https://hotair.com/2012-senate-tea-party/2011/05/09/olympia-snowe-tea-partier/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:23:46 -0400<![CDATA[Say, what has happened to Olympia Snowe lately?  The Senator from Maine has spent years cementing her reputation as one of the few moderates left in either party willing to cross the aisle to cut deals.  In the last two years, though, Politico notices a lot more party-line votes from Snowe amid rumors of a feud with Harry Reid.  Is she voting with James Inhofe on environmental legislation out of spite, fear &#8212; or common sense?]]>Mon, 09 May 2011 13:36:06 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2011/05/09/olympia-snowe-tea-partier-n178073