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Granholm on Raising Taxes...when she was a candidate

Congratulations - DeVos for Governor Campaign

The DeVos website won the following Pollie Awards

(see www.theaapc.org/content/pollieawards/2007/2007_Winners.pdf )

Website: Candidate: Governor - Silver (no Gold awarded)

Persuasion Online Advertisement: Candidate: Governor - Silver (no Gold
awarded) DeVos "Change" Pointroll ad

Best Use of Mobile Technology - Bronze (no Gold) DeVos Mobile Go Center

We're up for six total Golden Dot awards ( http://www.ipdi.org/blog/ )

Two "People's Choice" to be voted upon by the public ("Impact Moment"
and "Politician of the Year") at the above link.

The DeVos campaign also has been nominated for four to be judged by the Institute's
staff:

Best Website Local Candidate
Best Mobile Text Messaging
Best Vlog
Best Animation

Granholm's Oscar...

Our friends at registeredmedia.com sent this over:

Granholm's Fee Hikes...Hidden Tax Increases

Fee hikes

Here's a sampling of $115 million in fee increases in Gov. Jennifer Granholm's budget plan for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1:
Liquor license -- $21.9 million
Commercial mobile radio system -- $18.6 million
Hunting and fishing license -- $16.9 million
Air emissions -- $16.6 million
Corporation fees -- $6.5 million
Land and water permits -- $6.2 million
Solid waste surcharge -- $6 million
Securities fees -- $4.2 million
Groundwater discharge permit -- $3.1 million
License and regulation fees -- $2.6 million
Hazardous waste user fees -- $2.5 million
Pollution prevention program fees -- $2.4 million
Local judiciary user fees -- $1.7 million
Teacher certification fees -- $1.5 million
State police fingerprint fees -- $1.5 million
Source: Senate Fiscal Agency

Proposed increases

Resident deer hunting license $15 to $30

Resident all-species fishing license $28 to $40

Senior citizens fishing license $11.20 to $32

Class C liquor license $600 to $1,800

Teacher certification $125 to $160

Sources: Michigan Dept.
of Natural Resources;
Michigan Dept. of
Management and Budget

For complete article goto:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleAID=/20070223/POLITICS/702230402/1050/SPORTS06

State of the State Cliff's Note Version

Quick summary of what the governor said:

- Spending Will Increase

- Taxes Will Increase

- Don't Ask For The Details

...50 minutes of spending increases follwed by 10 minutes of tax increases.... Thank you for joining me tonight.

Free Press Poll

To see complete poll results goto:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS06/702040590/1008

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS06/702040570/1008

Tax & Spend Democrat

$1.8 Billion in Savings...

http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=7602

How To Replace the SBT With Nothing

2007 Version

(Note: Legislative Analyst Jack McHugh has also discussed these ideas in detail in a WJR-AM 760 radio interview.)

There is a broad consensus that the state’s Single Business Tax is too complex and harms our economy. In Lansing, this recognition is usually followed up with, "It’s impossible to eliminate the SBT without replacing it with a different tax. There’s no way to cut the $1.885 billion it brings in."

Not so fast! Below is a list of ways to achieve $1.885 billion in savings with little heavy lifting. Much of the savings comes from injecting competition into government operations, providing government employee fringe benefits comparable to (generous) private sector plans or eliminating non-core functions.

• Higher education — Change the funding mechanism to a standard "per-pupil foundation grant" in which the money is attached to the students, rather than each university getting an amount determined by legislative maneuvering. As colleges are forced to compete for students they would "sharpen their pencils," rein in costs and eliminate the kinds of inefficiencies highlighted in recent audit reports. If the effect was that costs fell by just 5 percent, the savings would be: $70 million.

• Shift state police road patrols to less expensive county sheriff deputies. With benefits and related expenses it costs more than $100,000 per year to employ a state trooper; most sheriff deputies cost much less to employ. Effect on public safety: Zero. Savings: $65 million.

• Adopt the Hay Group report recommendations on rationalizing public school health insurance, including requiring co-pays and preferred provider networks. This could save: $422 million.

• Eliminate the Michigan State University cooperative extension service and agriculture experiment station to save: $61 million.

• The original version of this list recommended halting the so-called “21st Century Jobs Fund” before it borrowed and spent $400 million. It’s too late for that now: All but $33 million was spent before the election, and taxpayers will be repaying the debt for decades. At the very least, the bleeding can be stanched — $75 million of what is being characterized as a “$1 billion state deficit” is new borrowing for this boondoggle. Skip it and save: $75 million.

• Prison privatization — according to a Rio Grande Foundation report, if 5 percent of prisoners are placed in privately-managed prisons, the state saves 14 percent on overall prison spending, because government-managed prisons have an incentive to "sharpen their pencils." Savings: $192 million.

• Eliminate "History and Arts" subsidies, and cut state library subsidies in half: $35 million.

• In 1999 the Citizens Research Council noted that "a number of changes have occurred over the past decade that have reduced the need for intermediate school districts." Let's help the ISDs catch up by reducing their operations grants: $32 million.

• Cut so-called "20j" payments to affluent schools in half. This extra money is a political response to the fact that under Proposal A certain wealthy school districts benefit less from per-pupil state foundation grant increases than other districts. (They still benefit, though.) Savings: $26 million.

• Cut transit funding in half. By eliminating protectionist regulations that restrict alternatives, empty buses driven by public employee union members can be replaced by private sector innovations like jitneys, commercial van pools, "call-and-ride" services, car-sharing and more. This will improve service for transit users at a much lower cost: $112 million.

• Repeal the "prevailing wage" law that requires above-market rate wages be paid on school construction projects: $150 million.

• Schools can realize huge savings by privatizing non-core functions like transportation, food service and custodial. Many have already done so: The Mackinac Center’s most recent survey of school privatization shows that 38.5 percent of school districts already have a competitive contract in place for one of these functions. Some idea of the magnitude of these savings can be seen in the experience of one district that saved the equivalent of $177 per student by contracting out its custodial needs. Statewide, similar savings would add up to $300 million annually! In the short term, it would not be unreasonable to expect: $50 million.

• Reduce the Merit Award Scholarships by 50 percent. Shockingly, at the governor’s request, the Legislature just did the opposite and increased these non-need based college scholarships by $64 million annually beginning in 2010. When families face economic hard times, the first thing they do is cut luxuries. This is a luxury Michigan can no longer afford. $60 million.

• Reform Medicaid and welfare — The state spends almost $15 billion on these two programs, more than $6 billion of which is from state taxes and fees. Medicaid in particular is a command-and-control monstrosity rife with perverse incentives. Reforming it in ways that give recipients an incentive to economize and take better care of themselves could save hundreds of millions of dollars, while actually giving recipients greater freedom and choice. If just 1.6 percent of the expense in these two programs could be reduced in this way, the state would save: $240 million.

• Stimulate growth. Can anyone doubt that eliminating the SBT, one of the most complex and burdensome business taxes in the nation, would be a shot of adrenalin for the state’s economy? It would send a powerful message that Michigan is open for business. The dynamic effects of such a change on income, property and sales tax receipts would easily raise: $300 million.

Total: $1.885 billion.

This is approximately how much the Single Business Tax has taken in over the last few years. That amount goes to the "general fund" and some of these savings are to the "School Aid Fund," but in many ways the money has been shown to be "fungible" or easily moved between them. (For example, higher education appropriations that now come from the general fund could come out of the School Aid Fund.)

There is a common theme that runs through opposition to every one of these common-sense reforms: "That’s not the way we’ve done it in the past."

That’s not good enough anymore: Michigan is at the tipping point of going from relative decline in population and income, to absolute decline. If we don’t reduce the disincentives to doing business here, there’s nothing to prevent the entire state from going the way of Detroit, with a declining population and an economy that is unable to support a government establishment that believes its citizens exist to serve it — not the other way around.

None of the items above would be "devastating" to the state, "vulnerable populations" or even to any particular interest group. Most people would not even notice that these changes had taken place. If the elimination of the SBT were "paid for" with spending cuts, Michigan residents might notice something else instead: Michigan’s economy would start growing, property values would increase, and jobs and income would start to rise. If citizens, not special interests come first, then these reforms are no-brainers.

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Note: This list combines current spending, proposals from the governor’s budget recommendation and speculative savings that assume certain policy reforms. It is intended as an illustration of what is possible, not as a precise roadmap.

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Jack McHugh is a legislative analyst for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.

Impeachment -- Recall???

Q: If you have a Constitutional requirement to balance the budget...then don't...then hide it...is that cause for impeachment or recall???

Q: If you win an election and then ask Corporations for MILLIONS of dollars to throw "innaugural parties" statewide...while we have the highest unemployment in the country...thousands are being laid off...is that cause for impeachment or recall???

Q:  If you raise MILLIONS of dollars into a super secret slush fund called Partnership for Progress...to help you "govern"....and then that slush fund disappears...is that cause for impeachment or recall???

...or is all of this just politics as usual???

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061215/OPINION01/612150316/1008

Friday, December 15, 2006

Did governor hide budget overruns to aid campaign?

The Detroit News

GOP state lawmakers suspect politics in the Granholm administration's failure to inform them of departmental overspending until after this year's election. They're right to do so.

The departments of Human Services, Corrections and state police all spent more money -- adding up to more than $50 million -- than they were allotted in the 2005-06 budget year, which ended in September.

Only in late November were lawmakers informed of the overspending as the departments sought additional appropriations to cover their expenses. Yet at a legislative hearing this week, according to Rep. Scott Hummel, R-DeWitt, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, representatives from two of the departments, Corrections and the State Police, said they knew about the spending overruns in October.

Asked if the failure to notify the Legislature of the spending overruns had anything to do with the gubernatorial campaign, Hummel answered, "it appears that way to me."

"What bothers me," he continued, "is that we're the elected representatives of the people and it's our job to deal with these issues. Yet they (the departments) chose to bypass us."

In noting that decision, a memorandum from the House Fiscal Agency said requirements in the state Management and Budget Act as well as the state Constitution prohibit such spending outside of current appropriations.

The fiscal agency memo said lawmakers should ask the administration why the chairs of both the House and Senate appropriations committees weren't immediately notified of the spending overruns.

State Budget Director Mary Lannoye, in Hummel's phrase, "took a bullet" in accepting the blame at this week's hearing for what a departmental spokesman called "the situation" regarding the overruns. The spokesman, when asked if there was a political motive in delaying notification of lawmakers, said "absolutely not."

He added that Lannoye wanted to get a full handle on the figures and present an accurate picture to lawmakers.

But the House Fiscal Agency noted a problem with one argument cited by Lannoye.

She said her office didn't know the extent of the problem until the books on the fiscal year were nearly closed.

"If that excuse were valid, no problem would need to be reported before book closing and -- for all practical purposes, the Legislature's control over the budget would become null and void," the House agency said.

Mary Lannoye is a more capable budgeteer than this whole situation suggests. She has served as budget director for John Engler as well as Jennifer Granholm.

She is so highly regarded by the governor that she is being named as her chief of staff.

Maybe the administration in Lansing is telling the truth about the late reporting of the budget overruns.

But given the governor's emphasis on producing balanced budgets during her re-election campaign, there is plenty of reason to suspect pressure may have been applied to keep the overruns quiet -- which means a GOP-controlled state Senate will have to keep a very sharp eye on future numbers crunching in Lansing.

A letter from the field...why DeVos

From a friend who lives south of Milan.

This is long, but please read before Tuesday.

Governor Granholm is one of the most outstanding communicators we have ever had in state government. But the job is more than making you feel good.

In 1997 I traveled to China with Michigan State University on an International study program. It is a communist country which is opening its borders and growing its economy. To do business there you must be located here. I have been past the Amway plant there which we continue to hear about in political ads. It is right next door to the Kellogg's plant producing cereal in Guangzhou which I was invited to tour!

Amway produces soap, detergent, shampoos and cosmetics, among other things. Most of these products are purchased by women. The United States populationjust hit 300 million: that's about 150 million potential women customers. China has 1.4 billion people and that's 700 million potential women customers.

If you are leading a company and growing a company where would you locate aplant? So why does the Democratic ads belittle an individual for havingforesight to create jobs here in Michigan and around the world, exportproducts, and import dollars back to Michigan's economy? Is this not thetype of vision, business foresight, ability to make hard decisions for thefuture of Michigan we are looking for?

If we are the victim of globalization, would it not make sense to electsomeone who understands the world economy? Someone who firsthand knows thebarriers abroad as well as the barriers right here in Michigan? Someone whoknows where to start making changes here to attract new companies and retainand strengthen existing ones in Michigan?

Michigan's economy

Over 7% unemployment, highest in the nation.

National average 4.4 % and going down.

Second worst state economy in the country.

Lost jobs. This is real. we all know of someone who has lost a job, moved, had to find another position somewhere else.

How bad is the plan working?

Look at the OMB projections numbers.

The state revenues from income tax is down.

Tax revenues from corporations is down.

Sale tax revenues are down.

Expenses are rising.

The dollars are not meeting budget expectations.

The state will no doubt have to cut the budget again.

Programs and jobs which families depend will be curtailed.

$4,000 per student scholarship to go to college. Great sound bite.

I agree, anything to help get students to further their education is a great thing! But how do you pay for it? Washtenaw county has 10 school districts.

The Milan school district graduates about 200 students a year. Give or take about 38% go onto college or secondary training. Plug in the numbers . At $4,000 dollars per student. That's just under one half million dollars for one school district per year. Where is this money coming from? We have challenges funding the current k-12 structure.

It is an election season of sound bites. Please look farther.

I respect your decision on who ever you choose to elect as Governor. Please
do vote for your choice. I thank you considering the observations I have shared.

Later,

Doug.

Vote for the future of Michigan. Vote for Dick DeVos.

America's Mayor Supports DeVos

To see complete article go to:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061104/NEWS99/311040004

The Education Governor???

Thank You Gov. Granholm...

Great Cartoon....Granholm's "Plan"

Largest DeVos for Governor Sign in the World

World's Largest DeVos for Governor sign!

It only took about 170 signs, 2.5 hours, stakes, string and a compass to construct. It is right on US-31 where over 22,000 cars go by a day.

DeVos & Granholm Tied!!!

Another Poll…

As I have said over and over again, beware of polls.  This late in the game numbers will be jumping up and down as voters finalize how they are going to vote.

However, the poll is too good not to share.  It shows DeVos and Granholm tied!!!

That’s’ right, a recent survey shows the race for governor is tied at 47 for DeVos and 47 for Granholm. With 2 percent undecided and the balance voting for 3rd party candidates.

Survey completed by Voter Roll Call of 526 likely voters 10-26-06.  The margin of error on the survey plus or minus 4.4 percent.

If the election for Governor were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Republican Dick DeVos? Democrat Jennifer Granholm? Green Party candidate Douglas Campbell? Libertarian Gregory Creswell? Or U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate Bhagwan Dashairya?

47% DeVos (R)
47% Granholm (D)
3% Campbell (G)
1% Creswell (L)
0% Dashairya (UST)
2% Undecided

IMPORTANT…yes.  The poll continues to show the race is tightening and the momentum continues to move our way.  We are running against two “incumbents”, which is always an uphill battle.  But the TRENDING of polls has always been the most important factor to me, especially this late in the game.  The TREND is basically improving for our candidates ad indicates this is going to be a VERY close election!

Buzz Thomas should support DeVos???

Sen. Buzz Thomas Need To Stop Playing and Support DeVos

by Akindele Akinyemi

State Senator Buzz Thomas is at it again. He is so desperately trying to support a asanine governor who thinks she has an urban plan for Detroit.

There is NO plan for Detroit. Period. The person that he is supporting does not even have a Urban plan for ANY urban community in Michigan.

Senator Thomas has attempted to answer my question of what has Gov. Granholm has done for Detroit.

He states the following from this week's Michigan Front Page newspaper:

The other action the governor has not participated in is immediatedly cutting funds to Detroit to solve budget problems.

This governor has cut revenue sharing from Detroit. This is a fact and even the Michigan Citizen reported that the Detroit City Council was looking into suing the State of Michigan to get back their portion of revenue sharing.

He also says:

Because of this, having Granholm as governor has been a refershing change.

Senator Thomas is NOT looking at the facts:

Currently, the Michigan ranks 50th in employment growth, 49th in business tax climate, 49th in income growth. (Bureau of Labor Statistics; Tax Foundation; Forbes Magazine).
Since Jennifer Granholm has been governor, Michigan has lost nearly 100,000 jobs (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Since Governor Granholm introduced her “Jobs Today, Jobs Tomorrow Plan”, Michigan has lost nearly 40,000 jobs (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

In 2005, Michigan was the only state in the United States that was not hit by a hurricane to report a net job loss (Escanaba Daily Press, 2/8/06).

Overall hiring of college graduates in the State of Michigan will decrease by 43%. The rest of the country will see a 6% increase. (Collegiate Employment Research Institute, 2005-2006 Recruiting Trends Survey)
Michigan’s unemployment rate is 7.1%, this is the nation’s highest and is 50% above the national average (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Nearly 20% of Michigan’s children are living in poverty (Detroit Free Press, 8/30/06).
Michigan’s median income has dropped below the national average for the first time ever (Detroit News, 8/30/06).
In 2005 89,473 Michigan citizens filed for bankruptcy. This represented an all-time high in filings. (Detroit Free Press, 9/18/05; United States Bankruptcy Court)

From February 2004 to February 2006, the rate of home foreclosures in Michigan doubled to a rate that is 2 ½ times higher than the national average. (Muskegon Chronicle, 2/27/06)

Michigan’s foreclosure rate is now the 6th highest in the nation (Detroit News, 9/13/06).
Including Washington DC, Michigan ranks 51st in the nation in home values. (CNN Money, 12/1/05)
Detroit is the 2nd most impoverished city in the United States (Detroit Free Press, 8/30/2006).

So what is he talking about?

He goes on to say:

She has proposed sweeping changes to the insurance system in Michigan and I am proud to say that many of the suggestions came from close consultation with me and other members of the Detroit delegation.

There has not been any changes to insurance for that we are subsidizing for the rest of the State of Michigan in insurance rates. While he has proposed a bill to cut 20% in insurance we are still using our cousin's address in Battle Creek.

He goes on:

Gov. Granholm's economic plan is to fund more high-techand cutting edge projects throughout Michigan, and Detroit has benfitted from her economic plan.

What the hell is he talking about? Did he know the following?

Since Granholm introduced the “Jobs Today, Jobs Tomorrow Plan”, Michigan has lost nearly 40,000 jobs (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

· Since Granholm became governor, the state of Michigan has seen an increase in unemployment and has lost 84,200 jobs (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

· Since Granholm became governor, the state of Illinois has seen a decrease in unemployment and has gained 104,900 jobs (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

· Since Granholm became governor, the state of Pennsylvania has seen a decrease in unemployment and has gained 139,300 jobs (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

· Michigan now ranks 51st in job creation, being the ONLY STATE including Washington D.C., to lose jobs in the past year (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

To add on:

The educational level in Detroit is at a 6th grade level.
10% of Detroiters only have a 4-year college degree.
4% of Detroiters only have a graduate dgree.
0.2% only have a doctorate degree.
47% of Detroiters are functionally illerate.
Detroit leads the country in STDs.
The unemploymet rate in Detroit is 8%.

So what economic plan is Buzz Thomas talking about that benefits Detroit?

He also goes on to say the following:

Detroit Public Schools have benefitted by not being the target of budget cuts and by knowing that they will have their fair share or funding from Lansing. Imagine planning the school year when you lose millions of dollars in the middle of the year because the State of Michigan might arbitrarily cut your funding. That is no longer a concern for Detroit schools.

This is a weak and pitiful position to protect Governor Granholm. His homegilr, Gov. Granholm said this in a TV ad recently:

But here's what I won't do. I won't cut health care or schools, or make you pay more in taxes so that wealthy corporations can pay less.”

It is a well known fact that Granholm was the first governor in over two decades to cut K-12 funding and has made cuts to higher education as well. All of this while proposing over $2 billion in tax increases.

As one of the first acts as governor, Granholm slashed K-12 funding by 3.8% (MIRS Capitol Capsule, 1/15/03).
During Governor Granholm’s tenure, funding for all 15 of Michigan’s public universities has been cut. (House Fiscal Agency, 2006)

Governor Granholm has cut Michigan universities by $150 million. (Higher Education Budgets, 2003-2006).
During Granholm’s tenure, Michigan colleges and universities increased tuition by nearly 50%. Last year alone, tuition in Michigan increased 12%, the third highest increase in the United States. (College Board, Trends in College Pricing 2005, 11/18/05; Detroit Free Press, 7/27/06).

Since being governor, Jennifer Granholm has increased fees and taxes on drivers licenses, vehicle registration renewals, business permits and cigarette and liquor sales (Executive Budgets, 2004-2007; Michigan Legislature Public Acts, 2003-2006).

Since Jennifer Granholm has been governor, she has VETOED 14 pieces of legislation that would have cut taxes for Michigan citizens and businesses (Michigan legislature, Public Act Tables, 2003-2006).

Governor Granholm promised to reduce class sizes, but today, class sizes in Michigan are larger than when they where when Granholm took office (Blueprint for Michigan pg.4, 9/02; Taxpayer Network 50 State Comparisons, 2002 and 2005).

Senator Thomas ends by saying:

Why would we want a change?

Because we have a governor who has lied, manipulated and deceived people on her pitiful and woeful record.

She claims DeVos has no health care plan. Hey BuzZ, can ANYONE in the Democratic Party answer the following:

The governor first announced the Michigan First Health Care Plan in her 2006 State of the State Address. Three years AFTER taking office. Despite the intrigue of legislative leaders who have asked for more details on the plan, none have come forth to date. (Gongwer 1/27/06)

Even Governor Granholm has said that at best, The Michigan First Health Care Plan will not be in effect until April of 2007. How does that help laid-off workers now? (Office of the Governor Press Release, 9/15/06).

Financing the entire plan is dependent upon $600 million that Michigan would receive in federal money. There is no guarantee that this money will be granted to the state and the governor has been anything but forthcoming about the specifics of the negotiations. (MIRS Capitol Capsule, 5/11/06)

The other $400 million of the plan is supposed to come from the state, but Granholm has given no ideas as to where the $400 million to fund the program. (Bay City Times, 5/10/06)

Even though legislative approval is necessary to implement the plan, no legislation has been introduced from the governor’s office (Detroit News, 10/23/06).

Even though federal approval of a waiver is necessary to implement the plan, no waiver request has been submitted to the federal government from the governor’s office (Detroit News,10/23/06).

Thanks a lot Buzz Thomas for trying to attempt to answer my question. However, the truth remains that Granholm cannot produce and this is a fact. Granholm even sold your good friend, Mayor Kilaptrick, up the river for Freman Hendrix in last year's mayorial election. She waffled on charter schools when Bob Thompson offered to build 15 charter high schools in Detroit. And hey, why are Blacks in YOUR PARTY following Mark Brewer, a person who has a history of railroading Blacks in the party and setting them up for failure (i.e. Amos Williams, Mary Waters and Butch Hollowell) and defended the Ku Klux Klan? Every single time I ask this question I am met with silence on the Democratic side. Is slavery that thick over there?

Buzz, your friend Granholm is so damn pitiful that she did not even have to common decency and respect to give Scott Bowen a phone call to let him know what was going with the AG nominations on AFTER she asked him to STEP down from a judgeship in Grand Rapids to run for Attorney General on HER behalf. Granholm sold him up the river. She did not even say I'm sorry for putting you through that hard work, stress and dedication. Not one single phone call. She left him to hang and dry and he made an public ass out of himself all across Michigan with billboards on every Interstate.

And she will sell you up the river too if you're not careful.

Remember, Granholm sold Benton Harbor, another Black community, up the river when the city burned for three whole days due to racial violence. She did NOTHING.

And I still have yet to hear from ANY Democratic precinct delegate, the Granholm team, MDP Network or Young Dems or union person on what Granholm has done for Detroit.

Sen. Thomas, come on over and support someone who will get the job done for us. 

Dick DeVos.

63.9% Outbound Moves...Thanks Jennifer Granholm?!?

Granholm Needs A New Ship...how about back to California???

New Poll: Strategic Vision

Below are the results of a three-day poll of likely voters in the state of Michigan. Results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Michigan, aged 18+, and conducted October 20-23, 2006, 2006. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

19. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for Jennifer Granholm, the Democrat or Dick DeVos, the Republican?
Jennifer Granholm 47%
Dick DeVos 43%
Undecided 10%

20. If the election for United States Senate were held today, whom would you vote for Debbie Stabenow, the Democrat or Mike Bouchard, the Republican?
Debbie Stabenow 48%
Mike Bouchard 42%
Undecided 10%

http://strategicvision.biz/political/michigan_poll_102406.htm