2/7/20 Iowa Dem Party prez nomination caucuses a debacle. What will happen in New Hampshire Tuesday? Trump turns SOTU into a campaign rally, Speaker Pelosi tears up his speech, but Gov. Whitmer says: “When they go low, we go high,” and restrains herself in her party’s response to the prez. Gov. Whitmer presents her […]
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LIKE DOROTHY IN ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ,’ TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT KANSAS
Sometimes you can be right for the wrong reasons, and wrong for the right reasons, both at the same time. Democrats and the news media jumped all over President Donald Trump this past Sunday for making still another geographical blunder — he’s made a bunch of ’em — by congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs, winners […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #88 — Interviews with state Rep. Pam Hornberger (R-Chesterfield Twp), Voting Guru Mark Grebner, & Jenell Leonard of Marketing Resource Group
PODCAST: Reaction to Whitmer State of the State Speech
1/29/20 We discussed Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State speech with Zoe Clark, Program Director at MI Radio. Partners with www.DeadlineDetroit.com. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/reaction-to-whitmer-state-of-the-state-speech
IMPEACHMENT, EXPULSION AND RECALL: MICHIGAN’S POLITICAL NUCLEAR OPTIONS
Impeachment is all the rage in Washington, D.C., these days. But, out in ‘flyover’ country, like Michigan, how does that work? Does Michigan have such a thing as impeachment? Well, yes, but impeachment hasn’t been any more effective in Michigan than in the nation’s capital. In fact, a case could be made that impeachment isn’t […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #87 — Interview with Craig Thiel, Research Director, Citizens Research Council of Michigan
#FRIDAY MORNING PODCAST GETS MICHIGAN POLITICS RIGHT, SAYS HOUR DETROIT
Now in its fourth year, Friday Morning Podcast is one of the best podcasts extant on Michigan politics, says Steve Friess of HOUR DETROIT magazine. Friess lists five podcasts that “Get Michigan Politics Right,” including not only Friday Morning Podcast but also MIRS Monday, The Craig Fahle Show, Michigan Policast, and Field Days. All Friday […]
Chaldean Cacophony/Surviving Solon/Thanedar Tries Again
1/24/20 Anticipation about what Gov. Whitmer will say about ‘Fix the Damn Roads’ in her State of the State address. First-ever formal legislator-against-legislator sexual harassment complaint filed against Senator Lucido (R-Shelby Twp). Chaldean community up in arms about social media attacks by state senate staffer. Only one legislator who served under the 1908 MI Constitution […]
LET’S GO BACK TO 1908. ONLY TWO SURVIVE!
No, none that were BORN in that year, but a pair that served in the Michigan Legislature under the 1908 Constitution. After all, if they were born in 1908, they would turn 112 years old this year. Maybe that’s a little too much to expect. Last week, we reported that, with the death of former […]