THIS ITEM should be sent to every County Party Chair in MICHIGAN with instructions for a Press Release to local papers and radio.

With nearly 400,000 jobs lost in Michigan.

With Bankruptcies and FORECLOSURES at all time highs.

With POPULATION moving OUT of MICHIGN.

With a top UNEMPLOYMENT RATE in the NATION.

With one of the lowest growth rates in salaries and REAL INCOME in the Country.

With FORBES ranking MICHIGAN one of the most expensive States to do BUSINESS in.

With the MBT.

With a new HIGHER TAX load ($1.4 Billion more) passed by Lansing in late 2007!

WITH CEO Magazine ranking MICHIGAN in the bottom three in Business CLIMATE for THREE YEARS.

With SEVEN YEARS of DECREASING State GDP!

and I am sure there is more . . . .