I think by now everyone in the U.S. has heard about the foul mouthed, raging voicemail that Maine’s Republican Governor sent to a Democratic State Representative. Most people have no doubt heard about the Governor’s ridiculous claims that most of the people arrested for dealing drugs in his state are Black or Hispanic.
I hope that most people also know that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been endorsed by the nutcake from Maine. Trump has also hired the Governor’s daughter to lead his campaign in the Pine Tree State.
Republican Governor Paul LePage has done everything in his power to prove that he’s out of his tiny little mind. He has proven that he is a racist, out of control, bigot.
Now CNN reports that LePage is under so much pressure from both parties in his state that he is considering resigning.
Well, hooray!
LePage told the Bangor, Maine radio station WVOM that in the wake of his f* bomb filled voicemail he is “considering all options.” He told the station:
“I am looking at all options. I think some things I’ve been asked to do are beyond my ability. I’m not going to say that I’m not going to finish it. I’m not saying that I am going to finish it. If I’ve lost my ability to help Maine people, maybe it’s time to move on.”
Well, my goodness. Doesn’t that sound reasonable?
Before we celebrate, however, we have to look at the next part of the story. Much like his good buddy, Donald J. Trump, LePage is waffling on his statement. He tweeted this after the interview:
Regarding rumors of resignation, to paraphrase Mark Twain: "The reports of my political demise are greatly exaggerated." #mepolitics
— Paul R. LePage (@Governor_LePage) August 30, 2016
So what the heck does that mean?
It means that LePage feels completely innocent. He swears that he shouldn’t be blamed for losing his sh*t on that voicemail. He says that his tender feelings just could not handle being called a racist just because he blamed his state’s horrific heroin epidemic on Blacks and Hispanics.
Still, he says, he will consider resigning if it’s absolutely necessary. That’s because, you know, he is such a fine, upstanding Republican. He said:
“It’s not about me. It’s about making sure that we can move the state forward. It’s one thing to have one party behind, it’s another thing to not have any party behind you.”
Wouldn’t it be the best thing EVER if his good friend Donald Trump bought into the same philosophy? I mean, really?
Featured image via YouTube screengrab.
