profile in courage, but better late than never.

Susan Collins is almost liberal. She has a certain amount of respect from me for at least occasionally being on the right side of some issues. She grew up in the same town I grew up in, went to school with my Mother. Still, she IS a republican, and her policies often reflect that. She is a political enemy, but one of the few that I have any respect for.

She's always happy to carry water for the conservative GOP.

eta: who she is in her public role is all that matters even if privately she says she believes in more moderate stances.

is basically just suggesting that she's not a complete frothing at the mouth hateful idiot. Not saying she's almost actually liberal, just in comparison to extremists like tea party members and such.

her over Shenna Bellows, her Democratic opponent. The HRC has no guarantee that Collins won't immediately go back into hibernation on glbt rights right after the election. Meanwhile, Shenna Bellows has a long history of glbt activism and leadership, as head of Mainers United for Marriage.

http://bellowsforsenate.com/

She has just left it up to others, and still isn't producing a goddamed bill.

Weakling.