Posted on 10/21/2006 6:54:23 PM PDT by WarrenC
I meant Michigan as a State not the University... However they have a large base of College Republicans and Ann Coulter went to law school there...
I will never understand ANY LIBERL ARTS school. That is why I chose not to attend one.
Do you know where?
I just spoke w/ a Advanced Degree student from U of M tired of the emails from the facility that are from la-la land. There concerns were something to the effect as Gay Rights in Venezuela, and womens labor issues or some other tomfoolery. Not a word about the War on Terror etc.
I hear those same ads touting Michigan on the radio here in Maine. Actor Jeff Daniels is the guy pitching his
home state.
Yeh...here in Texas we also hear the ads to move our businesses to Michigan. Makes me want to rush out and rent the U-Haul ....NOT.... more like U-Heave. No thanks Michigan... I like living in a state where the Dems don't control and mess up the economy.
At least there's one positive - Minor League Baseball is coming to Midland. Dumb nickname (the Loons), but you and your family will enjoy it.
I think the race politics are poison, and I have read that as soon as they can retire many blacks move back to the south. Don't be surprised is you lose population and maybe a congressman come census time.
Also, it is legislatures and insurance comissioners that screw up the insurance businesses.
Any productive person should get the hell out of Michigan. I recently moved from Mi to Atlanta and can not believe how much better the economy is. Everyone I know was worried about their jobs in Michigan, I have yet to hear that in Atlanta.
I don't think Michigan's problems are Granholm's fault, there are larger forces at work. But she's done nothing to help. With the help of Republican State Senator Bruce Patterson (who needs to be kicked out of office) she did allow the Michigan Public Service Commission to destroy electricity deregulation so that union jobs at Detroit Edison Could be saved.
read later.
If my memory is correct MI has one of the unhealthy populations of any state, i.e. overweight etc.
possibly, but lets not forget that we also are covered in snow for 9 months out of every year. Its pretty hard to be active and exercise when you can't walk outside.
and of course, what do you want to do when its sub zero weather outside and a blizzard??? curl up inside by a fire and eat warm meals.
whats going on today is reminisent of what happened here in michigan back in the late 70's and early 80's. recession.
The problem then and the problem now is that we are a one industry state...automotive.
The northern part of the state relies on one thing...tourists and fudgies. Neither of which come north and spend money when the down state auto industry is suffering, so there it is....total state recession.
my family tried and is trying to get out and move to another state....problem is our house won't sell and that is critical to get started somewhere else.
Our house that 6 years ago was worth 250,000 we'd be lucky to get 100,000 for now.
I grew up near DC, worked at a union plant in MD before my job moved me to central Michigan. After 10 years of trying to deal with the union, entitlement, pro-democrat crowd, the wife and I have had it.
The union attitude is pervasive. It exists in the large corporations and the small mom and pop stores. I've never seen an area so proud to slouch to mediocrity. To be uninformed here is a badge of honor.
As soon as the kids finish high school, we're outta here.
You are right Granholm has done little to help Michigan grow. She needs to go to Houghton and Calumet and see what has become of the copper mining industry. Then go and visit Dow Chemical in Midland. She will learn about how companies in Michigan's past have dealt with labor unions, both unsuccessfully and successfully. She might then find a way to work with the automobile industry and their labor unions to arrive at a solution where everybody wins, instead of everybody losing everything.
The State Legislature raising the minimum wage this year didn't do much to help Michigan's economy either.
Where are you?
boyne city, u?
Education is wonderful, but don't confuse it with intelligence. It's very possible that Mick is a very smart man who would make an excellent Congressman... or not.
Oh oh, too many immigrants on the "We take Cash Only" system - no revenues for the state.
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