Mike Smith

The Douglas administration is hitting House Democrats over its opposition to an education property tax containment plan.  read more »

Insiders are abuzz about a Saturday Brattleboro Reformer piece pitting the Douglas administration and Senate President Peter Shumlin against one another.  read more »

This is a purely hypothetical question – nothing more – but in politics, sometimes the “what ifs” are the most fun.

So here’s the scenario: it is one year from today and Senator Patrick Leahy’s cell phone rings. It’s the President-elect of the United States, who says: “Pat, I want you to be my Attorney General.”

Leahy’s response comes without hesitation: “It would be my honor, Madame President.” – remember, it’s a hypothetical.