John Yob, progenitor of the allegedly grassroots effort Value for Michigan, says he won’t reveal the (likely high-rolling) donors to the effort, which aims to drum up support for Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget. “We will file our campaign finance reports the same time other political committees do, as legally required by the SoS office. We…
Normally, I try to stay away from judging other people’s decisions. But when they use their money and position to attempt to cement their judgment of other’s decisions and actions into binding legislation, I think they’re fair game. Enter state Rep. Paul Scott, who has called himself the Tiger Woods of the GOP. Turns out…
Hold onto your hats, friends. I’ve not been known to be a fan of good old GWB, but I have to admit, the former President Bush’s comments at a recent forum are a cogent analysis of the anti-anyone-who’s-different hysteria sweeping the nation: “What’s interesting about our country, if you study history, is that there are…
I love grocery shopping. I love “The Price Is Right.” But unlike, say, peanut butter and chocolate, combining two things I love rarely works out. (The pumpkin + polenta tasted, my daughter said, “just a tiny bit like puke.”) Back on track: I don’t want to play “The Price Is Right” when I’m doing my…
With Michigan already facing a $1.8 billion budget hole (and GOP leaders hell-bent on closing the gap by cutting public worker salaries), it would seem logical to not dig a deeper hole. Logic. Bwaaahhahahaa. Throwing caution, fiscal responsibility, and even concern for the citizens of Michigan they’re allegedly representing, the Senate GOP today unveiled the…
My friends, we knew it wouldn’t be long before the tea-swilling House GOP made a sharp right turn away from the more moderate Gov. Rick Snyder. Like your rhetorical Garmin, Rep. Dave Agema will guide you on the sharpest of turns. Dear Colleagues: Beginning today, I will have several bills available for co-sponsorship in my office.…
Confession: I’m a Lions fan. I use “fan” in all its implications and connotations, including “I can’t stop loving the Honolulu Blue, but I might vomit if they blow it in the fourth quarter again, oh please let me forget about them.” So when this little YouTube gem came my way, I was enthralled. Matt…
Image via Wikipedia MIRS reports that almost-former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop will not run for chair of the Michigan Republican Party. Recall that last week the chattering class in the Capitol made sure reporters knew that Bishop was up for a job in the administration of Governor-elect Rick Snyder. Bishop maintains that he hasn’t…
Image via Wikipedia Quite a bit of ink has been spilled on Governor-elect Rick Snyder’s picks to fill his cabinet (and his plan to rearrange said cabinet to resemble a boardroom.) When he’s not reuniting former Gov. John Engler‘s band of brothers, as with his pick to head the “Quality of Life” supergroup — the…
Image via Wikipedia John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, the incoming Speaker of the House and Senate Minority Leader, respectively, are reading the results of the 2010 midterm elections as a mandate from Americans. In an op-ed in today’s Washington Post (which, curiously, also boasts a contribution from Ben Affleck, a piece that strikes a much…