by Jean Doss January 4, 2009 I was happy to be wrong about a lot of things in 2008: “No matter what we do, the Blues will get their Individual Market Reform legislation passed this session (consumers be damned);” “Obama can’t win (and neither can Hillary);” “Condino just doesn’t have the votes to pass his [...]

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by Jean Doss November 1, 2008 Drive to the state’s second largest city under a pure blue sky backing the last of autumn’s trunk show, arrive ON TIME (!) for a meeting with a favorite client and an interesting state rep.-elect, and, since the meeting is at a Big Boy, consume lots of exceptional bacon [...]

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by Jean Doss September 1, 2008 Somehow, as a lobbyist, I’m expected to be some kind of political junkie. Sorry to disappoint you, but the fact is I have no interest in debating party conventions, toss-up House races, or even Kwame. To all family, neighbors, friends, and eHarmony dates: “No, I don’t want to complain [...]

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by Jean Doss July 6, 2008 Before hitting the “send” button on a column like this, I always whisper my favorite prayer (written by Paul Craft, sung by Bobby Bare, reaching #17 in the U.S. Country charts in 1976): Drop-kick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life, End over end, neither left nor to right. [...]

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by Jean Doss February 16, 2008 Unlike 2005-06 when statewide cable access (ATT vs. Comcast) was the hands-down favorite, the winning “full employment for lobbyists” issue this session appears to be a toss-up between: • The Blues Individual Market Reforms Package; or • RPS (renewable portfolio standards) and energy efficiency legislation And here today, from [...]

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Hey, kids, we have a substitute! Todd Tennis fills in for Jean and offers his predictions for 2008. by Todd Tennis January 16, 2008 Thinking back to one year ago, it would have been hard to foresee the many amazing events to come in 2007. Few could have predicted the Michigan Legislature would enact a [...]

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by Jean Doss December 16, 2007 ’Tis the season of even more cocktail parties, celebrations and receptions than usual for this professional bonne vivante. And while not limited to the holidays, it is also the season of the Moral Pap Smear. (For those of you without a recent edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” the Pap [...]

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