But I give you credit for so quickly finding a less damaging way of saying the same thing.  :)

Oh, and remember, boys and girls... you read about Judge Schuette's endorsement of Eric Doster here on RM before you read about it anywhere else in the State.

Aaaaall of that said, Howell would be a gigantic step above Manderfield or Kelly.  The trick is making sure one of the conservatives survives against the surname and the gender.  

I think Doster's got the best shot.  

Suppose we'll both find out tomorrow!

Ignorning the realities of Michigan judicial elections (the pre-eminence of women and the Irish) for a moment, I wish your guy the best of luck in finishing a strong second behind Eric.

:)

And with that I retire from the battlefield.  Figure it'd be more productive to highlight the Barackstar's appearance on-stage in Michigan with the Democratic architects of the Michigan economy than to continue any intra-party squabble, however friendly.

Jim Howell is the type of candidate that gives term limits a bad name.  He's been a career hack jumping from one tax-funded job to the next.  Has he ever not been paid by taxpayers?

Howell did nothing in the state legislature but occasionally vote with the Democrats.  His only saving grace in Lansing was that by not doing much he was that big of a threat to anyone.

Right to Life endorsed Doster, not Howell.

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce endorsed Doster, not Howell.

Howell opposes the Kriener decision which was written by Cliff Taylor, Maura Coorigan, Steve Markman, Bob Young et. al. Howell, like all the trial lawyers wants to reverse this decision.

This move, if allowed, would make it tougher for working families to get health insurance or make it more expensive.

This is not a conservative position.

The choice is clear: