What I want to know is what are they planning to do avout this.
http://www.nationalreview.com/battleground/battleground.asp
FYI
What do you expect from a state party that refused to support Ward Connerly's popular anti-racial preferences ballot initiative (whatever happened to that by the way???), despite it consistently polling at over 60%?
It's worse than the article indicates.
Our lame-duck Speaker of the House's pet program actually gave notebook computers to 6th graders. These $1000 notebooks (bought from vendors who sold them at a loss in order to get other State of Michigan business) were supposed to last for 4 years, included repair and support and software. Even in the best of times this was an awful idea, especially for a party that (at one time) believed that "less is more" when it comes to government.
This program was launched in a year with massive deficits, when the per-student stipend was cut by some $250. Teachers were being laid off as the notebooks were being sent out. This program survived 2 such years due to the absolute fear of GOP legislators of the Speaker of the House.
Add to that the fact that Engler's last 8 years of his 12-year term as Governor were basically do-nothing years. The budget bloated, fat from dot-com income tax revenues and tobacco settlement money. This from the guy who got elected to downsize the State government and slash taxes!
I finally wrote the Michigan GOP and told them that I no longer considered myself a Republican. Two years later I await their response.
Look at the Red/Blue Michigan map and any moron can see where the problem is and it ain't due to the lack of GOP activity. If this writer can figure out how to convert the socialist UAW to conservatism and convince the rest of the red state to "go forth and multiply" then the GOP will have a chance. Unfortunately the "go forth and multipliers" won't be a factor for another 18 or 21 years.......
She forgot to tote up dogcatchers and drain inspectors.
Grass roots, smart organization, hard work, social networks, dedicated people, merit based power, no Brooks/McMillin feud, and have a little fun as well.
Granted it's easy to be a Republican here, but being surround by four democrat counties including three strongholds, we don't take anything for granted.