Paul LePage May Not Seek Second Term As Maine Governor

[silvershadow]

Source: Huffington Post

Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) announced on Wednesday that he may not seek a second term in office.

According to the Maine Sun Journal, LePage was "clearly frustrated" over the legislature's override of his budget bill veto, and told reporters in Augusta that he was uncertain about his political future.

"I am going to be meeting with my family at some point and we are going to be talking it over," LePage said. "Quite frankly, I don't know how you recover from this. I really don't know how you recover from a tax increase. This is a giant obstacle. It's like having a giant hole in the bottom of your ship and you are trying to get across the pond."

"I don't have any more priorities," he added. "We put it all in the budget and got defeated."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/paul-lepage-second-term_n_3510465.html

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More at link. Needless to say, this is welcome news.

[Warpy]

1. Not after the lege handed him his right wing ass last week.

What fun is being Supreme Leader if you aint Supreme?

[crim son]

2. Precisely.

This is just another one of his tantrums. Let's hope he follows through.

[n2doc]

3. He should just resign now

After all, his manhood has been ripped away. There is no recovering from it!

[DURHAM D]

4. I hope he gets help.

[magical thyme]

5. from his lips to Dogs ears

don't let the door hit ya on the way out, Gov Vaseline

[DainBramaged]

6. Four words Governor

GET THE FUCK OUT

[freshwest]

8. I think I've seen that before:

[msongs]

7. or maybe he is just being a tease to get the dems all in a dizzy fit nt

[Iliyah]

9. He wouldn't win a 2nd term

I think Maine is effing tired of this clown.

[BREMPRO]

23. he's an embarrassment. An inarticulate teabully!!... he only won cuz of a weak dem and strong ind

that split the vote. He has very little support here. Even if that scenario happens again, I don't think given the trail of manure he's left across the state he could win again.

[Maine-i-acs]

10. Paul LePage Pulls a Palin!

I can see the headlines now. Quit now sir, with your bloated head held high. Oh, joy!

[eShirl]

11. I'll bet retirement to Jamaica is looking pretty good right now.

We'll help ya pack, Paul!

[broadcaster75201]

12. Hell needs him back? n/t

nt

[Rebellious Republican]

13. Apparently he can at least see the writing on the wall as opposed to....

Gov. pRick Scott of Florida, who's own party may consider running someone against him. Scott is toast but his ego and money will take his party down in flames.

[KamaAina]

14. What kind of Down Easter tries to sail a ship across a pond?!

"It's like having a giant hole in the bottom of your ship and you are trying to get across the pond."

[Rebellious Republican]

16. Nice Catch KA.

My observation as well, but what do I know, I am just an old sailor.

[Lasher]

15. Maybe he'll pull a Palin

Hope so.

[femmocrat]

17. Good riddance to bad rubbish. nt

[MADem]

18. GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!!!!!!!!! I can't stand that shithead! nt

[bucolic_frolic]

19. What's that?

He doesn't like the will of the people as expressed through their
elected representatives?

Sort of like George W. Bush called himself a leader, and a leader
leads, that what a leader does.

Too bad when no one wants to follow anymore.

LOL

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. He used nautical terms, so here's my take on it -

He has a battleship-size mouth that's too big for his rowboat ass.

[Rebellious Republican]

22. Damn and I had beer in my mouth when I read that!!!!

Bwahahaha, excellent analogy.

[Faygo Kid]

21. He would have no chance, and knows it. Kick him out of Maine altogether.

What a sleazy right-wing know-nothing. Has there been a worse governor in Maine history? I find that impossible.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. He's DEAD to his fellow Republicans. On his watch taxes went up.

[Shrike47]

25. Let's just hope his family needs him to spend more time with them.

Non-politicians don't understand the compromise part. It's not a dictatorship.

[4bucksagallon]

26. You go LePage...........

Straight back to Canada where you crawled on your yellow belly during the Vietnam war to avoid the draft. Don't forget to at least say hello to your other family you deserted up there in Canada. Or are you going to Jamaica where your adopted but not adopted son hails from. There is so much about you Mr. LiarPage that we still don't know and to be honest we really don't want to to know. Too bad you just won't quit like Sarah Failin did, that would be best for the State of Maine. Buy buy buffalo count man, may Maine see the error of it's ways and never again elect the likes of you, Mr LiarPage.

[onehandle]

27. I'll bet. He's toast. nt

[B Stieg]

29. Dear Governor LePage,...

...please consult Ms. S. Palin for advice on how to take your legislative ball and go home.

[rpannier]

30. Don't toy with us

Just quit and make us all happy

[Javaman]

31. I really hate it when repukes play coy. nt

[Arkana]

32. 60+% of Maine is telling him not to let the door hit him on the way out.

After all, they don't want assprints on the door to the Governor's Mansion.