Category: Real Discussion II

What can we do? How can we fight? What solutions can we bring to the table?

MERC Excludes Graduate Student Research Assistants From Judicial Proceedings That Directly Impact Them, Attorney Says

Ruling allowing unionization case to proceed ‘undermines due process’  Students’ status as non-employees needs statutory clarification MIDLAND — Hundreds of University of Michigan students who object to being re-designated as government employees for the purpose of a unionization effort have…

Stabenow Must Return Corzine Campaign Donations

Corzine Scheduled to Testify Before Stabenow’s Committee Today LANSING, Mich., Dec., 13, 2011 – The Michigan Republican Party today called on Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to return all campaign donations from Jon Corzine, Corzine family members and any MF Global…

Simpsons Christmas Treat To Michigan

Sunday night cartoons can go in any direction sometimes. The best ones present a perspective on certain topics that are probably more effective in offering a warning than active campaigns. In last night’s Simpson’s episode, a look 30 years into…

Glenn wins Grand Traverse County Republican Debate Straw Poll

Glenn wins Grand Traverse GOP debate straw poll, takes 54% in five candidate contest TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gary Glenn Wednesday evening won an outright majority of a straw poll taken following a Senate candidates debate…

Traverse City Republican US Senate Debate TONIGHT

Grand Traverse County Republican Party Presents Meet the Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate Michigan Primary Governmental Center, 400 Boardman Ave Traverse City, MI Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Come early and talk with the Senate hopefuls As part…

Obama’s Jobs Plan

Make every able-bodied teenager a couch potato. From the You-Can’t-Make-This-Up category, we find new rules that will hog tie farming families by restricting the operation of motorized equipment to those older than 16, crushing them with even more regulatory paperwork. …

Stand With Me

Herman Cain briefly addresses the most recent attack.  I believe him, and understand more than ever how the left fears this man like no other.  Comfortable progressives and large government types are not at all willing to let this good…

Americana 2011

This is somewhat of a ‘part-II’ I look at Thanksgiving, and Black Friday in 2011 as it is in Traverse City, MI. Last year’s Friday was a bit cooler, but the crowds were out and about.  This year, its about…