There’s no question the selection of Sarah Palin has been a hit with the social conservatives. E.M Zanotti (aka American Princess) loses herself:
I AM SO EXCITED OMG PLEASE LET THIS NOT BE A HEAD FAKE OMG. I have resisted blogging on the whole McCain Veep thing because they kept faking everyone out and [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Doubling Down on Palin
Posted in Elections, National, tagged McCain, MI 72, Palin, Republican Party, Terri Land on August 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Wilderness Preference
Posted in Elections, Michigan, tagged Dan Tietema, Hoekstra, Hoogendyk, Justin Amash, Michigan Future, Republican Party on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As if we needed reminders, Sunday’s news reports that Rep. Peter Hoekstra is looking seriously at a run for the Governor’s chair in 2010. Maybe it’s the month of August or perhaps it’s a slow news cycle — this does seem to be a little old. Nonetheless it does confirm [...]
A Path Ahead
Posted in Michigan, tagged Calvin College, Economy, Globalization on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the under-appreciated impacts of globalization is the emotional cost that hammers our communities. As Richard Longworth’s Caught in the Middle explains, our region has been ripped apart by the forces of globalization. The tight weave of industry and agriculture is now left rather tattered. With the loss of jobs comes [...]
Theocracy slips away
Posted in Elections, Faith, tagged abortion, Michigan, Religious Right on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here in the heartland of the Christian Right in Michigan one can sense the energy beginning to drain. Certainly the letters to the editor are not so virulent. But you won’t see many Jack Hoogendyk signs about. And when social conservatives have run, as in the 72nd, the [...]
Why Reform Headed South
Posted in Michigan, tagged Clifford Taylor, Fair Tax, RMGN, UAW on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To understand the motive for the Reformed Michigan Government Now! proposal, one need look no further than this map*:
As the Grand Rapids Press detailed, US Census figures for migration show a state hemorrhaging population. This dark blue vector from Wayne to Saginaw is a dagger to the heart of Michigan’s industry. Collectively, these [...]
Amy Sullivan was right
Posted in Communty, Faith, tagged abortion, Democratic Party, McCain, Obama, Republican Party on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Up north, I had the opportunity to finally get to some reading, including Amy Sullivan’s The Party Faithful. There’s more to be said about the book, but of immediate interest (certainly with the election breathing down on us) was her view of the current state of evangelicals and the Democrats. The hyper-partisan nature [...]
Selling Out Our Values
Posted in Communty, Democratic Party, Michigan, tagged Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Hispanics, Macomb, Mark Brewer, Republican Party, RMGN, Voting on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The item is relatively small, almost a toss away. Under the guise of election reform the Reform Michigan Government Now! proposal would “prohibit illegal immigrants from registering or voting” (as the UAW PowerPoint summarizes it).
Who could be against that? By definition you need to be a citizen to vote. Rather obvious, really. [...]
Vacation Time
Posted in Personal, tagged Michigan on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There’s a reason we live in Michigan.
See?
So while I will enjoy this, I will not be writing. Back on the 16th.
Pictured Rocks Beach, by mandj98 at FlickR.com. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/)
Old School Is Out
Posted in Communty, Elections, tagged Bob Synk, Jim Talen, Justin Amash, MI 72, MI-75, Paul Mayhue, Robert Dean on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday’s primary brought interesting shifts in the land of the Windmill.
One big shift, was the return of Jim Talen. Twenty years ago, Jim was part of a crew that led the challenge to the hegemony of Dutch Republican politics that then dominated the region’s political life. His was a practical, election-focused approach — [...]
Moving Furniture in SE Grand Rapids
Posted in Elections, tagged Brandon Dillon, CC-16, Dan Tietema, David La Grand, Jim Talen, Jim Vaughn, Kent County Commission, Mayhue, MI-75, Robert Dean, Synk on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday’s primary had several races of interest. Even with a low turnout in the city, one could see the rearrangement of political furniture underway. Here are some of the highlights:
Talen Returns
This is the big news. In 2006 Jim Talen lost a tight race in CC-16 against veteran Paul Mayhue. That [...]
