Among their claims: Helmets impede hearing and vision, and requiring helmet use hurts the state's tourism industry because riders [...]
Michael Moore was on "Real Time" last night to plug his new film, SiCKO, that examines America's failed healthcare system. Moore hopes the film, which has been lauded by FOX News of all people, will be less divisive [...]
Filmmaker Michael Moore's brilliant and uplifting new documentary, "Sicko," deals with the failings of the U.S. healthcare system, both real and perceived. But this time [...]
At a time like this, people deserve sympathy and good wishes … except for Falwell, who is an evil sonofabitch. Over his long career as a vile televangelist building an empire of bigotry from the donations [...]
Today we present the most polarizing liberal presence of the last two decades, Michael Moore. Depending on who you talk to, Moore is either the most loved or reviled man in America, a distinction he shares with only one person: his arch-nemesis, [...]
K-Zoo Gazette: Equal-pay bills would scare away employers
This should be fun. The K-Zoo Gazette editorial starts off on the right foot:
There aren’t many people opposed to the idea of equal pay for equal work. It is a matter of fundamental fairness.
Amen, sister! Women should earn the same amount as [...]
As long as a city doesn't have decent public schools, families, white, black brown or polka-dot, aren't going to move there. As long as Michigan doesn't provide acceptable public education for all its citizens, [...]
Signing the agreement will add to the list of wise decisions East Lansing already has made, said Aileen Gow, director [...]
As if blanketing the rim of the River Thames with WiFi wasn't good [...]
I have been informed that in addition to the Artserve and AFT demonstrations tomorrow there will be a counter-protest to the coming Taxpayer Teabag Protest. (Please see my previous post on this for information on the Teabag Protest.)
Who: Anyone not a member of the [...]
Peters, a Democratic state senator from 1995-2002, also has said he's considering a 2008 run against Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg of Oakland County. He has been approached by Democratic party activists and officials and [...]
A new study by the Pew Research Study shows that viewers of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report have the highest knowledge of national and international affairs, while Fox News viewers rank nearly dead last:
Before we have a "I was for the iPods [...]
As bloggers become some of the progressive movement's most effective voices, the left still has not figured out how to provide them with the resources they need to keep going. Although philanthropists like George Soros have shown that they aren't scared of the Internet--Soros gave $5 million [...]
"We just called the CBC to let them know that we're looking forward to their January debate with CNN but we're not going to participate in the proposed debate with Fox. The CBC champions critical issues [...]
“I had finally come to the conclusion that maybe all these things along do add up,” he said. “That it’s not the [...]
Yesterday, we learned that six Democrats running for president raised more than $75M in the first three months of 2007, combined. That [...]
FOX News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes added, "FOX News is proud to work with the CBC Institute [...]
"Some people" are saying that Katie Couric went too far on 60 Minutes. I don't actually know who those people are, [...]
LaSorda said, "We think this is the answer for America to lower our dependence on foreign oil."
Environmental groups said the focus on ethanol blends would undermine attempts to push automakers to make more fuel efficient [...]
Currently, Republicans don't hold the House or Governor's seat. They only hold the Senate. And if party control of those three bodies remains divided, a compromise map would have to be drawn. The most likely apportionment under that scenario is a 7-7 [...]
After winning kudos from Rush Limbaugh and appearing on Fox News Channel this week, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg said Saturday the firestorm over his comments comparing Iraq to Detroit is “overblown.”
“No apology is necessary,” Walberg said at the Jackson [...]
The House of Representatives on Friday voted 218-212 to approve a spending bill that includes a firm deadline -- August 31, 2008 -- [...]
“I have consulted with Michigan Democratic leaders and the consensus is that the MDP will hold its Caucus on Saturday, February 9, 2008 provided all other states abide by the DNC scheduling rules,” Brewer said. “There is also a consensus among our [...]
Three men have been arrested [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced a partial agreement with Republicans to cut $344 million from the state budget, which faces a $940 million shortfall this fiscal year.
Granholm called her executive order a “baby step” to solve what she called a $3.4 billion budget hole projected [...]
Vandals spray painted the front of the building and sidewalk at Congressman Mike Rogers' Lansing office. The front door of the building on Michigan Avenue was glued shut and security cameras were destroyed.
Rogers planned a press conference this [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm called Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, a no-show for a meeting today to resolve the state’s budget crisis.
“We cleared our calendars because this is so important to the [...]
Sunshine Week is about the public's right to know what its government is doing, and why. Sunshine Week seeks to enlighten and empower people to play an active [...]
Bruce Fealk is a man on a mission.
A Democrat in a county dominated by Republicans, he acknowledges he wasn't politically active until a couple of years ago. Now, he's demonstrating, blogging, campaigning, setting up Web sites and, most recently, hosting a local-access cable television [...]
"From a credit perspective, this is probably the most important legislative session in more than a decade," James Wiemken, managing director of Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said in a report released today.
Michigan is currently the only state with a negative credit outlook, the [...]
On the heels of Comerica Inc. announcing that it is moving its headquarters to Dallas, Fifth [...]
With Speaker Dillon telling Tim Skubick he doesn’t have the votes for the tax increase, the Democrats are playing right into the hands of the Republican [...]
Count I: GUILTY
Count II: GUILTY
Count III: NOT GUILTY
Count IV: GUILTY
Count V: GUILTY
Fitzgerald has asked for a couple of minutes with Ted Wells.
We will not know anything about potential appeals until after sentencing in June.
There was no response from Libby — his wife gave Wells a big [...]
