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@AmyKremer Looks like it’s headed to a runoff. Good work! about 7 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to AmyKremer
politicalmath Using the same metric as the MarketWatch spending chart, how is Obama on the economy? yfrog.com/ocmf5qp about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by JWFoss and 21 others
@TeriChristoph I weep for Amercia. about 7 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
Charlie Summers for U.S. Senate: Cut spending. Repeal ObamaCare. Balance the budget. #tcot fb.me/1yZDYf2Hn (via @Summersformaine) about 9 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
@kevinbinversie If you buy a game, you should be able to play it when you want - you bought a game, not a server password. Ridiculous. about 10 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac in reply to kevinbinversie
@kevinbinversie That's the problem with not being able to play offline in single-player mode. about 10 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac in reply to kevinbinversie
Views from Vacationland: Your cute animal photo of the day, straight from Maine is.gd/kwtyPD about 10 hours ago via Tweetie for Mac
@MbernadetteE Good for you, suffering through! I couldn't do anything in the morning without coffee. #NotAddictedReally about 21 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to MbernadetteE
PressHerald Profile of Charlie Summers, 'more rounded' candidate for Snowe's U.S. Senate seat. bit.ly/JKuxNt about 21 hours ago via web Retweeted by JWFoss
@MbernadetteE I couldn't work there. Don't you guys have a union? Where are your rights? ;) about 21 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to MbernadetteE
When there was a Republican President, Krugman was worried about the debt: nytimes.com/2003/03/11/opi… #PartisanHack about 22 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
@HPbasketball If a referee has a tech rescinded, they ought to be - publicly - suspended for a game, just like players are for techs. 8:45 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to HPbasketball
@HPbasketball If it's not acknowledged publicly I have no reason to believe it happens. 8:41 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to HPbasketball
@HPbasketball Which does nothing, and even when referees make mistakes, they are not punished for it. 8:39 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to HPbasketball
@HPbasketball Coaches shouldn't be fined for criticizing officials. That policy is absurd. It blocks accountability. 8:37 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to HPbasketball
When even the ESPN commentators think the call was ridiculous, you know it's bad. They sound like Tommy. 6:36 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS
@furmangirl08 Hah. You must hate this series! :) 6:26 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to furmangirl08
Views from Vacationland: Schoodic Point, Acadia National Park. (via @arbljrakja) viewsfromvacationland.tumblr.com/post/239489967… 1:32 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS
@arbljrakja I have been there. We do, indeed, live in gorgeous country. 1:18 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to arbljrakja
@arbljrakja Great pictures!! 1:09 PM May 28th via Tweetbot for iOS

Name Jim Fossel
Location Augusta, Maine
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Bio Born & raised in Maine. C's, Red Sox, Pats, B's, Black Bears, & NASCAR (#18) fan. Conservative. @MaineYRs chair. #Mitt2012.