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Dillon: 'I love the smell of special interest cash in the morning! FORE!!!!'

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 08:24:55 AM EST
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(Hat-tip to the bad guys for the inspiration on the photo!)

Update [2007-9-17 11:52:57 by Nick]:While it had been rumored that the Speaker was golfing this morning and not in the afternoon (and confirmed by the lobbyists hosting the event) I'm getting word now that Dillon will actually be arriving at the golf course at 1:00 PM.

Anyone in SE Michigan / Livingston County feel like a field trip?

Here's the address:

4500 Club Drive, Oak Pointe Country Club Brighton, MI.

Grab your digital camera... best photo wins a hearty congratulations. Home made signs encouraging the Speaker to get back to work and to stop kneeling before the special interests would be great too!

Andy... say it ain't so!

And after your liberal friends gave your counterpart in the Senate so much grief.

According to sources in the legislature there's a very specific reason House Speaker Andy Dillon had the board cleared and decided to give the House the morning off. Speaker Dillon, it turns out, has another engagement this morning at the Oak Pointe Country Club in Brighton.

Governmental Consultant Services, Inc confirms that Dillon is set to tee off at 9:00 AM this morning.

Is this just a big fat case of "do as I say, not as I do?" The Speaker issues a call of the House over the weekend to prevent anyone from leaving the Capitol because ten of his own members won't vote with him on the Democrats' massive job killing tax hike, forcing everyone to cancel their weekend plans, abandon their families and sleep on cots and air mattresses. But when Monday morning rolls around, when the rest of the world is getting back to work he decides to let everyone go for a few hours... so he can take in eighteen holes?

Well, I'm sure Dillon has a good reason for abandoning the state as it slides closer and closer to a government shutdown. The golf outing probably benefits charity. Maybe it'll help the fight against cancer. Or benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Or go to aide orphans in Africa. Hold on... someone's whispering in my ear. What's that? Uh huh... uh huh... no... NO!

Ladies and gentlemen... I'm shocked. It turns out this isn't a fundraiser for some charity. It's a fundraiser for the Speaker and it's being thrown and attended almost exclusively by LOBBYISTS!

That's right. Andy Dillon just abandoned a marathon House session to play golf with lobbyists and to collect special interest cash.

Nice to know the man's got his priorities in order.

< Copy of Shinkle Letter to Republican Legislators | And when you ask them, how much should you give, they only answer more, more, more, more! >

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Appalling (none / 0) (#1)
by Shell on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 08:28:38 AM EST

I don't suppose any intrepid reporters will tail Mr. Dillon this morning? It would make a great photo-op, watching him tee off on the green while ticking off taxpayers across the state.

"FORE!"...plus .6 just for the heck of it.

Shell,
The Conservatrarian

By the way... (none / 0) (#2)
by Nick on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 08:34:39 AM EST

Teeing off at your local muni will be taxed under the House Democrat plan. Just saying.

Tempted to take a drive out to Oak Pointe. (none / 0) (#3)
by mipt on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 09:03:19 AM EST

Just heard Andy on WJR blaming the Republicans 100%. Pure partisan bs while accusing the Republicans of pure partisan bs. He actually said the Republicans should not listen to their constituents.
Read the transcript if available. They did not mention he was about to tee off.

That'd be awesome if you drove out there! by Nick, 09/17/2007 09:08:34 AM EST (none / 0)
This Has To Be A Joke!!!! by jackietreehorn, 09/17/2007 09:13:31 AM EST (none / 0)

I don't have much time. (none / 0) (#6)
by mipt on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 09:29:23 AM EST

Any one know what kind of car he drives?
Are you sure he is there?
There is another deomcrat rep on right now blaming the Republicans and commending Dillon for demanding a bipartisan vote.

Not sure what he drives by Nick, 09/17/2007 09:51:02 AM EST (none / 0)

How long does this last (none / 0) (#8)
by Republican Michigander on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:23:10 AM EST

I live about 8 miles from Oak Pointe. I know exactly where it is.

And who let that joker Dillon into Livingston County anyway.

BTW - I have a couple of Livingston calls to make (none / 0) (#9)
by Republican Michigander on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:27:53 AM EST

I'm hearing it's already wrapped up (none / 0) (#10)
by Nick on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:29:35 AM EST

and apparently the turnout wasn't what they were hoping it would be.

Maybe the golfers thought Dillon ALREADY passed the sales tax on services that includes a round of golf.

News 8 Notified (none / 0) (#11)
by DMOnline on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:39:00 AM EST

As soon as I saw your post, I sent the following email to News 8:

I trust you'll be covering the fact that Democrat Speaker of the State House, Andy Dillon, is taking a break from the state's "Budget Crisis" to play 18 holes of golf with lobbyists this morning (http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/9/17/82455/7941). So while the Speaker continues to fail in getting his own ten (10) wayward Democrat representatives to vote in favor of his tax hike (http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/9/17/64456/6333), he's decided to take the morning off in order to take in campaign contributions by lobbyists.
I sure hope you'll be bringing us this story on the 6 pm broadcast of News 8.
Thank you.

I'm confident this story will go ignored, however.

Come on... (none / 0) (#12)
by LX on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:41:48 AM EST

Does Dillon's behavior really surprise anyone?

Support the Sanctuary Policy Prohibition Act!

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by NoviDemocrat on Tue Sep 11, 2007 at 02:28:13 AM EST

Guess I can see where the Larry Craig's and the Bob Packwood's of the world get started."

Reference: http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2007/9/10/161713/749

Dillon's Constituents = Golf Widows (none / 0) (#13)
by ruspencer on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:44:35 AM EST

Well done Nick.
Outstanding coverage of the saga in La-La Land Lansing.
Pretty good photo-montage too!

Hearing Dillon will arrive to golf at 1PM (none / 0) (#14)
by Nick on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:48:58 AM EST

While it had been rumored that the Speaker was golfing this morning and not in the afternoon (and confirmed by the lobbyists hosting the event) I'm getting word now that Dillon will actually be arriving at the golf course at 1:00 PM.

Anyone in SE Michigan / Livingston County feel like a field trip?

Here's the address:

4500 Club Drive, Oak Pointe Country Club
Brighton, MI.

Grab your digital camera... best photo wins a hearty congratulations. Home made signs encouraging the Speaker to get back to work and to stop kneeling before the special interest would be great too!

I've got nothing (none / 0) (#15)
by mipt on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 12:15:31 PM EST

but I second the sentiment.......who let him into Liv County anyway?
AND
you've got to wonder about the choice of golf course. This is a Red county but the resident Democrats scream very loudly about rich Republicans.
It still has me laughing.
I hope someone gets a great picture!

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