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How the HELL did this happen?

By on November 5, 2010 in Michigan, Republicans, Rick Snyder

How the HELL did Democrats get their clocks cleaned so thoroughly in Michigan on Tuesday?

THIS is how:

About 3.3 million, 45% of the state’s 7.28 million registered voters, participated in the midterm elections, according to unofficial returns.

In contrast, turnout for the last two gubernatorial elections was 47.3% in 2002 and 53.6% in 2006.

When Dems stay home on Election Day, Dems lose. Q.E.D.

Meanwhile, we have now elected a man with absolutely ZERO experience in government to run one of the economically hardest hit states in the country. He’s a complete novice. No experience. What. So. Ever.…


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Mark Ouimet gets busted AGAIN!

By on October 28, 2010 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Politics, Republican-Fail

I know Mark Ouimet is popular in Ann Arbor but when you look at the mounting evidence, I urge you to take a second look at Scio Township Trustee Christine Green (Democrat) if you’re even thinking about voting for Mr. Ouimet.

First there Ouimet’s abuse of the per diem system as a County Commissioner. Another good link HERE.

Then there is the issue of …


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Sell the Mackinac Bridge???! – Oh, hellz NO!

By on October 26, 2010 in Michigan, Rick Snyder

Michigan political reporter Tim Skubick noted last week on his blog that Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder wouldn’t take selling the Mackinac Bridge off the table.

Absolutely serious.

The Mackinac Bridge is a Michigan icon. It is often how our state is represented in graphical form. Completed in 1957, it was built without the use of a single taxpayer dollar. At five miles long, it is currently the third longest bridge in the world and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western hemisphere.

Simply put, the Mackinac Bridge IS Michigan. And GOPosauric businessman Rick Snyder has suggested that selling it for a one-time cash infusion to solve Michigan’s financial woes might be under consideration.…


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Mark Schauer gets a big boost from Sierra Club and Blue-Green Alliance

By on October 20, 2010 in MI-07, Michigan

The Sierra Club and the BlueGreen Alliance are teaming up to send 160,000 of campaign literature to voters in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District urging them to support Congressman Mark Schauer over his opponent Tim Walberg in the upcoming midterm election.

According to their press release, there are four pieces being sent, each focusing “on Walberg’s reliance on foreign oil that leaves us beholden to the Middle East and falling behind China in the race to create clean energy technology and jobs” and showing that “Mark Schauer supports creating jobs in the Midwest and positioning the U.S. to successfully compete with China on clean energy.”

Larger versions of all four mailers can be viewed HERE.…


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Michigan GOP runs another smear robocall/mailing against Christine Green

By on October 11, 2010 in Michigan, Republican-Fail, Republicans, Rick Snyder

The ink hadn’t dried on blog entry about the Christine Green smear campaign being waged by the Michigan Republican Party when I get a FIFTH robocall. At least this time they used a different woman for the robocalls:

[DIFFERENT WOMAN'S VOICE]: Hello. This is Nicole. Our state has been headed in the wrong direction for years. Christine Green will a vote for the failed Granholm policies that have lead to record unemployment. Say no to the failed Granholm business mandates. This November, say no to Christine Green.

The same day came a frightening-looking mailer tying Christine Green and Virg Bernero to Jennifer Granholm and with the same tag line “Vote ‘no’ on Christine Green”.…


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Tim Walberg accepts debate sponsored by “Democratic” AARP

By on October 7, 2010 in MI-07, Michigan

Tim Walberg has finally agreed to a debate sponsored by the AARP bringing to four the total number of debates between him and Democratic incumbent Mark Schauer in Michigan’s 7th District.

Walberg had been holding off on accepting the AARP’s debate invitation because he felt they were beholden to the Democratic Party, calling them a “Democratic organization.”

Asked Thursday what evidence he could offer that AARP favors the Democratic Party, Walberg issued the following statement:

“Obamacare, which Mark Schauer supported, raids Social Security and Medicare of $500 billion, increases costs and puts bureaucrats in charge. You have to question why any organization would support it.”

Michigan AARP spokesman Mark Hornbeck responded with this:

“AARP is a non-partisan organization that does not endorse candidates.…

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Rick Snyder: Weasel

By on October 7, 2010 in Michigan, Republican-Fail, Rick Snyder

I’m sorry but the only description I can come up with after reading this is “weasel”.

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters shouldn’t hold its breath waiting for Republican Rick Snyder to answer a questionnaire mailed to both gubernatorial candidates this week…

The Ann Arbor businessman “doesn’t fill out questionnaires,” Snyder spokesman Bill Nowling said. Snyder plans to ignore the league’s query, as well as another one announced Tuesday by the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending. “Questionnaires are a fixture of the special interest culture in Lansing,” Nowling said.

He might as well have said, “Questionnaires are for losers” or “Questionnaires are for people way behind in the polls.”

Rick Snyder, once again taking Republican voters’ votes for granted.…


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Mark Schauer tied with Tim Walberg in latest MI-07 poll

By on October 6, 2010 in MI-07, Michigan

The Hill is reporting that MI-07 Democratic incumbent Mark Schauer is now in a tied-up race with Tim Walberg. After trailing Walberg in the polls all summer, Schauer is now tied at 41%. Walberg leans among Independents by only 2% (37% to 35%).

The tightest race among the 12 [polled] is in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, a contest that has been a focal point for both national party committees. The National Republican Congressional Committee has already spent more than $650,000 running independent-expenditure ads against Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.), but he remains tied with ex-Rep. Tim Walberg (R) at 41 percent in The Hill/ANGA poll.…

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Mystery robocalls and disappearing yard signs in Washtenaw County

By on October 6, 2010 in Michigan

I have received four robocalls against Christine Green, the Democratic candidate for the 52nd state House district. The robocalls are from a woman who speaks without once saying where she’s from. She does not mention Mark Ouimet, Green’s GOP opponent. There are also literature pieces being mailed into the 52nd district.

I have heard that these robocalls are happening in other areas of the state as well.

Here is a transcript of one of the robocalls:

Script of anti-Christine Green Robocall #2 (received 5 pm 9/28/10)

(Woman’s Voice)


“Government spending warning. I wish I had the ability to spend money without worrying how to pay for it like they do in Lansing or Washington.…


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Why Rick Snyder’s tax liens are important

By on October 1, 2010 in Michigan, Rick Snyder

Yesterday …


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