House Republicans Re-Elect Corrupt Speaker Jase Bolger, Following Loss of Five Seats

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan Thursday, November 8, 2012CONTACT: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 Voters rejecting Snyder/Bolger agenda; more votes cast for Democratic candidates LANSING – Progress Michigan released the following statement today after Lansing Republicans re-elected Jase Bolger to serve as Speaker of the House, despite an active and ongoing grand jury investigation into…

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A favorite trick of Republican pundits and hacks after President Obama’s election (in 2008 and 2012) is to discredit him as illegitimate, or lacking a mandate. In 2008, they blamed ACORN. This year, they’re already blaming Superstorm Sandy, claiming that it moved the polls by 4-5 points in the last few weeks, despite actual poll…