After the President’s address, a couple of items from Pete Hoekstra and John Shadegg’s piece in last week’s WSJ stand out. Not least, will Pete agree?
Reform Insurance
The heart of their piece, the moment when they begin to actually talk about the real human need comes when they say
” no one should go bankrupt because of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vern Ehlers’
More Radical Than They Knew
Posted in Health care, National, tagged Health care, Hoekstra, Obama, Vern Ehlers on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Climate of disappointment
Posted in Politics, tagged climate change, David La Grand, Vern Ehlers on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Perhaps Ezra Klein is right. Congress is not yet ready to take up global warming. Certainly the House vote on the Climate Change bill gives more than enough evidence, with virtually the entire GOP in opposition, plus 44 Democrats. So it wasn’t a surprise that our own Vern Ehlers would be in opposition. A disappointment, [...]
The Shape of Things to Come
Posted in Elections, Politics, tagged Grand Rapids, Hoekstra, Muskegon, Newaygo, Redistricting, Vern Ehlers on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As sure as robin in spring, the hiring of Census workers can only mean one thing: time to again contemplate carving up the political landscape. And really, nothing is quite so delicious. Especially in Michigan with likely loss of at least one congressional seat. A whole new set of winners and losers is ready to [...]
You Think So?
Posted in Communty, tagged immigration, Vern Ehlers on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You could call it collateral damage. The paper the other day had the story of a Romanian immigrant’s impending deportation, along with his naturalized wife and native-born son.
(Kevan) Chapman, of Ehlers’ office, agrees: “It’s important for people to know that (some immigrants) are being deported on a daily basis and are not criminals.”
Cases like Tiberiu’s, [...]
Visceral Reaction
Posted in Faith, National, tagged abortion, Hoekstra, Obama, Pro-life, torture, Vern Ehlers on January 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This past Thursday not only marked the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but also the turning of an important page restoring constitutional government.
On the Mall in Washington, hundreds of thousands gathered for the annual March for Life. And in the Oval Office—really within earshot—President Obama put his signature on Executive Orders closing Guantanamo CIA [...]
Still Bill
Posted in Communty, tagged Bill Hardiman, David La Grand, Huckabee, race, Republican Party, Saul Anuzis, Vern Ehlers on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Better late to the party than never.
While the storm over Barack the Magic Negro has raged for over a week, our own state senator stayed quiet until the last day of the year. So there is a sort of gratitude that Sen. Bill Hardiman and the local GOP finally spoke out. Indeed they had to, [...]
Standing with GM
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David La Grand, GM, Hoekstra, Mike Cox, Terri Land, Vern Ehlers on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The future of Michigan and West Michigan politics is being decided not in our state, but in the corridors of Washington. For a few smart pols have seen the writing: now is the time to stand up for the state and yes, for the much maligned General Motors and the much-maligned auto industry. [...]
