August 14, 2008 – 11:23 am
As I noted last week, every Thursday between now and the election I will lay out one piece of a comprehensive economic strategy to get Michigan back on track and get our people back to work. Today, I’m starting with the basics - the importance of getting the fundamentals right.
Fundamentals are important. While every 4th [...]
Last week, I kicked off my campaign with a four-day tour throughout the district where I visited high schools and early childhood centers, toured downtown business districts, met with local business men and women, top conservation officials, and small family farmers.
We have a lot of work to do to turn our state around, but also [...]
March 13, 2008 – 12:33 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2tIoKGcwGM
January 24, 2008 – 12:37 pm
When Britain’s Labour party took power in 1997 after 18 years of Conservative rule, their theme song was D:Ream’s “Things Can Only Get Better.” (You can even see Tony Blair “singing” it here.) The song served as Blair and New Labour’s version of “Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)” that worked so well for Bill Clinton [...]
January 12, 2008 – 12:42 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxdpqAhgzZU
September 3, 2007 – 12:46 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L1annxNEno
Aha! Eureka! Gadzooks! Zoinks!
While I’ve been under the impression that the Governor and State House leadership want to invest in Michigan, and Mike Bishop and the Senate Republicans want to cut Michigan down, I now see I’ve been mistaken.
Both parties want investment. We just define it differently:
“‘If we invest this money into education for Michigan’s [...]
So it’s been a while since my last post, and I guess I’m coming out swinging for the fences.
Today, PRI’s program The World program featured a story on American philanthropist Greg Carr, who’s spending $40 million to promote eco-tourism in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. In explaining how he’s been able to convince locals in this [...]
October 31, 2006 – 1:33 pm
Governor Granholm will be joining me in Leelanau County tomorrow afternoon as part of her Putting Michigan First tour through the state. Our governor has shown vision, leadership, and political courage in diversifying our state economy and leading Michigan as we turn the corner and start moving forward. She deserves four more years to continue [...]
October 17, 2006 – 9:39 am
Tonight at the Manistee County forum hosted by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians I laid out an eight-point economic plan that builds on our strengths and puts local people first.
If we’re going to turn our state around, it’s crucial that we have local-based representatives that are willing to stand up to the Lansing [...]
