Progress Michigan blog posts.
Tonight, many of us will be spending time with the one we love. We may get flowers at work, we may be taken out for oysters and eat copious amounts of chocolate (both aphrodisiacs) before going home to cuddle up on the couch, smooch, throw on some lingerie, and head to the bedroom. However, before…
Get ready for March madness, by which I mean a brutal, full-contact assault on public employees, their unions and, in the words of Campaign for America’s Future analyst Dave Johnson, “on government and democracy itself.” Beginning today when President Obama unveils his federal budget proposal, and on to Thursday when Gov. Snyder does the same…
What happened to Rep. Fred Upton? Fred used to have reasonable ideas about climate disruption and potential solutions, that is, he accepted the reams of scientific data proving the disruptive nature of carbon emissions. Fred backed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and supported the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Fossil Fred…
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…
Michigan’s budget is in crisis, and it’s going to take sacrifice, ideas and innovation to fix the deficit. But that means everyone must sacrifice, everyone must bring ideas to the table, and everyone must be willing to craft innovative solutions for a decade-long problem. Gov. Rick Snyder’s recent report titled “Citizen’s Guide to Michigan’s Financial…
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…
Pistol Pete Hoekstra is back in the news, which just goes to show you that you can’t keep a mediocre man down. Hoekstra had an undistinguished 16 years in Congress before Rick Michigan crushed him in the 2010 Republican gubernatorial campaign, one in which Hoekstra was supposedly the frontrunner. Now he’s being touted as the…
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV It’s that time of year again! We’re halfway through President Obama’s first term, fresh off a lame-duck bounce in Obama’s approval ratings, and still recovering from the tragedy in Arizona. President Obama will begin speaking at 9PM, in the meantime enjoy this choice selection of Tweets, Facebook posts, and…
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…