We note that "Our Senator" is up to her old tricks again.
Sen. Collins tries to rewrite history after 2013 tea party stand
The story her new television ad tells is entirely fictional.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ new television ad reminds me of the opening credits of one of my favorite shows: “The West Wing.” It has uplifting music, soft-focus shots of government buildings and American flags, and lots of bright spots of lens flare. Also, just like “The West Wing,” the story the ad tells is entirely fictional.
The commercial tries to paint Sen. Collins as a standard-bearer for reason and rationality during the 2013 government shutdown debate. The truth is very different.
Publicly, Collins said that she opposed shutting down government, but perhaps mindful of those ads, when it came time to vote on the bills that caused the shutdown, Collins sided with Cruz. Democrats wanted a “clean” Continuing Resolution that would continue funding the government, but Collins and Cruz voted for a “dirty” one, tying the continued operation of government to a defunding of the Affordable Care Act – the main goal of the tea party.
Collins has continued to disparage Obamacare even as its benefits are finally being observed. Moreover, she is still supporting Gov Paul LePage's reelection bid. LePage you may recall vetoed the Medicaid Expansion in Maine, denying the benefits of Health Care to 70,000 Mainers including thousands of Veterans.
Her opponent Shenna Bellows (D-ME) favors Medicare for All.