Opinion of the Maine Twins

[President Mitt]

What is your opinion of Republican Senators Olympia Snowe, and Susan Collins?

I say both FF.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Both FF but Collins is better

[Meeker]

Depends on how they vote on the healthcare bill.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Depends on how they vote on the healthcare bill.

For now, both FF's.

[JSojourner]

 I really go back & forth.  Personally, they both seem like wonderful people.  Politically, I like their social moderation but find them still too economically conservative.

[ilikeverin]

Both seem like FFs.  I disagree with them on a lot of issues, but they're solid legislators.

[opebo]

Subverters of an otherwise tolerable state to the Dark Side.  HP.

[Padfoot]

They both are desperately needed moderating voices in an increasingly screechy Republican party.  But in comparison I'd have to say: Snowe > Collins.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Snowe is alright, Collins is a bit more HP-ish.

I'm not particularly fond of either of them, though, because like most moderates of the Senate, they take centrist positions for the sake of being important.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Both HPs

[Citizen James]

Remnants of the days when the GOP was sane.  When the ideology was conservative (seeking caution and restraint) rather than authoritarian (seeking mass conformity and hostility toward outsiders).

[Franzl]

both huge FFs!

[Linus Van Pelt]

Well, obviously could be worse, but basically HP.
The thing is, they don't really have a coherent viewpoint, except they'll vote for anything if you cut around a couple of hundred million from what gets originally proposed. Bush's initial massive tax cuts after taking office? No good. Bush's still quite massive but a bit smaller tax cuts? Fine! Obama's massive amounts of stimulus in 2009? Terrible - deficit here we come, etc. Obama's still pretty massive amounts of stimulus with $100 chopped off by Snowe? Great! Really, though, there's no coherent ideology that says "the policies of the current president, except somewhat cheaper, are always good, even when one of them is a radical supply-sider and another is a liberal Democrat". If you're proposing legislation from the White House's end, you should be able to basically game this system by initially overbidding by $100 million.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Well, obviously could be worse, but basically HP.
The thing is, they don't really have a coherent viewpoint, except they'll vote for anything if you cut around a couple of hundred million from what gets originally proposed. Bush's initial massive tax cuts after taking office? No good. Bush's still quite massive but a bit smaller tax cuts? Fine! Obama's massive amounts of stimulus in 2009? Terrible - deficit here we come, etc. Obama's still pretty massive amounts of stimulus with $100 chopped off by Snowe? Great! Really, though, there's no coherent ideology that says "the policies of the current president, except somewhat cheaper, are always good, even when one of them is a radical supply-sider and another is a liberal Democrat". If you're proposing legislation from the White House's end, you should be able to basically game this system by initially overbidding by $100 million.

This is precisely my opinion, thanks Linus.

[Хahar 🤔]

Maine is probably the most represented state in the Senate.

[CJK]

Just a couple of thorns in both party's sides. No coherent ideology.

[Brittain33]

Snowe is alright, Collins is a bit more HP-ish.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

They're like 2 Yentas who can't make up their mind which side of the aisle their on.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Quite FF, as for Republicans, of course

[tmthforu94]

Given the fact they are two of my favorite politicians, FF to both.

[Holmes]

Depends on what happens in the coming months. But so far, leaning HP.