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Tag: Task ForceBy Nick, Section News
 Credit where credit is due. Easy to give the mainstream media a hard time for their all-too-often biased, incomplete or one-sided reporting habits but every now and again they do a cracker-jack job. Case in point, this morning's Detroit News which has taken it upon itself to actually dig into the results of a Granholm-Cherry promise dating back to the early re-election campaign days halfway through their first term.It was in 2004 that the Guv first tabbed her second-in-command (and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate) John Cherry to head up a fancy commission to identify and establish plans to double the college graduation rate here in Michigan. Because if you form a special task force it shows you're serious, whether or not it delivers the bacon, apparently. And if that kind of a move sounds familiar, it should. Earlier this calendar year the Guv tabbed her second-in-command (and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate) John Cherry to head up a fancy commission to identify and establish plans to ostensibly reduce the size of state government. Because the two of them have shown such a strong commitment to that concept these past six-plus years. (But that's a rant for a different post.) No one's quite sure when or where Cherry's fancy NEW task force is going to be holding it's supposedly (but not really) public hearings... and if YOU'VE gotten wind of the specific when and where, please, leave a comment... but we've already got the results, recommendations and battle plans that emerged from the 2004 group of talkers. A lot of talk and bluster and posturing and promises. Results? The Detroit News:
But nearly five years after Gov. Jennifer Granholm's call to educate the work force to a more prosperous economy, Michigan's rate has merely inched forward.
The number of degrees and certificates awarded in Michigan increased just 4.4 percent over four years, according to data compiled by The Detroit News. OH! 4.4 is 93.6 LESS than 100. What is it the kids are saying these days? "EPIC FAIL?!" Are these the kind of results we can expect from John Cherry's super-secret, wasteful, duplicative "government efficiency" task force? Here's hoping. Frankly, a 4.4 percent success rate is better than I'd normally expect from Lansing Democrats. (1 comment) Comments >> By Nick, Section News
 We talk so often here about the things that are going wrong in Lansing and what the tax-and-spenders are up to that I think it's important to check in with the good guys from time to time to get their take on the issues facing taxpayers and the legislature today.The GOP House minority continues to sponsor and introduce legislation, to work behind the scenes and to try to figure out some sort of positive solution to this tax-hike / budget mess. We rarely hear about that in the MSM. Being a member of a legislative minority makes it tough to garner headlines. But they're working hard and they're trying to make a difference. This week I spoke with freshman Representative Kenneth Kurtz (R-Coldwater). Interview after the break... (1 comment, 1853 words in story) Full Story By RightMacomb, Section News
I guess it wasn't enough for the Obama administration to fire a private company Chairman and CEO. Now, they feel they have to come in and try to help run the private company as well. It was announced today, as seen here in the Ivory Tower, the Obama Auto Task Force is sending 15 people to help with GM restructuring. Now, I believe that it is good to have some outside people look at business and see where it can be improved. But, would you look to government employees for that.
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