Entries Tagged as 'Making Sausage'

Constitutional Roulette

April 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Constitutional Roulette by Tom Shields April 16, 2010 The sheer challenge of collecting a half-million signatures and raising millions of dollars to put a proposal on Michigan’s November ballot has already done its weeding job. Michigan voters will not entertain anti-mining or the anti-insurance job proposals this year. And, unless proponents of two casino-related proposals [...]

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What a Difference a Year Makes

March 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments

What a Difference a Year Makes by Tom Shields March 19, 2010 Just a year ago, the pundits had the Republican Party on the verge of extinction. Time Magazine said, “Republicans have the desperate aura of an endangered species,” and speculated that they could sink to the level of a third party in a two-party [...]

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Citizens United: Is the Sky Really Falling?

February 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Citizens United: Is the Sky Really Falling? by Tom Shields February 16, 2010 It’s been awhile since a U.S. Supreme Court decision caused a ruckus in the world of politics such as we’ve seen since the Citizens United decision was handed down a few weeks back. President Obama has led the chorus of attacks on [...]

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The Last SOS

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments

The Last SOS by Tom Shields January 16, 2010 On February 3, Governor Granholm will deliver the last State of the State Address of her term as governor. The following is a look at how it might go. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Majority Leader, members of the legislature and judiciary, and people of the Great State [...]

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’Tis the Season to Give. Back.

December 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

’Tis the Season to Give. Back. by Tom Shields December 16, 2009 Recently, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced plans to consolidate a number of offices into more regionally focused, customer-oriented branch offices. Lawmakers were heard bellowing about “losing” their local SoS offices. As local governments and schools districts come to grips with the [...]

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Was 19th the Game Changer?

November 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Was 19th the Game Changer? by Tom Shields November 16, 2009 Driving past Lansing’s Hart-Kennedy House — home of the Michigan Democratic Party — you can just make out the figure of Marty Griffin, pinned to the clothes line, left hanging out to dry. The 19th District special election had all the makings of a [...]

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The Color of Jobs

October 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The Color of Jobs by Tom Shields October 16, 2009 If an award were given to the color of the decade, it would be green. Green is clean. Green is good. Both the Jolly Green Giant and Kermit the frog should get a Nobel Prize for truly being green. Where becoming more environmentally friendly was [...]

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