I likely will be unable to contribute for a short while… please excuse this on my part. Anyhow for some fun, in honor of President’s Day. I did a head-to-head President vs. President battle and the rankings ended up as such. Some are sort of odd (I imagine c/o the [...]
I had the pleasure of attending (sort of) the State of the State (does the hallway count?). Anyhow, I have not written much though there is much to write about because of conflicts of interest on my part. So due to conflicts of interest again, I will say I enjoyed [...]
The Detroit News today had an editorial discussing the now seemingly on-the-table sale of Michigan’s lottery. Of course, in the name of privatizing everything the News was for it. But their view here is really not that off base. Their one caveat expresses my opinion perfectly saying, “if the [...]
I support Joe Schwarz in the 7th district which covers the area along I-94 from west of Ann Arbor over to Battle Creek (some may call that mourning dove country - er did call that mourning dove country). I support him whether or not he runs as a Republican, Democrat, [...]
My congressman, Joe Knollenberg had a story in today’s Detroit News regarding President Bush’s proposal of raising the CAFE standards (the miles per gallon requirement for cars and light trucks). He breaks with President Bush warning us “beware Michiganians: There is a perfect storm brewing in Washington that could culminate [...]
There are many streams of revenue to the government and taxes are one of them. But while our situation in Michigan seems as if it needs a tax raise, first and foremost we must look for places to act and generate revenue or cut costs before raising taxes. So here [...]
Today Kansas Senator Sam Brownback and his colleague the junior Senator of New York Hillary Clinton both jumped into the race for the White House in 2008 as did New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today.
Sam Brownback is well interesting. The only Republican candidate to vocalize their opposition [...]
If you live in Detroit the time of year you all wait for is mid-January when the world’s eyes are on Detroit for the North American International Auto Show. This year’s the 100th was better than last year’s (though still fewer freebies as there’d been in the past, I miss [...]
Rumor has it that… Senator Evan Bayh may be eyeing a run for Governor of Indiana again. Advance Indiana writes,
“the speculation, according to [Ed] Feigenbaum [of Indiana Legislative Insight], has Bayh running for one term in 2008 and then seeking the presidency in 2012 when he would only be 56 [...]
Detroit is the city that invented the car - resulting in it being a city made essentially for cars only. There is non-stop talk of bringing mass transit to Metro Detroit. Simply put: What a waste of money.
This year SMART had a proposal to add a millage to our taxes [...]
Today’s Ann Arbor News had an article arguing a ConCon is not needed in Michigan because of ballot initiatives having been successful at “remedying our laws”. Saying that,
 ”Under Michigan’s constitution, voters recently decided these and other controversial issues. We may not agree with all of their decisions, but there is [...]
President Bush’s foreign policy these days seems to be gleaned completely from his trips to Chuck E. Cheese. He is endorsing (as we all know) a troop surge in Iraq, the thinking being that more troops can suppress more insurgents. Truth be told this is true. Just as if we [...]
It is easy to sit in a state like Michigan and rattle off reasons NAFTA or CAFTA have been bad for the economy. The same is true of Ohio, Western New York, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, etc. Of course having this conversation in a Texas (despite their garment industry [...]
I am not in the mood for really writing much today. So I am writing about a thought I had. And no I am not taking up the cause celebre of defending sex offenders.
The NBC Show, Dateline has a very entertaining thing running titled, “To Catch a Predator” in it Detroit native [...]
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I went to the Inaugural events this morning/afternoon in Lansing. The speech by the Governor was fantastic (as usual) but the one that really got my attention (yet again) was that of Terry Lynn Land, our Secretary of State. Her speech to me further gave proof that we do not [...]
My congressman, Joe Knollenberg is a fool. Others across the nation have taken notice and in a post on Swing State Project (thanks Nirmal) the author argues Nancy Skinner should run again versus Knollenberg in 2008. The author wrote,
“This is probably the greatest under-target in the nation and [...]
The Washington Post and virtually everyone else report that ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s execution is imminent. This is a travesty. I am not justifying anything Saddam did. He certainly was a ruthless leader and is guilty of the crimes for which he was accused (though his trial was far [...]
John Edwards is officially bringing his nonsensical message to a national audience. Today the Washington Post reported that “Edwards jumped into the presidential race Wednesday a day earlier than he’d planned, prodded by an Internet glitch to launch a candidacy focused on health care, taxes and other domestic issues.”Â
I [...]
I had taken Christmas off (as had most political stories seemingly) so here I am back. As we all know President Gerald Ford, Michigan’s only President (though born in Nebraska), passed away, he was 93 - the oldest any President had ever lived to. Gerald Ford’s time in office was [...]
The Detroit News today had two articles today with news for the people of Michigan:
Toyota’s sales projections show it passing GM in 2007
As per the Associated Press,
“Toyota announced on Friday a global production target of 9.42 million vehicles for next year, increasing the odds that the Japanese manufacturer will [...]
An there were two interesting articles today in USA Today (other article). The article discussed the loophole many governors have used to lavish themselves with huge inaugural parties. The articles detail some examples including how “in Colorado, corporate donors that give at least $20,000 to Gov.-elect Bill Ritter’s [...]
I live in Michigan’s Ninth Congressional District which is the eleventh most up for grabs seat in Congress for 2008 according to the Swing State Project. I have to agree it seems winnable. Our district is wealthy, so I think that some of Nancy Skinner’s more populist messages (her [...]
