Tag Archives: Jennifer Granholm

Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer, without the support of the UAW, faces attacks from within… What’s next?

By Mark | February 2, 2013

According to a report on MLive, Michigan Republicans are demanding that the investigation into Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer’s involvement in a 2010 plot to split the conservative vote in Metro Detroit by running fake Tea Party candidates against establishment Republicans, be reopened. Here’s a clip: …Bobby Schostak, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Bob King, Bobby Schostak, Bruce Rendon, Eclectablog, Jack Lessenberry, James Hoffa, Jeff Irwin, Jessica Cooper, Kalkaska, lame duck, Lon Johnson, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Republican Party, Mike McGuinness, right-to-work, Sander Levin, tea party, Teamsters, UAW, union busting, unions, United Auto Workers | 32 Comments

Because I haven’t the energy to write anything tonight that’s even remotely interesting… I give you a 19 year old Jennifer Granholm on the Dating Game

By Mark | September 13, 2012

I was searching for footage of Debbie Stabenow on the first season of Temptation Island, but this is as close as I could come.

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Pop Culture | Also tagged 1978, Dating Game, Federal Reserve, fiscal policy, fiscal responsibility, inflation, QE, stimulus, Wall Street, Wall Street bailouts | 26 Comments

Carpools leaving in the morning for “Occupy the PGA” event in Benton Harbor

By Mark | May 25, 2012

A little over a year ago, we discussed the fact that, under the rule of unelected Emergency Manager, Joseph Harris, public properties in Benton Harbor were being sold for pennies on the dollar to wealthy investors, over the objections of the struggling city’s largely African American population. [As our friend Richard Murphy reminds us, in [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Cornerstone Alliance, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager Act, golf, golfing, Jean Klock Park, Occupy, PGA, Professional Golf Association, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, Whirlpool | 15 Comments

Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith clarifies his stance on Emergency Financial Managers

By Mark | February 21, 2012

Yesterday, Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith dropped by the site and left a few comments, as he’s known to do on occasion. Well, one of those comments, which pertained to Michigan’s Emergency Financial Manager law, drew quite a bit of criticism, and, to his credit, Smith came back this evening and responded to it. Here, [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Economics, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Benton Harbor, Busy Dying, Conan Smith, Detroit, Dragon, Ecorse, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Flint, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Lansing, Michigan Suburbs Alliance, PA4, Pontiac, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners | 6 Comments

Motorcycle helmets block the reception of refreshing freedom rays

By Mark | July 4, 2011

A few days ago, the Michigan state Senate voted to repeal the law requiring all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. The Governor still needs to sign it into law, but, according to those who have talked with Snyder, it seems like a done deal, assuming he can somehow use the opportunity to also address auto [...]