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Michael Heath is doing his level best to replace Susan Collins (R-ME) in the US Senate with Tom Allen (D-ME-01) from the US House. The Christian Civic League, Heath's organization, is trying to force Collins to repudiate the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which he styles as the "federal special homosexual rights bill".

That line Sex outside of marriage is wrong. is an uncomplicated declarative statement, forming the fifth para of Heath's press release, paras four and six stating that EDNA is an evil idea.

Meanwhile, the price of heating oil is now over $3/gal, up 300% over the price point when we sold our home in Portland and its not-yet-skyrocketing ARM and started to travel with the kids, and $50 doesn't quite put 15 gallons of 87 octane in the 4x4's tank or buy a single snow tire.

Dean Scontras is just as lost in space. His latest is on the horrors of allowing people with valid Mexican drivers licenses and valid Mexican vehicle liability insurance to obtain valid Maine drivers licenses and valid Maine vehicle liability insurance ... because ... I kid you not ... they might be ... Al Qaida in Maine (AQM) operatives. Dean is running against Charlie Summers, and possibley Steve Abbott, Collins' Senate chief of staff, for Tom Allen's seat.