The Vermont Political Observer.

1 min read 2021-11-25 00:56:06

The Health Care Crisis is Already Here

Did you know that the Scott administration Covid policy isn’t aimed at reducing illness? Nope, they don’t care about that. The governor himself

1 min read 2021-11-24 08:15:43

When, in my previous post I chronicled the ways in which Gov. Phil Scott has demonstrably been Not a Nice Guy, I omitted at least one: How

1 min read 2021-11-22 21:00:16

OK, so everybody knows that Phil Scott is a Nice Guy (copyright pending)… but is he really? His performance throughout the pandemic has varied

1 min read 2021-11-20 00:31:56

This shouldn’t cost much to fix We’re screwed, aren’t we? In a year when the effects of climate change have become undeniable (the latest

1 min read 2021-11-19 11:44:28

It’s bad enough that Gov. Phil Scott offered an “olive branch” that put every local elected official in the crosshairs of the masking debate.

1 min read 2021-11-19 02:00:40

Last month I brought you news of Michael Shively, professional “expert” on sex trafficking and staunch foe of decriminalizing sex work. He took

1 min read 2021-11-18 00:26:13

Oh wait, sorry, that’s Swamp Thing Once upon a time, there was a retired Wall Street executive named Bruce Lisman*. After his investment firm

1 min read 2021-11-17 05:06:14

Leadership! Ugh. Another Covid presser, another spin around the same closed orbit. Despite recent record case numbers, Gov. Phil Scott remained

1 min read 2021-11-16 09:38:34

Gov. Phil Scott has offered a “compromise” on mask mandates. An offer that’s so ridiculous, so insulting to all who differ with him, that it

1 min read 2021-11-16 01:30:10

The view from the cheap seats Well, he did it. In a crowded Statehouse meeting room, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced that he will not seek

1 min read 2021-11-12 12:16:43