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    Tag: Tunnels

    Transparency: NERD Fund is Drying up


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Thu Aug 15, 2013 at 02:47:08 PM EST
    Tags: Transparency, Slick Rick, The Flim-Flam Man, Governor Snyder, Mr. 36%, Rich Baird, NERD fund, Kevyn Orr, MEDC, Ardesta, Stem Cell Research, Embryos, Crony Capitalism, 21st Century Investment Fund, NextEnergy, Chris Rizik, Wealth redistribution In Dog Years, Discera, U of M TTNAB, ChiComs, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Public Act 95 of 2013, Corporate Welfare, Public Act 396 of 2012, No Shame in Ilitch's Game, Red Wings, Bankrupt Detoilet, Tax Hikes, Public Act 56 of 2011, Bobby Schostak, SB-992, Richardville, Bolger, Rewarding Lawbreakers, $929 Million Rer Year on Illegals, HB-4024, HB-4026, Home Team First, Oaths, SB59, Rick Snyder Veto, U of M cronies, STEM Amnesty, Common Core, poisoning the party brand, heavy-handed bifarceisanship, the 'Big Tent' needs a cleansing, Obamacare, Exemption employees, Medicaid, Expansion, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, Michigan, State Senate, HB4714, 2014, HAS TO GO, Pale Pastel, GoPC'd, Reince Pubic, MIaGOP, Bobby ShowStak, Lickspittle Lackeys, PPACA enablers, scAmnesty, Progressives, Tax hiking, Big Government, BIGGER Spending, Pure Bee-esS, Gas Tax Hike, Andy Dillon, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    Only one word comes to mind: Starve.

    Yannow, between the Governerd surrounding himself with a deadbeat Treasurer, and a Medicaid billing mooslime responsible for at least one death now dumping $25K into the One Tough Nerd PAC <cough>HB 4714</cough>, all one has to do is sit back and watch "Rick Michigan" implode all on his own.  Damn good thing you're getting your monies upfront, young Johnny.

    One Term Nerd, baby!

    Comments >>

    Proof You're An Idiot


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Fri Jul 26, 2013 at 10:48:30 PM EST
    Tags: Michigan, Bankruptcy, Snyder, Detroit, Tunnels, Bridges, DRIC, NICT, Boondoggles, Government (all tags)

    That is a message to Governor Snyder from another blog.

    We seldom use such direct attacks in a title even though the content has tended to be more direct as of late.  And though we openly wonder on why certain pursuits exist, the Detroit bankruptcy really drives home a point that cannot be ignored.  The bankruptcy had to happen, and even though happening later than it should have been, Snyder gets some credit for doing what is needed.

    For the remainder of the message however, Stephanie quotes Forbes and opines:

    "In light of Detroit's bankruptcy case getting national attention, many people have missed this little development:

    Detroit's Tunnel To Canada Follows The City Into Bankruptcy.  

    Since 1930, Detroiters have had two choices to reach Windsor, Ontario across the U.S.-Canadian border: the Ambassador Bridge or the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.

    Now, the tunnel's operator has joined the city in seeking bankruptcy protection. It's blaming two reasons, according to Reuters: reduced traffic across the border, and the same kind of unmanageable debt burden that led to the city's Chapter 9 petition.

    If Michigander's might recall, Governor Rick Snyder, as part of his campaign platform, ran advocating for a second bridge to Canada to be built, using at least partly, taxpayer money.  One has to ask, in considering this little plan of his, did he not research the profitability of the two existing means by which to get to Canada (the Windsor Tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge)?  If he didn't do the research that makes Governor Snyder just stupid.  If he did do his due diligence, he would have seen the enormous operating losses of the Tunnel."

    Read the rest here

    Unless someone can find a gray area in there somewhere, she has a point.

    (5 comments) Comments >>

    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Gov. Mordecai Jones Strikes Again: Transparency


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Nov 21, 2012 at 09:09:52 AM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, The Flim-Flam Man, Ardesta, Stem Cells Research, Embryos, Crony Capitalism, 21st Century Investment Fund, NextEnergy, Chris Rizik, MEDC, Discera, U of M TTNAB, ChiComs, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Government Funding, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, 2014, Gas Tax Hike, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    via WXYZ

    "Michigan's citizens are tired of the divisive political culture in Lansing," Snyder said on the campaign trail. "Midnight deals, closed-doors meetings, lobbyists and special interest influence have stood in the way of long-term solutions.

    "As governor, I will ensure that government is open, fair and accountable to the citizens by making Michigan a national leader in transparency and ethics."  Source

    (8 comments) Comments >>

    The Nerd has Non-Profit Fund Transparency Issues?


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Mon Nov 19, 2012 at 09:02:11 PM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, Crony Capitalism, Stem Cells Research, Embryos, Ardesta, MEDC, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, NAFTA Bridge, ChiComs, Public-Private Partnerships, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Government Funding, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, 2014, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    A preview via WXYZ

    MORE

    When your name is mentioned in the company of Robert Ficano, and Kwame Kilpatrick... no good can come of it.

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    Why Not Use Spoons, Governerd?


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 at 05:47:42 PM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, Crony Capitalism, DRIC-NITC, DRTP, Tunnels, NAFTA Bridge, ChiComs, Public-Private Partnerships, One Tough Nerd PAC, Follow The Money, NGO, Light Rail boondoggles, Massive Federal debt is not a factor, Government Funding, It's about jobs?, 2014, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    via freep.com

    An upbeat Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday that there might be "shovels in the ground" for the New International Trade Crossing bridge project within two to six months.

    But Ken Silfven, Snyder's deputy press secretary, later clarified, saying the governor was using "two to six months" as a metaphor for receiving the U.S. Presidential Permit needed for the project to proceed. Actual construction might begin in two to three years.

    OK, by force of government, you got your bully pulpit way, Snyder.  Congratulations.  Thus, provides a perfect time for some much needed levity.

    An American economist traveled to China to observe a canal project. The Chinese delegation showed him the plans and the model of everything that would be built along this new masterpiece. When they traveled out to the worksite, the economist was aghast at what he saw. The men were all using hand tools such as shovels, pick axes, and wheelbarrows.

    The American economist asked the leader of the Chinese delegation, "Why on Earth are your people using hand tools? Why are there no bulldozers or other modern equipment?"

    The leader of the delegation stood up straight and replied, "If we used that type of equipment, all of these men would lose their jobs in a couple of months."

    The economist rubbed his chin in thought and then smiled, "Oh, it's a jobs program. Why don't you take away their shovels and give them spoons?"

    The rest is worth your time.

    Enjoy your Big Government, central planning Lansing, while it lasts, Ricky Snydholm.

    (1 comment) Comments >>

    Tunnels?


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Thu Nov 01, 2012 at 10:46:19 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan, Bridges, Tunnels, DRIC, DRTP, Trains, Planes, Automobiles, Crony Capitalism, Snyder, Goose, Gander, On One Hand, Yet On The Other, Government, Private Enterprise, Inconsistency (all tags)

    What do these pictures have to do with Proposal 6?

    Click on the top of the images to see them full size.



    More than one might think. H/T Scales

    (5 comments) Comments >>

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