ME: John Baldacci's disappearing staff

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Main: Whoops, Baldacci Did It Again

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Man, it's tough to be John Baldacci these days. A while back, Maine uncovered a $95 million dollar budget shortfall. I did the following cartoon back then:

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Now we come to learn from the Boston Globe that Appropriations Committee leaders are asking other committees to recommend ways to reduce spending by $99 million more than the cutbacks already put forth by Baldacci to close a $95 million revenue gap.

Ouch.

Maine: Obama Wins the Tug-Of-War

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PolitickerME is reporting that Barack Obama has won the Maine Caucus. This tops off a fantastic weekend for him, after winning contests in Nebraska, Washington, Louisiana and the Virgin Islands.

Prior to tonight's caucus, Obama has been down in all the polls I was able to see. Clinton was also talked about having a good chance at winning in Maine, because the state's large white, heavily working-class population favored her. John Baldacci, the governor of Maine, also endorsed and supported her.

This gives him a great deal of momentum moving into the contests in the Potomac on Tuesday, which include Maryland, Virgina and Washington, D.C.

Make sure you check out PolitickerMD for constant updates on the Maryland presidential contests.

Maine Madness
New York Observer

Gov. Patrick goes on attack at Portland caucus
James Pindell - PolitickerME

Maine: So what did Baldacci have to say?

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Maine: Looks like bad weather for Baldacci

How Baldacci Stole Christmas

Here's today's cartoon over at PolitickerMD.

And here are a couple fo links as to why Baldacci is such a Grinch:

Eyeing budget shortfall, governor orders $38 million in cuts
Boston Globe

Baldacci's Monster

Consolidation is a big issue in Maine. Governor Baldacci wants to take the 296 existing school districts and reduce them down to...26. Quite a task for someone elected with 38% of the vote.

And 296 school districts? Man, I thought New Jersey was bad!

Here's the sketch: