Angus King: "I'll Caucus With The Democrats" | TPM LiveWire
livewire.talkingpointsmemo.comMaine’s Independent Senator-Elect Angus King will caucus with the Democrats, he announced Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill. King cited the 2012 election as a driver of his decision, that joining the Democratic majority in the Senate “makes the decision easier.”
h/t: Kyle Leighton at TPM
Meetings
Not just any meetings, but video conference meetings with people in Wisconsin. This I am not new to, I took a class on University of Southern Maine’s Saco campus where the Professor was in Lewiston and taught us over the wavelengths.
During this particular meeting, I was sitting one seat away from former Governor of Maine, Angus King. Now I was younger when he was in office, but he is known for a few things, one of them being MLTI - the Maine Laptop Initiative. This initial program is what jumpstarted MICDL (Maine International Center for Digital Learning) and Gov. King is the founder of MICDL. Each 7th grader in the state of Maine received a laptop because of the MLTI program, and eventually it spread, so that 50% of the high school students also had a laptop to use on a daily basis. So you can see where Gov. King might come in handy with the digital learning aspect of this small non-profit.
So onto the technical side of things, for those of you who may or may not be familiar with this technology it is a simple (or, really not so simple, but if you break it down…) connection of a TV, camera, and audio system that goes two ways - one sends a feed of the folks in Wisconsin to us, the other sends a feed of us to the folks in Wisconsin. And if I am not mistaken, you can add additional people into the video conference. I wish I could explain the setup in further detail, but I was not there for the connection. I do know that it is as simple as pushing a few buttons, and that once connected there are almost no issues - only a few times did the screen freeze, but we had no trouble with our audio.
Navigating the office world is easier than I thought it would be. The only foreseeable problem I will have is, how long can I play the game “No more laughing, no more fun: if you show your teeth or tongue you will have to pay a forfeit.”
(I’m only kidding, it’s really not that bad.)
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Senator-Elect Angus King of Maine to Align Himself With Democrats
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.comSurprising no one, Senator-elect Angus King, independent of Maine, announced Wednesday that he would caucus with the Senate Democrats, but insisted that he would maintain his political independence.
Maine Senate Candidate Will Decide Party Affiliation After Election | TPM Livewire
livewire.talkingpointsmemo.comAngus King, the independent former governor who is running for Maine’s open Senate seat, won’t say which party he will caucus with until after he’s elected in November, reports USA Today. In an interview, King said, “I don’t answer that question because I don’t know.”
I bet he caucuses with the Democrats.
h/t: TPM LiveWire
also wow I have so much to say idek where to start
Angus King’s first speech on the Senate floor was so good and funny and he seems pretty smart
the governor of my fine state went to Israel and met with Bibi and thE FEELS
I cried for like six hours because of the Bush Library Opening also when Dubya’s voice broke at the end omfg I’ve never felt so many feelings at one time
And Bibi was in danger and I had no one to talk to anyone about it and ugh that was bad but yeah besides that it was an okay week
