Author: Eclectablog

Obama haters, make up your mind

Obama haters, make up your mind

He can’t be all four. Nicked from the most-awesome Adam Thinks blog. Buy it as a t-shirt HERE. I’m just sayin’…

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Rep. John Dingell announces he WILL run in 2010!

Rep. John Dingell announces he WILL run in 2010!

At the 5th annual Univ. of Michigan College Democrats Pancake Breakfast this morning, U.S. Representative John Dingell (MI-15) made this awesome announcement: I intend to continue to be on the forefront of these issues. So, my dear friends, I’m going to file again! Great news for Michigan. Great news for those interested in comprehensive health care reform. And great news […]

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OFA+HCAN+Allies rally in Mich. yesterday for jobs and more (PHOTOS)

OFA+HCAN+Allies rally in Mich. yesterday for jobs and more (PHOTOS)

On February 18, 2010, Organizing for America (OFA), Health Care for American NOW! (HCAN) and no less than THIRTY other organizations sponsored a CALL FOR ACTION rally in Madison Heights in southeastern Michigan calling for Congress to act now on jobs for Michigan. These sponsoring groups represent a broad coalition of interests including health care reform, peace, immigration reform, clean […]

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More stimulus “fail”: Detroit gets $25 mil. for light rail project

More stimulus “fail”: Detroit gets $25 mil. for light rail project

Yup, the ole stimulus package is an utter failure. Just look at how it’s failing in Michigan: Washington — A light rail plan along Woodward to connect downtown Detroit with the New Center area will get a $25 million infusion of federal money, officials briefed on the matter told The Detroit News. The federal funds — to be announced today […]

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What’s a lunatic gotta do to get a GOP nomination around here?

What’s a lunatic gotta do to get a GOP nomination around here?

I’ll tell you what. You have got to take a firm…FIRM!…stand on the issue of … well … this: I will make it a priority to ensure transgender individuals will not be allowed to change the sex on their driver’s license in any circumstance. That’s Paul Scott, candidate for Secretary of State in Michigan. Trying to get the GOP nomination. […]

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Blog update

To say that this has been a banner three days for Eclectablog would be an understatement. Since I posted my entry on Rachel Maddow on Sunday afternoon, this blog has had 6,883 hits. That’s a bit more than a quarter of all the traffic it’s gotten since I started it in July 2008. Nearly half of the traffic this blog […]

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Michigan’s Gubernatorial Clown Show

You could write a book about what’s already happened in the race to be the next governor in Michigan. But the fun never stops. Last week the former state treasurer under Democratic governor Jim Blanchard, a man by the name of Robert Bowman, got into the race that currently only has two Democratic candidates (Rep. Alma Wheeler-Smith and Lansing Mayor […]

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Alma Mater Blues

Dang it. I’m just sayin’…

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GOP can’t deny that they’re the Party of NO, part III

Jumping Hay Zooz on a pogo stick. Open Left spells it out. First the Republicans DEMANDED that President Obama put any health care plans up for discussion at the February 25th summit online for everyone to read. If the President intends to present any kind of legislative proposal at this discussion, will he make it available to members of Congress […]

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World’s tiniest violin plays for (not) Joe the (not) Plumber

World’s tiniest violin plays for (not) Joe the (not) Plumber

Heh, heh… “I don’t owe [John McCain] shit,” Wurzelbacher continued. “He really screwed my life up, is how I look at it.” Uh, Joe Sam? I think you have that backwards. I ran into Joe the Plumber Sam Wurzelbacher at the Brighton, Michigan Teabagger extravaganza last year. And, as far as who was using who, I’d say Mr. Plumber Wurzelbacher […]

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Eclectablog has its first 1,000-hit day

Eclectablog has its first 1,000-hit day

Wahoo! 1,010 hits and it’s not midnight yet. I’d like to thank my mom and my wife and Rachel Maddow and Reddit and… I’m just sayin’… ===============UPDATE: Final count is… 2,163! Wow.

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