This is the dirty little secret Granholm and Cherry don't want any of us to know each time they stage a press conference to make a new job announcement.  Sometimes 300 turns into 16.  Best laid plans, and all.

Now Warner is forced to fire 20 more Michiganders and to leave a piece of prime real-estate vacant again.  That's bad news for Democrats AND Republicans.  

The news that the Democratic mayor of Flint resigned yesterday?  That's only bad news for Democrats.  The Flint Journal reports:

Williamson's lightening-rod personality will be absent from City Hall after midnight Sunday. He resigned Monday after weeks of rumors that he would leave office before the Feb. 24 recall election.

With his wife, Patsy Lou, and Deputy Mayor Darryl Buchanan at his side, Williamson cited health reasons for his "retirement" during a brief news conference.

Yeah, OK, sure.  

Health reasons.  

Insiders seem to be of one mind about this move... Williamson has all but announced his intentions to run for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2010 and no one wants a line on their resume that reads "successfully recalled from office in 2009."  

And for Michigan Democrats that's really the worst news of all... Williamson was an abomination as the mayor of one of the most depression-plagued cities in the nation and he's ready to bring his personal brand of failure to the state stage.

Right now the all-but-announced crop of lefty candidates includes John Cherry and Williamson.  Now if that doesn't inspire an intellectually honest Democrat to hit the sauce a little early this morning I'm not sure what will.