I’d love to see Sen. Debbie Stabenow bite the dust.
I didn’t do a lot of independent research until recently and to me Durant talks very vaguely. At least from his website that is linked to the state sample ballot. He talks of a “need for tax reform” but does not define what reforms he would support. He talks “time to repeal Obamacare and have a responsible conversation about health care” which certainly COULD be interpreted as a repeal and replace preference.
After looking at all of the GOP primary candidates for the Senate race, I’d have to say that I changed my mind FROM Durant to Randy Hekmen.
FYI: Clark Durant’s uncle who happens to be the mayor of one of the Grosse Pointe communities is a dyed in the wool conservative and a fundraiser for Durant’s opponent Pete Hoekstra.
I’m somewhat puzzled about the two criticisms of Hoekstra.
First that he supported the TARP bailout in 2008 under the W. Bush administration. While in retrospect it was a dumb idea, at the time it looked like the world financial system was about to collapse; which, if you think about it, would have been a bad thing.
Second, and this is a puzzler, that Hoekstra, worked “to slow down all the major free trade agreements — CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Accord), for example — and not even support the ‘fast track’ procedure.”
Um, why was that bad?
Truthfully, I am extremely dubious about “internationalism” in whatever guise, and whatever it is “promised” to do. I was and am strongly opposed to W. Bush’s embrace of the Plan Puebla Panama, the trans-Texas corridor, a North American Economic Union, and other truly awful and anti-American ideas like them.
The idea that such thing *need* to be ‘fast-tracked’ sounds waaay too much like Obamacare. Take your time, fellas.
When Marco Rubio recently embraced internationalism, as far as I’m concerned, he is right out. I don’t want *any* internationalists anywhere near our government. He may call himself a Tea Party candidate, but it’s sort of an exclusive club—no socialist-internationalists allowed. The “having two masters” thing.
So, if anyone knows, has Durant shown any other tendencies to internationalism or free trade? Americans have, in many ways, been totally screwed by these agreements, and I’m of mixed minds about anyone who still thinks they were great ideas.