Comments on: Fireman Andy http://domemagazine.com/blogs Michigan People, Politics, and Policy Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:32:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeff Padden http://domemagazine.com/blogs/sku082109#comment-3415 Jeff Padden Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:41:26 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/?page_id=1056#comment-3415 I heard Bobby Crim on Walt Sorg's radio show this morning. Hard to imagine him running the store as Speaker Dillon has. He and Bill Ryan were very successful in getting important work done, while keeping the Democratic caucus reasonably happy and fully in the loop. Times have changed a lot since those days, though, so I can only assume that the current members of the caucus are comfortable with the style of leadership from Speaker Dillon. If that were not true, they could and would make a change. Maybe the era of term limitation and extreme partisanship requires a less inclusive approach. I heard Bobby Crim on Walt Sorg’s radio show this morning. Hard to imagine him running the store as Speaker Dillon has. He and Bill Ryan were very successful in getting important work done, while keeping the Democratic caucus reasonably happy and fully in the loop. Times have changed a lot since those days, though, so I can only assume that the current members of the caucus are comfortable with the style of leadership from Speaker Dillon. If that were not true, they could and would make a change. Maybe the era of term limitation and extreme partisanship requires a less inclusive approach.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://domemagazine.com/blogs/sku082109#comment-3412 Elizabeth Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:24:20 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/?page_id=1056#comment-3412 Only a Matter of Time: I find this article disconcerting. I am assuming that the state's Department of Human Services emphasis on computer time for reducung its case load has something to do do with the economy and budget reductions. We have lost children in the state due to abuse. The people of the state were in an uproar wondering how this could have happened when we have a process in place that is supposed to protect our children. I agree it will only be a matter of time ... although I hope not! "In Michigan, 29,638 children were abused or neglected in 2007 - more than enough to fill the Palace of Auburn Hills where the Detroit Pistons play basketball. In 2005 there were 57 confirmed deaths from abuse and neglect in Michigan." - These statistics were taken from here: http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/MICAN0509.pdf Who will speak up for these children? Only a Matter of Time:
I find this article disconcerting. I am assuming that the state’s Department of Human Services emphasis on computer time for reducung its case load has something to do do with the economy and budget reductions. We have lost children in the state due to abuse. The people of the state were in an uproar wondering how this could have happened when we have a process in place that is supposed to protect our children.
I agree it will only be a matter of time … although I hope not!
“In Michigan, 29,638 children were abused or neglected in 2007 – more than enough to fill the Palace of Auburn Hills where the Detroit Pistons play basketball. In 2005 there were 57 confirmed deaths from abuse and neglect in Michigan.” – These statistics were taken from here: http://www.fightcrime.org/reports/MICAN0509.pdf
Who will speak up for these children?

]]> By: paul shaheen http://domemagazine.com/blogs/sku082109#comment-3411 paul shaheen Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:14:09 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/?page_id=1056#comment-3411 the comments above are too true. It appears to me that Govt has been so reduced that the department is reduced to trying to appear to do its job and the peole simmply cannot. Michael Moore should make a movie called t: The Lies We tell each other" To capture irresponsible government ( The Gov and Legislature) ignoring the problem and focusing on audits and the appearance of doing something while the Children and families who carry the burden of this economy suffer. the comments above are too true. It appears to me that Govt has been so reduced that the department is reduced to trying to appear to do its job and the peole simmply cannot. Michael Moore should make a movie called t: The Lies We tell each other” To capture irresponsible government ( The Gov and Legislature) ignoring the problem and focusing on audits and the appearance of doing something while the Children and families who carry the burden of this economy suffer.

]]> By: David Waymire http://domemagazine.com/blogs/sku082109#comment-3410 David Waymire Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:26:46 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/?page_id=1056#comment-3410 Re: Child Protective Services. We need both...good field work and good data to administermonitor the program. One without the other simply doesn't work. It would be like trying to run an auto plant by saying "we're going to put all our resources on the factory floor" and ignore marketing, distribution, etc. Instead, at the state level, we do the following: 1. Cut taxes, cause people like that. 2. Keep the programs, cause people like that. 3. Program flops, becuase we don't have the resources to do it right. 4. People say government can't do anything right. 5. Because government is broken, we cut taxes. 6. Start over. Sound familiar? Re: Child Protective Services.

We need both…good field work and good data to administermonitor the program. One without the other simply doesn’t work. It would be like trying to run an auto plant by saying “we’re going to put all our resources on the factory floor” and ignore marketing, distribution, etc.
Instead, at the state level, we do the following:
1. Cut taxes, cause people like that.
2. Keep the programs, cause people like that.
3. Program flops, becuase we don’t have the resources to do it right.
4. People say government can’t do anything right.
5. Because government is broken, we cut taxes.
6. Start over.
Sound familiar?

]]>