Reparations making a comeback??

From an email which used MIRS news as a source Michigan Dems Support Reparations Study The Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) this weekend adop...

Anti-Brennan campaign signs from critic, not Drick

From the Ann Arbor News. A Hamburg Township man has admitted to placing derogatory signs about a district court judge on the morning of the ...

Mitt Romney's 2008 Michigan Team

I saw this in Hotline. The big battle so far is McCain/Romney. I'm not sold on either of them myself and am keeping my powder dry unless...

Idle Attorneys still paid (Marcinkowski)

Marcinkowski's doing alright for himself right now. Hat tip to commenter "Stands" for giving this link. From the Daily Tribune...

To all drivers on US-23 - The speed limit is 70, not 20

I have a bit of a rant here. I'm used to a Lansing commute. While it's 40 miles away and longer than my current commute to the Peopl...

Republicans moving far to the right? I don't think so.

From the Argus The Michigan Republican Party is trying to cast Democrat Jim Marcinkowski as a flip-flopper on the issue of abortion in new a...

Roscoe Case Update

From the Argus . This report tells more of Roscoe's side of the story. Putnam Township supervisor candidate Shane Roscoe claimed he was ...

Acceptable/unacceptable 2008

Acceptable/unacceptable 2008 - From GOP Bloggers.

Putnam Township Supervisor Candidate Shane Noel Roscoe's Prior Convictions

The Argus has an online update on this case. Putnam Township supervisor candidate Shane Roscoe claimed innocence Saturday afternoon, hours a...

Putnam Twp candidate arrested in attempted homicide investigation

Big news in the Argus this morning. Putnam Township Supervisor candidate Shane Roscoe was busted in an attempted homicide investigation. I ...

Too Much Time on Their Hands

From the Argus: At its meeting Thursday, the Livingston County Board of Commissioners will consider new requirements on owners of inflatable...

Livingston Co. No. 1 in housing

From the Free Press Livingston County ranked No. 1 of Michigan's 83 counties for the biggest increase in housing units in the last five ...

Concerned Taxpayers Group of Livingston County

Because of time committments involving Law School, I regretfully resign my position as treasurer of the Concerned Taxpayers Group of Livings...

Democrat Infighting in Detroit

The mayor's race from 2005 is still ongoing. From the Free Press The feud between Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's supporters and op...

Donald Miller resigns from Howell City Council

From the Argus Howell's longest-serving City Council member has resigned after 16 years. Donald Miller submitted his letter of resignati...

Put them on trial or let them go

I didn't have enough information to have an informed opinion, and was not going to jump on the "Convict them before we try them...

Ted Nugent endorses DeVos

"Dick DeVos is indeed the best man for MI quality of life upgrade. The Goodman will bring the same logic, responsibility, goodwill, dec...

DeVos names Ruth Johnson as lieutenant governor nominee

From an email from DeVos Campaign Dick DeVos today announced that Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson would join him on the ticket to bring ch...

District updates

I updated the Congressional Profiles to add primary results.

Macomb Politics

From the AP STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — At least one Macomb County commissioner is questioning Prosecutor Eric Smith's proposal to ba...

The Suburban Voice is back

Some may think that this is the first Livingston County on-line based news/blog/comment site. That's not the case. Back in 2004, Matthew...

New Polls

Fire away!

Bouchard/Butler Results

The Butler/Bouchard race was very interesting by dynamics. It was a West Michigan vs East Michigan vs North Michigan matchup. Butler won fiv...

Primary Report - Races within Livingston County

I had a good baseball average in predictions this time. Overall, turnout sucked at 21.57% It was atrocious and lower than the Howell School ...

Schwarz is sent home. Other primary results

The biggest news of the day is that Joe Schwarz is sent home, replaced by Tim Walberg. Walberg brought his GOTV machine from 2004 back, and ...

Democrat Taxman Jim Blanchard campaigning for Joe Schwarz?

From the Lunch Bucket Conservative Dem Blanchard campaigning for Republican Schwarz The Hotlineblog is reporting that former Michgian Govern...

Primary Election Open Thread

For whatever reason, the last election thread is not allowing comments, so I have this open thread here. I'm curious about the turnout a...

Election Day - Time to vote

UPDATED - Voted in Howell, #134 - about 70 absentees as well. Light turnout, no waiting. UPDATED 2 - Secretary of State's election resul...

Top 10 Reasons Joe Schwarz Must Go

From the folks at REDSTATE Today is election day in Michigan and we are hoping Tim Walberg wins. Walberg is a pro-life tax cutting Republica...

Grebner's voting experiment

Mark Grebner, an Ingham County Commissioner most known for his political business, Practical Political Consultants, is under fire for a mail...

Districts

I've gotten behind on the districts. I'll update the current ones after the primary to show the general and add the rest of them onc...

Primary Predictions

I'm going to probably stick my size 13 boot in my mouth with some of these, but we'll see. Primary Predictions Outstate: Ned Lamont ...

The Argus adds comment sections

Is the Argus following in my footsteps here? They've added comment sections on their online stories. Interesting move and a gutsy one de...

A Mini-Interview with Tim Walberg

John Hawkins of Human Events interviews Tim Walberg who is running against Joe Schwarz. I have Tim's response to two questions here, bu...

Probate Judge

I gotten a lot of calls asking me who the Republicans, and pro-lifers are in the Probate Court race. There are four republicans running. Lyl...

Response to Letter (Judges)

Former Green Oak Trustee and well known democrat Sally York wrote a letter to the editor today. You can find it here . I'd like to make ...

When is it litterbug season?

If there is one thing that really bothers me, it's jerks that go out and litter beer bottles. On my way back from my dad's house in ...

Breaking: Jerry Zandstra endorses Keith Butler for Senate

I got this in an email. I've been undecided and going back in forth since Jerry dropped out. Since he dropped out, Jerry returned to Act...

Clawson Tax Measure Aug 8

A friend of mine out in Clawson emailed me asking me to post his fight against the tax hiking city council out in Clawson. Here's his we...

From our friends at GOA - Go Walberg!!!

Sent: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 16:24:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: A Clear Choice A Clear Choice: Second Amendment Champion vs. Politician Who Treats Your...