Politics & Other Mistakes: Fader in the middle

Time for political trivia. For each correct answer, treat yourself to a beer. If you get question three right, upgrade to a nice whiskey. If you miss any of the rest (because, by then, the pattern should be pretty obvious), ask the bouncer to throw you out. You’re obviously drunk.

1. In 2007, which Maine politician called for fast action to combat global warming, saying, “Time is not on our side,” but in 2011, opposed allowing the federal Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases?

a. Republican State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin
b. Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree
c. GOP U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe

(The answer is Snowe, who’s up for re-election, which probably has nothing to do with her pulling a one-eighty.)

2. Which of our state’s esteemed pols supported the first round of Bush tax cuts in 2001, opposed the second round in 2003, but fought to preserve those reductions when they were scheduled to expire in 2010?

a. Democratic Congressman Mike Michaud
b. Republican State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin
c. GOP U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe

http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/opinion/politics-other-mistakes-fader-in-the-middle/

Ha Ha! Al on point again.