The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.
Tom Allen

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens.
Tom Allen

We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq.
Tom Allen

Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence.
Tom Allen

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of diseases.
Tom Allen

I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations.
Tom Allen

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response.
Tom Allen

If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too far apart you're not going to get a whole lot done because you almost always need to have some folks on the other side of the aisle to accomplish anything.
Tom Allen