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Ghosts Of Speakers Past

by Jason • January 17, 2015 • 5 Comments

Former speaker comments from the political graveyard of deleted PR Pieces.

Yeah, the interwebs are forever.

Then Speaker Jase Bolger had something to say about fixing the roads. Going to the taxpayers to fund or cover for the malfeasance of our MDOT and legislative road committees was not the top priority of the sometime Snyder enabler Jase Bolger, right?

Given the lame duck performance resulted in nothing positive for Michigan’s burdened taxpayers, it’s not surprising that their ONE opportunity to solve a real problem was passed along for the taxpayer to share in the blame. A bad package with the promise of pain for the (even with the renewed EITC) poor, and particularly the middle class once again. (Yes, shameless populism – sue me)

Indeed, this is one of the few times we had no disagreement with the speaker.

He was on the mark.

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Stabenow To Visit Ideological Homeland

by Jason • January 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Michigan's favorite Meat Puppet Hits the communist travel circuit.

Michigan’s Senator Debbie Stabenow going to hang out with Fidel.

From the not-so-very-surprised department, a lifting of the ban on travel to Cuba has its first eager traveler from the peoples Republic of Michigan. From Politico (H/T Weasel Zippers) We find the (now) senior US Senator from Michigan is joining a celebratory junket to the land of the 1956 Chevrolet:

This weekend, the first congressional delegation will visit Cuba since Obama’s December diplomatic shift. The visit to Cuba will be led by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who also flew to Cuba last month to bring back freed prisoner Alan Gross.

Leahy will take five other Democrats with him: Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island; and Reps. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Peter Welch of Vermont.

“We have all been to Cuba before, and we strongly support the president’s new direction for our policy toward Cuba. We are going this time to discuss our expectations, and the Cubans’ expectations, for the normalization of relations,” Leahy said on Friday morning.

In other news even JFK has rolled in his grave.

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Fortuna Spun her Wheel

by Corinthian Scales • January 15, 2015 • 10 Comments

Well, this certainly proves to be a wee bit awkward. What’s that? Awkward for me? Oh! No, not for me. No, not at all. Awkward for who, you ask?

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I think that it is time to begin filling out a scorecard before May 5th.

by KG One • January 14, 2015 • 5 Comments

Otherwise known as “What's good for thee, but not for me (con’t).

Breaking from the republican kakistocracy’s latest rope-a-dope on the Grassroots (aka Dave Agema’s “controversial comments” brouhaha), it is important to note that Governor’s Snyder’s plot to raise the Michigan Sales Tax 16.7% is beginning to pick up a few supporters.

On the plus side; So is the opposition.

And what interesting bedfellows are beginning to appear.

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Yo, Mrs. Kirk?

by Corinthian Scales • January 13, 2015 • 1 Comment

Um, your endorsement, ma’am… well, I just threw-up a little in my mouth here.

Rep. @JohnMoolenaar addresses the #4thDistrictRoundUp on why he supports @RRMGOP for @MIGOP Chair #Ronna4Chair pic.twitter.com/1X0uqRe18c

— Brian Koss (@KossCountry) January 10, 2015

Do they make their decisions based on sound conservative thought, or do they make their decisions based on short-term political pressures and opportunism?

As I see the score to, Mrs. Kirk’s question… sound Conservatism: 0 – Expediency: 1, and Opportunism: 1 because .. reasons.

NOTE: One half of the 2012 ticket, which neither carried their *home state*, has had an epiphany.

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Friday’s Joke of the day

by Corinthian Scales • January 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

OK, it goes like this…

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Mike, Did You Bring Enough For The Entire Class?

by Jason • January 8, 2015 • 1 Comment

So Dirty. So Very Very Very Dirty Hands.

Not enough of THIS to go around.

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In for a Penny in for a Pounding

by Corinthian Scales • January 6, 2015 • 0 Comments

So, that’s that, eh?

Thanks to all for your strong encouragement to jump in, but the time isn’t quite right. All in for Ronna. #MIGOP http://t.co/hxAGKVNynQ

— Paul Welday (@PaulWelday) January 5, 2015

Was nothing but a wannabe smokescreen, anyway. When it comes to the GOP in Michigan, it is “Two Heads – Same Snake” ruled over by the Magic Underpants legacy who gave us the most regressive government policy of all-time: the State Income Tax. Fact.

Congratulations, Boobus Michiganderus. You’re getting the government you deserve – good and hard.

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Told ya so

by Corinthian Scales • January 6, 2015 • 4 Comments

Yep. Lemmings.

There are only 25 of any value to America, in D.C., the rest suck.

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Gillman For Speaker

by Jason • January 5, 2015 • 3 Comments

Toss Boehner. Its time to put some constitutional perspective back into play.

I’m eligible, and have a whole day in which to reach our congressmen.

“The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
— U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 5

Pass it along.