First Look at Second Spot

July 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

First Look at Second Spot July 2, 2010 Next time you bump into one of the guys running for governor, ask him about his running mate. And then duck. Inquiring about the second spot on the ticket is like talking to somebody pitching a no-hitter. It is best left alone. Candidates are loath to discuss [...]

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Peas in a Primary Pod

May 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Peas in a Primary Pod May 21, 2010 At first blush, Andy Dillon and Rick Snyder have zilch in common. Blush again. They both emerged from the private business sector into politics. They are more cerebral than they are political animals, by a long shot. If given a chance, they would blow up all the [...]

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Budget ‘Cuts’ vs. ‘Reforms’

February 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Budget ‘Cuts’ vs. ‘Reforms’ by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service February 12, 2010 With Governor Jennifer Granholm’s release of her final proposed budget, the lyric from a ridiculously popular ’60s tune comes true: second verse, same as the first. The legislative response, especially from Republicans, mirrors that verse as well. Since fall, since the ill-fated [...]

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Reality State of the State

February 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Reality State of the State by Tim Skubick February 12, 2010 If someone could finagle a way to collect it, we could eradicate the $1.8-billion state deficit the governor has unveiled. Just collect a dime for every time the word “change” is mentioned in the race for governor this year. Every election features a plethora [...]

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Memo to Next Governor

January 16th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Mid-Michigan readers can hear Rick Cole every Wednesday at approximately 6:35 a.m. on Lansing radio station WILS 1320’s “am Lansing” program hosted by Walt Sorg. Memo to Next Governor by Richard Cole January 16, 2010 To: Anyone Considering Running for Governor From: Richard Cole Subject: The Winning Strategy Considering running for governor? You should be [...]

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Still Addressing the Economy

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Still Addressing the Economy by Gongwer News Service January 01, 2010 Governor Jennifer Granholm’s final State of the State address is set for Wednesday, February 3. We can guess that much of it will deal with the state’s ongoing economic malaise, the unfortunate condition she has had to deal with during her entire tenure. It [...]

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Pick Your Conventional Wisdom

December 10th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Pick Your Conventional Wisdom by Tim Skubick December 11, 2009 Popular wisdom is often unpopular and often wrong, but what the hey. The popular wisdom is Andy Dillon can’t beat John Cherry for the Democratic nomination for governor. Here’s why the Dillonites reject that notion: (1) Cherry has only 20-percent support in the polls, which [...]

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Virg for Governor?

December 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Virg for Governor? by Tim Skubick December 4, 2009 If the political press corps were given a secret vote to install the mayor of Lansing as a Democratic candidate for governor, betya the vote would be an overwhelming yes. That’s not necessarily because Virg Bernero would make the best governor, but he’d certainly be the [...]

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Cherry the Alternative

November 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Cherry the Alternative by Gongwer News Service November 13, 2009 Right now there are at least 11 people running for, or thinking about running for, governor in 2010, and in the last two weeks the one who has done the most interesting stuff in the still-nascent race is the one who already has a governor [...]

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