Last winter, as you may recall, Donald Trump didn’t have a lot of friends inside the Michigan GOP. Governor Snyder, in a rare show of moral courage, refused to endorse the real estate developer turned reality television celebrity, and Lieutenant Governor Calley, who had endorsed him earlier in the campaign, withdrew his endorsement, once the […]
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Having failed miserably as Attorney General, Schuette sets his sights on the Governor’s office
Michigan, the state where Betsy DeVos has fought the past several decades to deregulate the charter industry and weaken public education, finishes dead last of all 50 states when it comes to student proficiency improvement
Citing the good work she’d done in Michigan, the Detroit News endorsed Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education this past January. The Amway heiress, they told us, based on what she’d accomplished here in Michigan, was a “sound choice” – someone who would “strive to improve education for all kids.” The “hysteria” over DeVos, they […]
My last post on Tuesday’s City Council election… and my first endorsement
I told myself this weekend that I was done writing about the Ypsilanti City Council race, but, now that I sit here, thinking over how I’m going to vote tomorrow, I find that I have one more thing that I’d like to say… Before I get to it, though, I’d like to preface it by […]
Cynthia Plaster Caster for Mayor
I had been pulling for Rahm Emanuel to become Mayor of Chicago, as it would get him out of the White House, and make room for someone like Michael Moore, but now I’m not so sure. I just discovered, through Facebook, that one of my friends is in the race. While it’s true that she […]