Stunning ignorance!

Why not 6, 7 or even 10 years?

Sure hope our bankrupt state hires a bunch of new educators to administer this plan!

State reviews 5-year high school graduation plan: "State educators are considering a proposal seeking to raise the standard graduation time for some Michigan high school students.
The plan allows students in select programs five years to graduate rather than the traditional four. Students would have to be approved for the one-year extension on a case-by-case basis."

GordoM-must-take-a-breath.....

This guy is a conservative? NOT!

Sen. McCain just made my voting choice a bit easier.
Bummer...

Republicans expound on Michigan's hard times - mlive.com: "McCain said he empathized with the state and said helping it as president would be a top priority.
'I am here to look you in the eye and tell you that we are a nation that doesn't leave our people behind,' he said.
Borrowing a page from the economic populism of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, McCain proposed federal payments to compensate for wage loss sustained by older workers forced into lower-paying jobs. He also proposed that local community colleges take on the central role of job retraining he said should be specifically tailored to a community's employment needs."

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the anti-Muskegon Chronicle?

Imagine if newspapers went back to being the defenders of the citizen and not just shills for city bigshots and the democrat party.

My Ideal News, uh, Thingy Hear ItFrom.Us: "The way I see it, newspapers, for now, are positioned to provide three things that are at a high premium and that most blogs/bloggers can’t deliver. I think most would be wise to capitalize on these by shifting the state of mind from being a newspaper to becoming a news organization/outlet/center:"

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Leave Hillary Alone!!!

YouTube - Non-Blonde Chris Crocker: Leave Hillary Alone!!!

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Throw the bums out!

"Mrs. Granholm, tare down that legislative wall!"

Cut Legislature down to part-time size: "How can Michigan taxpayers justify the cost of our full-time Legislature, one of only four such lawmaking bodies in the nation?"

An e-mail sent to me outlined this glorious quest:

Attorney and business owner, Henry Woloson, from Clarkston, MI, is heading a movement to place a proposal on the 2008 ballot for a part-time legislature in Michigan.
Some facts he provided:
1 - 46 states have part-time legislatures.
2 - Michigan has 148 full-time legislators.
3 - Michigan has 23% more legislators than California . We have a population
Of 10 million. California 's is 36 million.
4 - California is the only state in the US that pays its lawmakers more than
Michigan.
5 - $115 million-plus is allocated each year for the operation of the
Legislature. This does not include lifetime health benefits for former legislators.

Under the new proposal:
1 - Legislative sessions would be limited to 90 days between Jan. 1 and April 30 each year.
2 - Special sessions could be called - no additional compensation.
3 - Elimination of lifetime benefits for legislators.
4 - Freezing salaries pending later review.
5 - Downsizing from 148 members to 100 members. (75 representative and 25 Senators)
6 - Estimated annual savings - more than $30 million.

Other current considerations:
1 - Extending term limits to 12 years for voters who value legislative Experience.
2 - Having terms of both representative and senators be 4 years with 1/2 of Each group standing for election every 2 years.

Quote: " Michigan needs our state government to become more productive and less Expensive with greater accountability. We hope concerned Michigan citizens Will support our efforts to let the voters decide if they wish to join the Vast majority of states effectively operating with a part-time legislature."

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I thought we were broke?

Didn't the State just raise taxes because there wasn't enough money and there were no more possible cuts in spending?
State buys scenic land in Upper Peninsula: "The state of Michigan is working toward ownership of more than 1,000 acres of scenic land in the Upper Peninsula, officials said Wednesday."

GordoM-thinks-our-state-must-be-shaking-the-money-tree-again........... us-taxpayers

The Marine, the Octopus and the Kid

The Scratching Post: The Marine, the Octopus and the Kid

Dang, I love our Country and our troops!

CLICK ON THE PHOTO!

RightMichigan.com || Preview of Michigan 2008 Presidential Primary

RightMichigan.com Preview of Michigan 2008 Presidential Primary: "Game 4 of the primary season will be interesting. Besides it being my home state, there is much on the line here. Here's a scouting report."

Lying to pollsters?

Libs have trouble in this election because they know if they don't vote for Hillary, they're hate filled, sexist pigs and if they don't vote for B Hussein, they're hate filled racial bigots.

This could be worse than BDS!

The Volokh Conspiracy - -: "Reluctance to admit voting for someone other than Obama?--"

GordoM-wonders-if-Kucinich-voters-are-doubly-hate-filled.

"experts" say "free" is good....

- Free flu shots in Muskegon: "Free flu shots are available at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon on Tuesday.
The flu clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hackley Hospital on Terrace street.
It is sponsored by the Hackley Visiting Nurse Services and Hospice Inc.
Experts say getting a flu shot during the winter can still help prevent illness, since sometimes flu season does not get underway until spring."

Voter cited by opponents of Indiana's ID law registered in two states

Voter cited by opponents of Indiana's ID law registered in two states: "On the eve of a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Indiana Voter ID law has become a story with a twist: One of the individuals used by opponents to the law as an example of how the law hurts older Hoosiers is registered to vote in two states.

Faye Buis-Ewing, 72, who has been telling the media she is a 50-year resident of Indiana, at one point in the past few years also claimed two states as her primary residence and received a homestead exemption on her property taxes in both states."

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail: "Voter-Fraud Showdown
How can anyone object to asking for ID?"

Muskegon Chronicle delusions

Our local newspaper editorialists must have spent too much time in their daily group hug.

Michigan's primary will play an important role - mlive.com:

"The upcoming Michigan primary election has been called many things -- stupid, insulting, visionary, worthless -- but by sheer force of will it's now a piece of the big picture of this year's presidential puzzle.

Our state occupies a key spot in the primary line-up, fourth up after Iowa, a one-party mini-caucus in Wyoming and today's New Hampshire primary, the grand-daddy of them all. In prior years, the focus would have automatically shifted next to South Carolina and Nevada, but now at least some candidates must detour through the Great Lakes region to familiarize themselves with our state and its concerns before heading south."

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1984 California style!

And they've got a "republican" governor!

State proposes to take control of home temps North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News: "California utilities would control the temperature of new homes and commercial buildings in emergencies with a radio-controlled thermostat, under a proposed state update to building energy efficiency standards.
Customers could not override their (own) thermostats..."

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Doggie insights!

Sent to GordoM on the web.

It must be true!

Ten Peeves that Dogs Have About Humans

1. Blaming your farts on me...not funny...not funny at all !!!

2. Yelling at me for barking. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG, YOU IDIOT!

3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?

4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it!

5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.

6. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo what a proud moment for the top of the food chain.

7. Taking me to the vet for 'the big snip', then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back!

8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.

9. Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven't you noticed the fur?

10. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth. You're just jealous.
Now lay off me on some of these things, We both know who's boss here!!!

You don't see me picking up your poop do you ???

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.

A DOG ALWAYS OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

CATS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT!!

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Sort of good news?

Given the outflow of Michiganders, especially in Detroit, over the last few years, doesn't it make sense that the absolute numbers of criminal acts would decline?

After all, there's a whole lot less victims still in Detroit.

It would be better to see the crime/resident ratio.

GordoM wonders why that number isn't published...... yeah right......

Violent crime falls in state's largest cities: "Violent crime in Detroit fell substantially during the first six months of 2007, led by a sharp decline in rapes, robberies and assaults, according to a report from the FBI released today.
Overall, violent crime in the state's largest city fell nearly 12 percent, from 10,551 in the first six months of 2006 to 9,314 last year.

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Muskegon Math?

Or just typical crappy reporting from The Chronicle?

Let's see $6,300/yr savings divided by 22 condos equals......$286.36 of savings per year on each $200,000ish condo.

And that's gonna be a big incentive?

Anyone smell a cover up?

Condos get tax-break extension - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "The extension will grant Post's development an estimated $6,300 a year of savings in property and income taxes, while making its condominiums more marketable to potential buyers, who also would see tax savings. .........

Post said he plans to build a total of 22 condominium units in contiguous two- and three-story brownstone-style buildings. They would have 1,200 to 2,400 square feet of living space and sell at prices ranging from $175,000 to $280,000."

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On This Day in History

On This Day:
1913 Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, Calif.

If Tricky had beaten JFK would Mary Jo and the rest of the Kennedy boys still be alive?

1964 Anti-U.S. rioting broke out in the Panama Canal Zone, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and three U.S. soldiers.

I thought anti-Americanism started with Georgie!

1987 The White House released a memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan in January 1986 that showed a definite link between U.S. arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon.

Freedom in Nicaragua soon followed!

2007Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, which went on sale the following June."

Not much seemed to happen on this day in history....

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Well, duh.....

Obama's double digit lead just "poofs" off into the ethernet.

The Numbers: "There will be a serious, critical look at the final pre-election polls in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire; that is essential. It is simply unprecedented for so many polls to have been so wrong. We need to know why."

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Democratic Underground: It’s Diebold again! « Cadillac Tight

Democratic Underground: It’s Diebold again! « Cadillac Tight: "What tickles me to death is that this time the eeeeevil Diebold is working for Hillary Clinton"

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