referendum and now this. Let me

tell you, he and his GOPuke Party are FUCKED in November. Mainers won't stand for this kind of hostile shit.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Wow can democrats take over to have a majority to stop him? When is he up for reelection?

[Maine-ah]

11. in three years

I read another piece on BDN that said he has already filed his paperwork to run again.

[southernyankeebelle]

12. What are his chances of reelection? Somehow these republicans are finding ways to take away voting

rights.

[Maine-ah]

13. I don't think he has a chance

unless it's another three way race. As for taking away voting rights, the republicans up here tried that by taking away same day voter registration, and the voters smacked that one down.

[southernyankeebelle]

14. Good luck reelecting a new democrat governor

[RZM]

3. In a related story

Thousands of Maine schoolchildren now praying for gridlock.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

5. Beat me to it.

[eShirl]

4. I encourage him to try it and see what happens.

[RBInMaine]

8. This guy is a serious ASSHOLE and his party is going to pay bigtime for this shit.