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Tag: candidate

Announcement for SW Michigan Voters on Real Conservative Republican Candidate

By pauldpeterson, Section News
Posted on Tue Dec 01, 2009 at 10:08:47 AM EST
Tags: conservative, republican, candidate, 2010_election, 79th_district (all tags)

Announcing the Candidacy of Paul "Revere" Peterson for State Representative in the 79th District, the north end of Berrien County and along the coast down to Bridgman (see 79th District Map here.)

Being a district with an open seat due to the term limit of the honorable Rep. John Proos, one of the Fighting 43, it will be determined in a Primary Election on August 3rd, 2010. Be there! If you want a REAL Conservative, you've got to vote in the Republican Primary.

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Tim Walberg Announces for U.S. House

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Tue Jul 14, 2009 at 09:55:17 AM EST
Tags: Walberg, U.S. House of Representatives, annoucement, candidate, Schauer, 7th district (all tags)

(Promoted by Nick...)

"I trust the American people, while Mark Schauer trusts big government."

Tim Walberg today announced he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.

"The people of south central Michigan are hard working, entrepreneurial and care deeply for their community, but are struggling mightily due to excessive government spending, recent tax increases, and a big government that is squashing hope and economic opportunities," said Walberg

"I cannot sit idly while Congressman Schauer votes to raise taxes, spend trillions we don't have and bring the failed Granholm strategies he advanced in Michigan to Washington D.C. In contrast, I will fight for Michigan families by working to balance the budget, move America toward energy independence, and provide across-the-board tax relief to reward hard work and spur job creation. I trust the American people, while Mark Schauer trusts big government," Walberg concluded.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

10.6 percent and rising, but hope on the horizon?

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Thu Jan 22, 2009 at 06:59:00 AM EST
Tags: Cox, Ficano, budget, unemployment rate, corrections, 2010, candidate (all tags)

If the question is about the immediate horizon, the answer is almost certainly no. Late yesterday we learned that Michigan's nation's-worst unemployment rate had skyrocketed a full percentage point from 9.6 to 10.6 percent. Rich Haglund at Booth Newspapers reports that the number is the highest it has been since September of 1985 as "...the state was then emerging from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression."

For the record, because I know you're curious, NO, 1985 was neither John Engler, George W. Bush or Dick DeVos's fault. Engler was still years away from being elected Governor, Bush was just the Vice President's kid and DeVos was a young entrepreneur in the process of becoming one of the great job makers the state of Michigan has known. None of them, though, were running the show in Lansing or Washington, DC.

Blanchard was the Democrat at the helm in the Capital City and Ronald Reagan had the national economy kicking into gear as it recovered from stagflation and the devastating recession of 1982.

This year Michigan remains the only state with double-digit unemployment and the freefall continues. But I mentioned hope. Haglund continues:

Economists expect the state and national unemployment rates to rise this year because consumers are spending less in a deepening recession.
Mackinac Center senior economist David Littmann said he expects unemployment to hit 12 percent by July.
"There's really no better time for government to reduce the tax and regulatory burdens on the private sector and spark the long-awaited turnaround in Michigan's economy," Littmann said.

To that end, here comes the calvary. Maybe.

Read on...

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