Month: April 2009

Two things..

Then Michigan film credit plan is a failure, and the film office staff is incompetent or covering up the dismal failure to keep their jobs.. Then we have the looming mid season budget shortfall notice of $1.3 billion???? ow. Perhaps…

Enemies of the State (of Michigan..)

By looking at just last months (March 2009) voting records of Senators, Levin and Stabenow, it becomes clear that Michigan’s best interests have not been represented very well in our federal government.  Michigan has suffered the indignant reality of becoming…

Petoskey Tea Party – (Reposted as a reminder)

It appears we will again have the honor of seeing the man who would dare ask the honest question of candidate Barack Obama: “Isn’t that Socialism?” A Tea Party is brewing in Northern Michigan, with “Joe the Plumber” Friday, May…

An even different approach..

The following was written by a fellow Michigander, Jeff McQueen, describing what he sees as a need for the 2nd revolution and what needs to be done.  I am posting it here for the most part unedited.  I do not…

Get the hell out of my business

If you had any doubts that the government should get their dirty beaters off the economy (you shouldn’t), recent evidence should put those doubts to rest. Bank of America Chief Executive, Ken Lewis, recently testified under oath to New York’s…

Certain Labels – Deserved Or Not?

Discussions are happening on the issue of whether to use inciteful terminology such as “socialist” when the GOP leadership discusses Obama, and his administration.  Mike Volpe, the author of  the very site I link to above is often “provocative” in…

Petoskey Michigan Tea Party Steps Up!

It appears we will again have the honor of seeing the man who would dare ask the honest question of candidate Barack Obama: “Isn’t that Socialism?” A Tea Party is brewing in Northern Michigan, with “Joe the Plumber” Friday, May…

Assigning Our Voices.. Our Power

In 2007, my fire was stoked. Michigan was already seeing increasing unemployment, all while the rest of the nation appeared to be in as healthy a state as ever.  Our governor, preferring to ignore the time tested methods of increasing…

Diversity.. and Republicans.

A recent posting at Right Michigan reminded me of a subject I had been meaning to broach.  Dennis Lennox III, who has declared his intent to run for a Michigan house seat points out the republicans have fewer women participating…

Now We Are Extremists?

There is strength in numbers.  At least the left ELITE knows it, and has used it by pulling together groups of varying degrees of extremes.  From those who want cradle to grave government hand holding, to those who have been…