The political horror show that has been the auto hearings took another turn today as Congress and the Republicans refused to offer any relief. As Wednesday’s Times notes,
But with the House set to adjourn at the end of Thursday, the automakers were left with only the dimmest of hopes that Congress would provide any [...]
Posts Tagged ‘UAW’
Rescue Me!
Posted in Economy, Republican Folly, tagged GM, Hoekstra, UAW on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
A Return to the Old Days
Posted in Democratic Party, tagged Kent County, RMGN, Teamsters, UAW on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The news that the Reform Michigan Government Now! is the “brain” child of union and Democratic Party, sadly, is not surprising. It brings back an older form of Michigan Democratic politics, and a rift we have worked to heal in Kent Count
And what a rift it was.
In 1984, when I came to the Party, [...]
