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Tag: StabenowBy JGillman, Section News
The wife and I returned to an era of cereal box Christmases this year. Times are tough, and sometimes you have to make do..
Well.. things are still a little better than they were then, but we are getting ready for the next round of thievery by our "servants" in Lansing and DC. (1 comment, 695 words in story) Full Story By DMOnline, Section News
Feeling frustrated by actions taken by our two US Senators to shove government-controlled health care down our throats?
I know I am. There's a feeling of utter helplessness. Despite polling data showing two-thirds of Americans against ObamaCare, Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin happily vote to strip us of our liberties and freedoms, to worsen the quality of our health care, and to bankrupt our nation with a brand new entitlement we simply cannot afford and do not want. We do have an option, however, and it's one that scares the living daylights out of any elected politician - RECALL. Surely there are readers of this blog that are well-versed in the procedures, rules, and red tape involved. If we really want to send a message that Stabenow and Levin work for us (and not the other way around), we need to get organized and launch our recall against them now.
DCuz (10 comments) Comments >> By JGillman, Section News
OF course EVERYBODY knows the significance of today.
Right? 10 years ago today, The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, at a meeting of the RWDSU Executive Board on November 20, 1999, voted to endorse Debbie Stabenow for the United States Senate from Michigan. Given the incredible successes of our retail, and department store operations in the state since that great icon of infinite intellectual ineptitude took office, encouraging the fed to further strangle Michigan with inane fuel standards and "green" compliance so she doesn't "feel it" any more.., one must ask the following question of the RWDSU: "Howzit workin fer ya?" (2 comments) Comments >> By apackof2, Section News
(10 comments, 150 words in story) Full Story By Theblogprof, Section News
Gee - I thought Obama said that nationalizing healthcare wouldn't actually pay for any abortions. Or illegal immigrants. Or ration care. Uh - did dear leader - egads! - lie? Was Joe Wilson right? Actually, yes; yes he was! Turns out, nationalized healthcare would pay for illegals either directly from upcoming amendments offered by the most liberal Democrats, or indirectly by having no provision to confirm citizenship (not a bug, but rather a feature of HR 3200). Comparative effectiveness research only takes 2 things into account - treatment cost and age. How is that not a death panel? And then there is abortion. Here's what Obama had to say about it a few short weeks ago, and then there's Bart Stupak (D-MI-1st district) who called Obama a liar without using that word:
Got that? HR 3200 has a little-known amendment that mandates that at least one of the plans in the "exchange" cover abortion. Again, not a bug - a feature. Obama lied through his teeth. In any case, Stupak (more on him later) isn't the only Michigan pol involved heavily in the abortion healthcare controversy. Just recently, Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) scuttled a Senate amendment that would have forbidden abortion coverage by taxpayer dollars. From The Detroit Free Press: Abortion entrenched in health care debate. More below the fold... (4 comments, 630 words in story) Full Story By JGillman, Section News
OK, the title is a little misleading, but the reality is that the policies this administration advocates leaves no room for a state that thrives on manufacturing, hunting, health care, tourism, or agriculture.
Theres More... (4 comments, 414 words in story) Full Story By jenkuz, Section News
Let's dig in to the recent bill introduced to and voted on by the United States Congress--HR 2454 The American Clean Energy and Security Act better known as Cap and Trade, or the Global Warming Bill.
(1 comment, 1022 words in story) Full Story By Nick, Section News
If Monica Conyers federal conviction late last week for accepting bribes in exchange for votes didn't prove Michigan Lefties were officially off the rails her refusal to resign from the Detroit City Council may have sealed the deal. But none of that means this can't get much, much worse for the city of Detroit.The Ivory Tower reports this morning that Sam Riddle, a Detroit Democrat and well known political consultant is coming clean about additional dirty deeds, some directly involving Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit):
In that deal, Riddle said, Monica Conyers arranged for Riddle to get a $20,000 contract with Greektown entrepreneur Dimitrios (Jim) Papas in about 2007. Riddle said Papas hired him for crisis consulting and political advising -- but he was never asked to do any work. She then demanded $10,000 of that money as a "finder's fee," Riddle said.
At some point after Papas paid him, Riddle said, John Conyers sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in support of a controversial hazardous waste injection well in Romulus that one of Papas' companies was seeking to operate. Papas, you'll remember, is the same "gentleman" who paid Senator Debbie Stabenow's (D-Michigan) husband Tom Athens to work illegally as a lobbyist backing the same toxic waste dumping project. The sort of dumping project that Stabenow had explicitly campaigned against, before realizing it represented an opportunity for her family to make serious illegal bank. Not a bad collection Papas had there. A United States Senator, a United States Congressman and the top dog on the Detroit City Council, all either directly on the payroll or accepting cash through one paper-thin degree of separation. Meanwhile, Senator Stabenow and Congressman Conyers refuse to answer questions about the lifestyle they've enjoyed thanks to Papas generous "giving" or the Congressional favors that cash has purchased. But while Stabenow has managed to skate thus far on the dirty dealings that happened under her roof, Conyers may not be quite as lucky. The Ivory Tower reminds readers:
Point A... arguing that a 21 term Congressman could somehow not know about the "professional relationship" between his wife and the specific company for which he went to bat is inane. The man would almost literally have to be senile. Point B... if you're going to make that argument then we've got a whole separate set of issues to deal with. Either way, ethics rules are ethics rules and John Conyers clearly violated them. Another Detroit Democrat embroiled in a federal ethics probe? That's JUST what the Motor City needed. Maybe Monica isn't the only Conyers who should be considering resignation this morning. (11 comments) Comments >>
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