LePage's "open for business" sign disappears.....

[Maine-ah]

http://www.kjonline.com/news/Maine-lepage-business-sign-95-stolen.html

he welcome sign still lets them know they’re in the state that represents “The Way Life Should Be.” But the newer sign below that declared Maine “Open for Business” has vanished.

The disappearance of the sign – a gift to Gov. Paul LePage from supporters – was noticed and reported to the Maine Department of Transportation this morning. A maintenance foreman went to the site to confirm it was missing and to search the area for the sign. He wasn’t able to find it, and the sign was reported stolen to Maine State Police, said Mark Latti, a Transportation Department spokesman.

Was the sign’s removal a political message? The work of apolitical vandals? Payback for the removal of the Labor Department mural?

In any case, it doesn’t seem like it would have been easy to carry away. The sign was large – 4 feet by 8 feet – and was attached to posts with bolts. It was placed high enough that a ladder would have been helpful.

[sharp_stick]

1. I hope it shows up

in the middle of a cattle pen to signify the chances of LePage actually getting re-elected.

[Scuba]

2. It was stolen by a moose. I saw him with it in his antlers...

...crossing the Kennebeck just downstream of the Shamut dam.

[rucky]

3. Maybe LePage is trying to sell it on e-bay?

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Maybe it's in the closet with the murals.