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Comment on Oil: Palin vs. The Idiots - That Be Pelosi, Obama, And The Leftists

Mark — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:26:12 GMT

In a truly historic moment the first potential African American President of the United States, Senator Barrack Obama has decided to reach across the aisle with the first potential female Vice President of the United States, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin to come up with a compromise on off-shore drilling.

The Obama campaign has decided to commemorate this moment , in hopes of winning over undecided voters, with a quote from Senator Obama on this all too important issue.

Please go to www.zazzle.com/mark46 to see what this trial balloon is all about.

Comment on Reform Michigan Government Now

RMGN — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:40:26 GMT

The bigger question you should be asking is why is the Michigan Chamber of Commerce funding the lawsuit against the RMGN proposal? Why have state justices held unethical secret meetings to decide the fate of this proposal and decidedly let the Chamber be the front on this?

The state courts are about to set a very dangerous precedent which will kill a citizens right to file ballot initiatives or referendum. The course they are on will ultimately strip away one of our constitutional rights without ever having been voted on by the people of Michigan.

How can the Chamber justify using the funds of their members to shoot down a proposal which could finally fix Michigan's broken government and help the business climate? How can the Chamber deny Michigan voters their right to decide on the proposal issue for themselves? After all, nearly 500,000 registered voters signed a petition.

Please, before you go bashing those that are trying to affect serious reform to our broken government, read the non-partisan RMGN proposal and consider the words of Prof. Ballard when he rightfully called Michigan's government a "partisan cesspool". Its time to reduce that partisanship and rancor, and get Michigan back to its former greatness.

Comment on Who Profits From Oil? A 2nd Look

LVTfan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:37:27 GMT

I'll bet that included in those tax figures are such things as both halves of the payroll tax ...

I'd much rather that we-the-people collected high royalties, and used those funds as Alaska does: to fund government spending and to provide a long-term income to everyone via the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Comment on Reform Michigan Government Now

Talisman — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:48:33 GMT

I would offer a even darker motivation for the RMGN petition than those already circulating. While popular legislative pay cuts and other miscellany serve as an obvious loss leader to the masses, and redistricting serves as a justum bellum for unions and partisan democrats, there is a cleverly obscured truth behind the overly comprehensive measure; its underlying purpose is to effect de facto Tort Reform. The Michigan Trial Attorneys and Mark Brewer already know about it, and you may have figured it out. First the alliance; Brewer is obsessed with the Michigan Supreme Court, and Cliff Taylor, and so are most of the would-be Personal Injury lawyers now scrambling to eek out a living, eating scraps off the Bernstein table, or churning "actual attorney fee" lemon law and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases. Clearly, Governor Engler's legacy left a solid majority of (former) insurance industry advocates in control of the Supreme Court. This has devastated plaintiff's recoveries in Michigan, and will continue to do so until "something is done".

So, since it costs $10 million to (maybe) unseat one justice, and since it takes at least two and maybe three justices to swing the pendulum back toward plaintiffs cases, this proposal is a perfect opportunity for Trial Lawyers use cheaper non-profit campaign dollars to engage citizen initiative "lobbying" to literally eliminate the positions of two opposition justices without spending a dime of hard campaign money, and to spend the hard money on a weakened Cliff Taylor, and achieve de facto tort reform in Michigan. Trial lawyers know that they could never pass substantive pro-plaintiff tort reform in the current rarefied atmosphere of Michigan politics, especially when the Insurers can bring such massive forces to bear to maintain their advantage. Trial Lawyers also know that the "investment" in this proposal would be recouped through attorney fees in just a handful of the doomed cases in the trial and appellate systems right now, not to mention the perfectly meritorious causes of action rotting on the vine as a result of the chilling effect that the Court's dramatic reversals in no-fault and "open and obvious" jurisprudence have caused.

So, since the Democrats are desperate to game redistricting, and the people are in a generally foul mood, the trial attorneys saw they could effect tort reform and no one would ever know it. They support liberals and liberal causes anyway, so who is to prove they are behind this when their financial presence in the campaign is consistent, though larger than usual, in this election cycle. I can't prove it, and offer considered opinions only; all I have is circumstantial evidence which is easily shouted down in the court of public opinion. And when the August 10th filing date rolls around, the people will learn a big fat zero from the Campaign Finance disclosures. A series of obscure 501(c)4 corporations, funded in turn by some 501(c)3 corporations

Comment on The Truth About ANWR Drilling

Jeff — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:12:55 GMT

You can see the video version of The Truth About ANWR at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMKcxVdju8Q

Comment on Michigan's Democratic Scumbags

Wctaxpayer — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:28 GMT

So, if you could quit beating around the bush and tell us how you really feel, I would appreciate it very much. I hope you express your feelings regularly about this constitutional desecration. Not just the political redistribution but the attacks against the taxpayers of this state and the attacks against our right of initiative.

This wholesale revamping of our Constitution serves only purpose of politicians not the citizens and taxpayers of this state.

Rose Bogaert, Chair
Wayne County Taxpayers Association

Comment on Michigan's Democratic Scumbags

Michelle — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:41:09 GMT

You should run for office and just set them straight.

Comment on They Don't Have Anything Better To Do

Ron Furgerson — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:44:18 GMT

Chris -- Just loved your take on the situation there in Michigan. I appreciate the heads-up (if you will) about the cops cracking down on the crack outcropping there in Flint. If I', ever up that way, which I don't assume you would recommend, I'll be careful to be a high-pockets. Anyway, great article. I always appreciate your take on thing. Ron

Comment on Happy Birthday, America

Ron Furgerson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:25:57 GMT

WOWzer!! -- Now that is impressive. Wish I could have been there to see this in person -- but the video isn't bad either and can be re-played. Thanks for sharing this patriotic tribute to our great country. Ron

Comment on The Truth About ANWR Drilling

ElephantsAbound — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:35 GMT

It's about time we saw the actual TRUTH about this. I am fed up with liberalism dictating the market falsely. VOTE RED!