Oh, great. Rep. Bill Rogers, the guy who sponsored two bills to diminish, threaten and punish unionized teachers in Michigan is now heading up a group reform Michigan’s entire education system. State Rep. Bill Rogers, R-Genoa Township, is spearheading an education-reform work group he said will be “proactive instead of reactive” in pursuing changes to education funding and how students […]

New piece up at A2Politico called “Throwing Down With Recall Naysayers Starting With Liberals Like Jack Lessenberry”. In it, I push back against liberal-leaning commentators Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio and Eric Baerren of Michigan Liberal. Both of them have maligned the effort to recall Rick Snyder. There’s a certain sort of comfort one can get by being a political […]

Not to beat a dead horse but for eff’s sake, could the Michigan Democratic Party look any more useless? Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced it is not backing down from its effort to recall the pathetic Governor Scott Walker. There’s a long way to go, and the goal seems like a very tough one to reach, but Wisconsin […]

I’m reposting this blog after a major reading comprehension failure on my part this morning. I thought the investigation was being conducted by federal prosecutors (i.e., the Obama administration.) Turns out, if I had read my own cut-and-paste blockquote, I would have realized it is a New York prosecutor. With all I’ve got going on these days (recruiting volunteers for […]

Really? Twice in one day I have to do this? This is unreal: “…he who warned, uh, the…the British that they weren’t gonna be takin’ away our arms…uh, by ringin’ those bells and um…makin’ sure as he’s ridin’ his horse through town…to send those warning shots and bells…that, uh, we were gonna be secure and…and we were gonna be free…and […]

There is a movement afoot to repeal the unconstitutional Public Act 4, Michigan’s Emergency Financial Manager (EFM) law. The group heading it up is Michigan Forward. Trainings are being held across the state to help people be as effective as possible in this effort. Here’s the information and note that the trainings are this weekend. Dear Friends, Thank you for […]

Okay, this is horrendous: A worker in Gov. Rick Snyder’s official mail room in the Romney Building was slightly injured this afternoon when he opened an envelope containing an unknown granular substance, Snyder’s spokeswoman Geralyn Lasher said today. She said the employee immediately notified the office which shut down the mail room, evacuated the mail center employees and isolated the […]

Remember back when the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico was spewing a skabillion gallons of crude oil into the Gulf every minute? Back then, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour described the oil washing up on his state’s beaches as no worse than toothpaste. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Director Trudy Fisher said samples of what was apparently the same […]

First there’s this reference to the “Statute” of Liberty in a tweet: We’ll highlight the beauty of legal immigrants’ work ethic and love of freedom while visiting Ellis Island & Statute of Liberty today. And then there’s these fine examples of mush-mouthed inanity, courtesy of Bob Cesca: “This Statue of Liberty was gifted to us by foreign leaders, really as […]

The Riverwatch Inn, which was condemned last month by Benton Harbor officials, is slated for demolition in July. Riverwatch Inn during the Blossomtime Grand Floral parade protest in May The motel, condemned in May by Benton Harbor inspectors, is scheduled for demolition next month, building official Ted Hanson reported Tuesday. Hanson was among those who inspected the building at 711 […]

Unfortunately, on Saturday, our beloved Hara lost her fight against what was either advanced liver disease or cancer. Less than three weeks ago, she was acting totally normal and showed no obvious signs of being sick. The speed with which this took her astonished us and, frankly, left us unprepared for how much of an emotional blow it would be. […]