Michigan Political Blogwire

updated at 17:21

• Weekly Review in Dew Points

  —dewey from detroit

  Random thoughts from the week:

  H1N1 vaccine was sent to Wall Street firms by New York City government health authorities while little children and pregnant women are still waiting in line. We wouldn’t want Barry’s Banks to sneeze now, would we? We all remember what happened last time.

  But this [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 5:06pm EST
  by DEWEY FROM DETROIT

• Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) on taxpayer-funded abortion prohibition: "I forsee a return to the dark ages"

  —theblogprof

  That's right - the dark ages. Medieval times. All because of an amendment that may well be voted on today that would prohibit elective abortions from being taxpayer-financed, which is current law by the way. Yet these rabid pro-aborts want to squeeze blood money as a stimulus for Planned Parenthood [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  by The blogprof

• Donut Hole Lobby

  —detnews.com | Politics Blog

  I can't figure out where the GOP stands (past Stupak's rather ingenious strategy).Currently, GOP Reps are complaining about Medicare funding, while complaining that Medicare is bankrupt, and the Dems are talking about Donut Holes being filled, which was the GOP's 2005 Medicare Part D.Let's all go' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:59pm EST
  

• Video: Verizon Droid vs. ATT iPhone 3GS

  —motorcitytimes.com

  Something I really don’t need, but that Verizon Droid looks really cool. You can read a writeup here. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  by steve

• Bart Stupak's Waterloo

  —detnews.com | Politics Blog

  Most people outside of Michigan hadn't heard of Bart Stupak until today when they found out what he's trying to do to women's rights. He succeeded in forcing a vote on his Stupak/Pitts amendment that could kill health care reform altogether. The amendment will effectively ban even private insurers' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:25pm EST
  

• [News] Stupak shows in DC, will vote for healthcare bill

  —RightMichigan.com

      "We came to the point where we actually had an agreement tonight, but it fell apart," Stupak said.

  Stupak (D-MI) has been making it clear that he would not vote for the healthcare bill if it included federally funded abortion.  He and Rep. Ellsworth (D-IN) have introduced an [...]

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  Fetched: November 07, 2009, 3:17pm EST
  

• Obama administration concerned about Granholm's Lt. Gov as candidate

  —theblogprof

  Number of comments: 0
  Anyone surprised that Obama is sticking his claws into state business? This president is power-hungry, and needs blue states to continue to kowtow to special interests that were responsible for his election last year. The MSM is already on board and don't get voted out. Politicians, however, do. And the' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  by The blogprof

• FireDogLake publishes names of Stupak donor PACS

  —MichiganLiberal

  Jane Hamsher at FireDogLake posts a lists of corporate PAC donors to Bart Stupak and wonders aloud what they might think of his abortion-related activism as regards healthcare reform.

  If Planned Parenthood and NARAL are just going to lie down and let access to reproductive health legislation to be [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:18pm EST
  

• Is The Detroit Electorate Being Misrepresented?

  —detnews.com | Politics Blog

  I am as perturbed as anyone whenever I hear about the consistent low voter turnout election after election in Detroit. In a city that needs as many people as possible to participate in the election process, one has to wonder if the numbers being reported are accurate. Are the percentages [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:49pm EST
  

• The Awful Wilson Administration

  —Western Right

  The years 1913-1918, under president Woodrow Wilson and a democrat Congress, were a disastrous time for America.
  
  In 1913, Congress passed the 16th amendment to create the income tax. It was promised that this tax would only apply to the very rich and would be at most a few [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:46pm EST
  

• Saturday afternoon Costco.

  —nancynall.com

  Number of comments: 4
  

  Is this a winter-is-coming thing, or an Obama-is-deploying-the-black-helicopters thing?

  [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:24pm EST
  by nancy

• PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail. Where is THIS in the US Constitution?

  —theblogprof

  Number of comments: 0
  For up to 5 years at that! Can anyone point me where in the Constitution the federal government has the power to force every American to buy a product of any kind and put people in jail for not doing so? For the record, here's Article 1, Section 8 of [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:00pm EST
  by The blogprof

• Fact checking the GOP on health care reform

  —detnews.com | Politics Blog

  Marathon hearing session going on in Congress about the Health Care Reform bill this weekend. They were at it until past midnight yesterday and they're still going strong right now. You can watch live online at CSPAN. I'm hearing they expect to take a vote around 2:00 this afternoon - [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:41pm EST
  

• Stupak amendment to get floor vote

  —MichiganLiberal

  Bart Stupak's amendment to prohibit federal-funded abortion to be part of health care reform is going to get a vote on the House of Representatives. An overall vote is expected sometime before dawn tomorrow. Stupak in the past has said that as long as he gets a vote on [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:38pm EST
  

• Does Being Born Somewhere Make It Your Destiny?

  —detnews.com | Politics Blog

  Since my post on the night of the elections with regard to the voter turnout in Detroit, my personal e-mail has been bombarded with the suggestion of people like me moving back to Detroit. My response follows and I sincerely apologize for the length of this post, but it was [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:03pm EST
  

• Saturday News Dump

  —for my amusement only...

  President Obama speaks about the tragedy at Ft. Hood in this week's address. Listen, and take a moment for reflection. Flags will be at half-staff through Veteran's Day.And now for this week's "Things I Would Have Blogged, But I Ran Out of Pepto-Bimol", featuring your wacky Michigan Legislature. DHS employees [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:54am EST
  

• Saturday Open Thread

  —Blogging For Michigan

  President Obama speaks about the tragedy at Ft. Hood in this week's address. Listen, and take a moment for reflection. Flags will be at half-staff through Veteran's Day.

  And now for this week's "Things I Would Have Blogged, But I Ran Out of Pepto-Bimol", featuring your wacky Michigan Legislature.

  DHS employees [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:47am EST
  

• Conflict Of Interest.

  —Michigan Taxes Too Much

  

  An anonymous commenter brings this up on MJ Perry’s blog..

  At 11/06/2009 12:32 AM, Anonymous said…

  Why is the UAW allowed to represent the workers at Ford? the UAW is now the de facto owner of GM and Chrysler, courtesy of the US taxpayer via [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:32am EST
  by jgillman

• AP reports Red Wings SCORE in dragging death article!

  —theblogprof

  Number of comments: 0
  Rush Limbaugh doesn't call  the MSM the drive-by media for nothing. An MSU student was killed after being dragged a quarter mile by people with a calloused conscience who sped off after a Red Wings game. So I see this article by the AP in the Oakland Press that, incredibly,' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:00am EST
  by The blogprof

• [News] Stupak "whipping" on Abortion from afar, doesn't really mean it.

  —RightMichigan.com

  Even though Stupak says he will lead 40 Democrats to vote against the healthcare bill, he won't be in DC to strip the provision from the bill, nor will he vote on it.

  As theblogprof points out, at a recent town hall in Cheboygan Stupak said:

     ' [...]

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  Fetched: November 07, 2009, 10:29am EST
  

• And now ... a word from our sponsor

  —MichiganLiberal

  Many thanks to the generous benefactor who has come through sponsored MichLib for today. You may thank that person by visiting Big Down Entertainment.

  I'd like to thank ... whoa!, what happened to today's sponsor? Oh, yes, we don't have a sponsor today.

  And a great sadness falls over the [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:27am EST
  

• Saturday Morning Links for November 7th

  —motorcitytimes.com

  Some great blog reading on this Saturday Morning: WCW…it doesn’t matter to the left, the liberals, liberal media, and Democrats. If you are on the opposite side of the fence, you might be a racist The Observer: Stop the insanity! The CL: How do you know you are safe? The BlogProf eviscerates a [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:56am EST
  by steve

• Detroit News Political Blogger: Don't Judge Fort Hood Shooter So Quickly! But Called Tiller Shooter "Terrorist" Day After That Murder.

  —theblogprof

  Number of comments: 0
  Probably the most liberal crank blogger over at The Detroit News is Libby Spencer. Although you may find this simply unbelievable, she is likely to the left of Keith Olbermann. There is simply no news that's is not fit for her to poropagandize for the left via the virtual microphone [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:52am EST
  by The blogprof

• A Little Foolery: Motorcitytimes First Anniversary

  —motorcitytimes.com

  Number of comments: 4
  The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show. Shakespeare One year ago today, I wrote and published my first blog post. Ever.  And, as fate would have it, the post was  about the viscous attacks against Sarah Palin, after the conclusion of the election. One year, 1208 posts and [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:22am EST
  by steve

• Friday Linkaround

  —theblogprof

  Number of comments: 0
  Just Michigan:
  Detroit News: Governor asks Michigan Legislature to RAISE TAXES pass revenue-raising measures. Natch.
  Detroit Free Press: Man accused of bigamy says woman knew wedding was a sham This is THE headline over at the freep. No sign of updates on the Fort Hood jihadi terror attack. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:30pm EST
  by The blogprof

• The Unintended Consequences Motivational Poster

  —motorcitytimes.com

  Number of comments: 3
  Shamelessly pilfered from Threedonia: 361 Days until November 2nd, 2010 [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:26pm EST
  by steve

• Dave Camp Fills Us In On Penalties In HR3962

  —Michigan Taxes Too Much

  Coercive Congress Much?  So you think you wont want to buy health insurance?  If you don’t pelosi will reach into your chest, grab your heart and twist.  She is an EVIL woman.

  PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:05pm EST
  by jgillman

• What’s Wrong With Michigan: Opinion Leaders Advocating Silver Bullet Solutions

  —motorcitytimes.com

  This is a perfect illustration of what is wrong in Michigan. In our state, we have opinion leader such as Daniel Howes, in a major Detroit paper, advocating another silver bullet plan to get Michigan back on track economically. This happens way to often from many opinion leaders in our [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:45pm EST
  by steve

• MI Research To Study Smoke Cause By Non-Existent Global Warming

  —theblogprof

  Number of comments: 2
  You would think those in Michigan would have noticed that it has been unusually cold here of late. And by late I'm talking about the last few years. Yes, there is a big difference between local weather and global climate. But Michigan is not alone in seeing record low temperatures.' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:30pm EST
  by The blogprof