Tag: Granholm (page 4)

The recognition that Obama 'ain't the guy' somehow has begun to worm its way into the rotting brain matter of liberal journalists, and given the Soros cold shoulder recently, its not a surprise.  Substantive understanding however, of the problems we face is not necessarily shown when such authors as Jonathan Capehart at the WAPO have THIS to say:

"Focusing on Obama's personnel, we agreed that the president needed to widen his circle of confidants beyond his Chicago security blanket. "He needs a governor," my friend said. My perfect candidates: Ed Rendell (D-Pa.) and Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.). "

Hello?  McFly?  Let us in the great lakes state of Michigan point something out to you.  Granholm was Obama, BEFORE Obama was Obama..  

Mike Bishop's office on Thursday said it will not come up for a vote.  What is it?

A $5.5 Billion dollar expense to taxpayers that has big labor and government special interest finger marks all over it.  Its the approval of legislation that would ultimately approve the building of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor.  Its the approval of a process which again pits government against business.  Business which has already been serving the needs of travelers quite adequately.

"I am honored to receive the endorsement of the OCDP because it represents the faith that so many Oakland County Democrats have in the strength of our campaign," Benson said.  "I intend to continue the journey toward the Democratic convention this August and hope to affirm their faith in me and the progressive agenda for election reform I represent for Michigan."

Very well done and very powerful.

That is the hard fact of what it took to get a battery plant built here to provide 3300 new jobs.  Never mind the NEED for those jobs, or whether the new green economy demands it enough to make it PAY FOR ITSELF.  It is the cost of having business DO BUSINESS in Michigan it seems, and no amount of common sense ought to dissuade our dear leaders from paying that price right?

And that price per job, is only if all goes well.

As we have seen by recent events, the MEDC record for picking winners is not even as accurate as my dog's method of identifying visitors.  Never mind the trickle into the Michigan economy from these new jobs cannot offset the cost in taxes paid to make it possible.  And Never mind the very people who are running the taxpayer supported operation say they haven't been profitable.. yet:

In a filing with the SEC, the company stated: "We have never been profitable. ...We have a history of losses, and we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability."

The company was founded in 2001 and announced its lithium-ion battery system in 2005. Since then, A123 states that it had net losses of $31 million in 2007, $80.5 million in 2008, and $86.6 million for 2009. Furthermore, it had negative cash flow of $56.1 million in 2007, $76 million in 2008 and $114.7 million in 2009.

Rick Snyder is the right leader to help protect the environment while growing the economy.

As a member of the board of trustees of the Michigan Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Rick has gained great insight into the issues facing Michigan and the role that the state should play in the Great Lakes Region. As an entrepreneur, Rick understands how to quickly and efficiently transfer technology from the classroom to the marketplace, which will help protect Michigan's environment and create "green collar" jobs.