Milliken may have been a Republican in the past.  He isn't a Republican anymore.  Why vote for a Democrat-lite when you can vote for a real Democrat?

Remember, this is the same guy who endorsed Jennifer Granholm and thought she'd do a swell job cleaning up Michigan's economy.

Republicans dont win by trying to be everything to everybody.  Reagan didnt campaign on that, Bush 41 didnt campaign on that, Bush 43 didnt campaign on that twice, and they all won when they campaigned as conservatives.  Throw in 1994 Republicans again to prove the point.  But, when we try to be the big spending party in order to make everyone happy, we lose big.

He got exactly what he wanted out of the past few elections.  

"I am going to do everything I can to help the party come back because it is in a state of flux at the moment - if not a state of near disaster," he said.

Gee, I wonder how that came about?

Michigan Income Tax.

SBT.

Michigan Environmental Protection Act.

The Bottle Deposit.

Yes, John Galt, a F****IN RINO!

Milliken is a part of the OLD Grand Old Party, pre-Goldwater. This was the party of Keynesian economics and corporate welfare. It's the party of regulation and high taxes. It was Goldwater that changed all that - that brought liberty-minded people into the GOP.

Back in the pre-Kennedy days, the Democrats were the conservatives, for the most part. That's why folks like Reagan said things like "I didn't leave the Democrats, they left me." The OLD Democrats were largely pro-blue collar, states' rights, and small business kind of people. Unfortunately many of them were also racists and segregationalists. It was the liberal Republicans that helped pass Affirmative Action, Voting Right, and Civil Rights legislation.

To me, this is the problem. Fundamentally, if you asked most conservatives or libertarians, they would categorically deny being in the pocket of the GOP. Why? Because the GOP does NOT always support those free market, liberty issues - sadly, neither do the Democrats.

So, we who have priniciples (unlike Mr. Milliken) are forced to ask the question: who will do the least damage to our great country? Some, like myself, felt that would be Sen. McCain; while others thought Sen. Obama would. I, and others, questioned whether having a moderate like McCain in the White House might do more damage, ultimately, than having a potential socialist there. That same question was asked back when Dole and Clinton were the candidates. We all know the result.

But screw Milliken. He endorsed Granholm and John Kerry. Granholm! He OWNS this screw up as much as anyone else who voted for her. And John Kerry? He was until Obama, one of the biggest leftists ever to run for president. Milliken is no Republican. He's to the left of most democrats I know. He supports high taxes, high spending, abortion on demand, gun grabs, and everything else doctrine leftists support.

Screw him. I'd vote for Granholm over Milliken.