Tag: Michigan

Countdown To Shutdown.. A Horror Story

Michigan Legislators pay close attention..  Its not the governor you need to make happy right now. The voters are assembling, as they did yesterday at the Ciccone vineyard. Gathering as a “mob” sans only the pitchforks and torches.  The monster…

Word Of The Day.. "Dichotomy"

Dichotomy – noun “division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.” An event that is going to happen “internationally,” the “350” festival demonstrates the doorknob mentality of the left, and its inability to…

Michael Tanner Of Cato To Discuss ‘Obamacare’

Students for a Free Economy co-hosting East Lansing event EAST LANSING — Students for a Free Economy and the Michigan State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty will co-host Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute at 7 p.m. on…

Quote Of The Day..

Governor Jennifer Granholm at a 5 o’clock briefing in Lansing yesterday while discussing the reasoning behind an additional per-pupil proration cut of $127 for fiscal year 2010.. “We’ve never seen times like this in Michigan” uh.. yeah..  about that.. And…

Sadly Justice is not always served…

Why is this guy even in our legislative system? in 2005 Attorney General Mike Cox charged George Cushingberry, with two counts of felony perjury and one misdemeanor count of failing to file campaign statements.  Ultimately the case was dismissed with…

Tough Decisions..

While I will agree with Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Pete Hoekstra, and my congressman Dave Camp 90% of the time, I respectfully must disagree with their decision Sept 22, 2009 on H.R.3548. There is no doubt in my mind that…

Unintended Consequences

A few years ago when talk of draining the dam ponds along the Boardman started, I openly wondered about the value of the shoreline properties and discovered that the plan was not to honor any riparian boundaries that were generally…

DHS Declines to Defend Merits in Mackinac Center Lawsuit

Motion to dismiss is procedural, technical; fails to address how state can force independent contractors into a union, Center legal analyst explains MIDLAND — The state’s response to a Mackinac Center Legal Foundation lawsuit against the Department of Human Services…

Moore Than Enough

I was strolling through downtown Traverse City Friday night when I stumbled upon a newly erected monument to hypocrisy in the form of an armored truck wrapped in yellow caution tape and parked in front of the State Theatre. It…