Tag: governor (page 2)

I have decided to state my election platform for 2014 if I run for anything at all.

I am not exactly sure which office I should seek, but there is certainly enough here to encourage from our current elected officials.  Talk is really cheap it seems, but if we can move the levers we'll be better for it, and substantive change cannot come from a legislature or governor that has somehow embraced so much of what they despised under the previous Governor. Unless they continue to despise it.

It seems that a crap sandwich tastes better when prepared by Republicans, if one was to look through such things as raised taxes on Gas, Obamacare exchanges, Light Rail, or DRIC/NICT issues.

"Beyond this raising the question of: Does public ownership/private operation mean any losses are public, any profit private? (and I think the answer is, "yes"), I've seen this concept elsewhere, and Merriam-Webster has the definition."

But its more in how crony capitalists roll.  In fact, this would be a great place to stop and find a local 'occupier' for the purposes of redirecting them to the Michigan capitol's lawn.  No doubt much of the occupy movement is (for lack of a more appropriate word) 'occupied' by hardcore progressives, but one of the messages they seem to be sporting is they want an end to 'capitalism'.  And though they say 'capitalism,' we all know they mean 'crony capitalism,' as it has been the only thing allowed by the institution of an all powerful bureaucracy through political reward and economic gamesmanship.

This thing, this bridge thing.  As we watch the governor squander political goodwill in deal trade after deal trade, we also watch the effect of good legislators who are willing to question its efficacy, or the need for the bridge.

The Michigan Senate's top-ranked Republican expects a committee scheduled to meet Thursday will advance a bill authorizing a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

The Senate Economic Development Committee is scheduled to vote on the proposal after a one-day delay.

Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville expects there are enough votes in the Republican-led committee to advance the bill to the Senate floor, his spokeswoman Amber McCann said Thursday morning.

Sen. Kowall, I'm not sure what your interpretation of transparency is, but, I've looked here, here, and here... No substitute Sen. Hunter Bill for the constituent class to review.

From The Mackinac Center's McHugh:

"MIRS has reported that all 12 Democrats in the state senate -- only four of whom are from Detroit -- will vote "yes" on a controversial Detroit-Windsor bridge, but only if the deal includes a wish list of "community benefits" being written by Sen. Tupac Hunter, D-Detroit.

What are these "community benefits"? The fancy labels like "employment training and related facilities;" "housing;" "economic development;" "green development initiatives;" and more sound nice, but the benefits of these programs are, at the very best, uncertain. Here's what is certain: For the political system's foot soldiers, these programs translate into jobs with the government or organizations funded by government. For the moneyed interests that bankroll the political system, it means "economic development" -- business subsidies, sweetheart real estate deals, selective tax breaks, government contracts and so on. These benefits to the politically connected boil down to political patronage. "

In this case, lets fill the pockets of the community organizers just before the 2012 elections. That way fair elections are sure to occur.

McHugh has put the dot on the i. Between the patronage Snyder could guarantee for the left, and the crony capitalism that has no political center, the vote rewarding is apparent.

I like to read the view, and enjoy the commentary, even in those times with minor disagreements. Henry Payne and crew are a pretty good pulse check of what is alive in Michigan.  In fact, because it is a collaborative affair like RightMichigan.com and doesn't seem to have any crazy lefties on board, I would say the accuracy confidence is high.

But once in a while ..

As I was singing along with Dan Calabrese's column (new app for windows - involves show-tune melodies and a bouncy ball)  I kept getting a frog stuck sideways when I hit this part:

"It's entirely possible that whatever good Snyder's policies do (assuming you believe they are doing good) could be wiped out by the nation's deepening debt and economic stagnation.

It doesn't make sense to heap a bunch of disapproval on Snyder for that, since none of it was his doing. But then again, it doesn't make a lot of sense to take polls like this all the time or to report on them like they're actual news."

There must be an accurate assessment of who is responsible for failures AND successes.

I know many of you have secretly (or not) wished that the recall attempt to remove governor Snyder might go through. I was not one of those, but given the way things get done, I understand why. That is what makes this a successful conservative community driven site.  Friendly opposition is good, and has (by the way) resulted in readership levels going through the roof.  (We may break 80 in the next DBKP Report due out soon.)

But as far as that recall attempt was concerned, it was too tall a hill to climb.  If I had to guess, they were counting on bringing over enough seniors, and those who were negatively affected by he tax code changes Snyder and the legislature enacted.  Perhaps they were hoping for some ultra conservative types to buck the changes enough to sign as well. Some may have.

The Detroit News Reports:

Lansing -- The committee working to recall Gov. Rick Snyder will fall far short of collecting the more than 800,000 signatures it needs by Friday to put the issue on the November ballot, a spokesman said Monday.

But Tom Bryant said the group is "not giving up" and will now push to get the recall on the February ballot.

Frankly, I doubt Snyder ever really feared this recall attempt.  

Our legislators, our governor, our management team running the state needs support.  They need encouragement, they need your civil words ringing in their heads with every stroke of a pen, every yea or nay, with every debated word.

Disagree?  Good.  Let them know why you disagree, explain the logic in clear unmistakable language that soothes the chaotic premises some of our lawmakers seem to take with them in their operations of daily affairs in Lansing and DC as well.  Remind them why they were elected, and how they campaigned, and how votes or acts that seem contradictory will put them opposite the ideas used to get them where they are.

Please don't call them names.  At least not OUR guys.  Save that for the dirtbag Dems.  Save it for the bizzarro world rejects that stupid people vote for.  Save the poison for those who bleed poison.