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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJennifer Granholm: Thanks, GOP candidates, for move to far right
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73337.htmlMichigan has been ground zero of the pander festival with the candidates trying to out-right each other in town halls from Grand Rapids to Detroit. The Detroit Newss conservative editor Nolan Finley lamented Sunday that the Republican candidates havent spent enough time on economic issues. Hes right.
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In the laboratory of democracy that is Michigan, we have seen how the strategic intervention to save the auto industry enabled our state to rebound economically. But the candidates cannot allow the words It worked to pass their lips. We have seen how critical it is to get kids to go to college. But Santorum believes its for snobs and said he doesnt even believe in a states involvement in public education.
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Of particular interest to this former governor is how giving block grants to the states to administer federal funding for things like education, health care and infrastructure would work when multi-jurisdiction businesses would have to deal with a 50-state nightmare of patchwork rules and regulations. But to hear these candidates talk, you would think that they want to eliminate the federal government entirely and create 50 separate countries. Then we would be Europe, wouldnt we?
I recognize that, as a Democrat, Im in no position to offer advice to Republicans. But hey, keep it up boys. The version of Republicanism you are offering is a gift to Democrats looking for recruits. The anti-gay, anti-woman, anti-immigrant, anti-Latino, anti-Muslim, anti-Europe (particularly the French and the Greeks), anti-labor, anti-poor, anti-99 percent and now anti-college graduate rhetoric enables us to eagerly welcome your castoffs into the Democratic Party where inclusivity is celebrated and their contributions are welcome.
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Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)I really enjoy her show and her overall style. Current TV has a pretty nice weeknight hat trick: Young Turks / K.O. / Jennifer Granholm.
oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)i used to watch msnbc.. now i do current first, then flip and catch Ed, Rachel, and Lawrence on the second time around..
Bozita
(26,955 posts)That appears to be gone now.
For anyone looking for info on the GOPer primary in Michigan, her program is mandatory viewing.
blue_onyx
(4,211 posts)I don't have Current TV. I would love to watch her show. From the segments I've seen online, looks like she's doing a good job. Although, I would rather her still be governor.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)She's smart, attractive and experienced. I wouldn't mind seeing her on a ticket down the line.
Bozita
(26,955 posts)I did not know that.
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)A few years ago, there was some interest on the Republican side in eliminating the natural-born citizen requirement so that Schwarzenegger could run. One idea that was floated was that Democrats might join in the effort because it would also make Granholm eligible.
These days, of course, Schwarzenegger isn't generating any buzz, so the idea is probably dead.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)The GOP is now persona non grata for undecideds.
Go, Rick Santorum!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)When I was a first year law student, Ms. Granholm, then a third-year, was the editor-in-chief of the journal I worked on. Ah, another peripheral brush with fame for me.....