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Tag: Wes Nakagiri

Consultants Miss Big Picture, Fail To Connect Dots

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Thu Sep 12, 2013 at 07:07:26 PM EST
Tags: 2014 Michigan Gubernatorial Election, Rick Snyder, Mark Schauer, 2014 Michigan Gubernatorial Republican Primary, Dave Agema, Gary Glenn, Bill Schuette, 2014 Michigan Republican State Convention, Brian Calley, Wes Nakagiri, 30th Biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, causa provocare, sending a message, Michigan Banana Republican Party, MIGOP convention rule 22, MIGOP Policy Subcommittee, poisoning the party brand, creeping progressivism, executive-grade arm-twisting, good old boys network, GoverNerd, Nerd King, Slick Rick, mister thirty-six percent, Mr. 36%, Reagan's Eleventh Commandment, integrity argument, constitutionally-restrained government, liberty-minded network, acta non verba, empowered grassroots operation, politician paper training, corinthian scales vs. absolute standard, "Mastermind" vs. "Oracle" (all tags)

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:4-5 (English Standard Version)

Solomon's words of wisdom here have been quite helpful this past week and a half, when I've had the sense to heed them. Further relevant advice comes from my dad (a Mustang pilot during WW2) and one of my elementary school teachers (a Mitchell navigator during WW2): If you're not drawing fire, then you're not over your target.

Judging by some of the flak I've been catching since Labor Day, I'd say I've discovered a target the value of which neither the blueblooded old guard party elites nor the Snyder-Calley "nerd herd" want as public knowledge.

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Provable Vulnerability

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Mon Sep 02, 2013 at 11:05:58 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, Republicans, Survey, 30th Biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, poisoning the party brand, creeping progressivism, executive-grade arm-twisting, constitutionally-restrained government, Reagan's Eleventh Commandment, integrity argument, causa provocare, liberty-minded network, acta non verba, empowered grassroots operation, sending a message, politician paper training, corinthian scales vs. absolute standard, "Mastermind" vs. "Oracle", Rick Snyder, GoverNerd, Nerd King, Slick Rick, mister thirty-six percent, Mr. 36%, Dave Agema, Mike Bishop, Keith Butler, Betsy DeVos, Gary Glenn, Pete Hoekstra, Bill Schuette, Michigan Banana Republican Party, MIGOP convention rule 22, MIGOP Policy Subcommittee, Brian Calley, Wes Nakagiri (all tags)

When was the last time a sitting Republican governor of Michigan was subjected to a primary?

Truthfully, I am not sure if it has ever happened. In 2014 it would likely succeed, according to polling by iCaucus that was completed on Friday and finalized this weekend. The scientific polling was done over a week targeting a specific group that will decide who is the GOP flag bearer going forward; active, educated and engaged republican delegates.

As a foreshadowing through early results had revealed, there is little question of where folks are at this point in time, and on the eve of Snyder signing Obamacare capitulation into law in Michigan. The polling shows Rick Snyder in disfavor with delegates, and unwelcome to nearly half. Less than 40% would NOT like to see a primary challenge.

Not surprisingly to this writer, the results are not as clear with Lt Governor Brian Calley, who has results that are within the margin of error. Outside of the polling there is a sense that many conservatives still find the problem to be with the governor himself, and Calley to be more incidental and possibly holding the governor to more conservative positions than he would be otherwise.

This might be the case, and might be seen as an additional reason to oust the governor who requires such 'care'.

Continued with SO MUCH MORE below the fold.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Needs More Cow Bell

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Mon Aug 26, 2013 at 09:36:48 PM EST
Tags: Justin Amash, Flaming a-hole, Obamacare, Michigan, Medicaid Expansion, Brian Calley, Tie, 19-19, Senate vote, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Government, Constitution, Defender Award, I repeat... 'Defender Award'!?!?!, In God We Trust, Grandstanding, Ronulans, Liberaltarians, TEA movement, Conservatives, Wes Nakagiri (all tags)

Twitiot of the day.

Justin Amash
Lt Gov @briancalley stood w/ me from day one when I decided to run for Congress. He's a great friend & ally, and I'm honored to support him.
11:47 AM - 26 Aug 2013

How do you like them apples, Wes Nakagiri? TEA folk? Yessirree, 'ol constitutional Justin just face-wedgied all those opposing Snyder's Obamacare Medicaid Expansion by palling around with the deciding vote.

Yannow, I had planned on doing a flattering writeup on the 5 U.S. Reps from Michigan, who signed a commitment to defund Obamacare but, with this loosely wrapped clown from CD-3 working with the Snyder administration to backdoor Obamacare entanglements in this state - screw Justin. At least I know Camp, Miller, Rogers, and Upton, will never be Conservative, unlike that all over the map Amash Liberaltarian Bee-esS.

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