[Bhaalspawn]

It seems to me that the (national) Democratic Party is developing a hard-on for Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm. First they let her practice debating with Biden and then invited her to Obama's third presidential debate. Perhaps I'm blowing all of this out of proportion, but is it just me or is there good reason to be under the impression that the national party likes Granholm?

I have no idea why they would want to hook up so closely with a woman who will be known as an abject failure as a governor. She's done almost nothing to improve the economic situation in the state of Michigan though she has become the butt of people's jokes.

She once said something to the effect that "In five years you're going to be blown away" (with how good the state's economy will be). Instead, last week one of the local newspapers ran a political cartoon showing a family in a car beside a billboard with Granholm's face and her infamous quotation, with the male driver crossing out "blown" and replacing it with "moving", as in, "In five years you're going to be moving away." (That phrase has been the butt of jokes here in Michigan for the past few years.)

[stanman13]

One of the problems with the national Democratic party is that they seem to love people with a history of failure. Case in point: Howard Dean becomes chairman.

Thank goodness she can't run for president, not being natural-born.

[burgler09]

They love her because she is a democrat.

[greyhoundgirl79]

People here in MI love her because she's not Governor Engler. She's still trying to clean up his royal screw ups, and it's going to take some time to do so, especially in this Bush economy. Don't expect anything to happen differently in MI if McStodgy/retard, I mean Palin get into office.

[Bluefly]

Well, partisan quips aside, I think there's a pervasive attitude of complacency and expectation that someone will provide in Michigan. This emerged from the Big 3 automakers who basically coddled generations of under-educated, under-skilled workers with outrageously high salaries and benefits.

Now, the economy is globalizing and people are waiting for politicians to save them or corporations to come back so they can live that life again.

It's easy to blame politicians, but they can't change a culture for whom only 22% of parents see education as essential to the children's success. The places that are thriving have left manufacturing and turned to creative industries.

So, Granholm can't save a state whose people won't transition itself to a new worldview, and a lot of people nationally realize that she's certainly made a strong effort with some good ideas.

[walls]

partisan everything aside...if you want the truth and facts as to where we are as a state....log on to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy...........they are one of the very best in the nation....spend some time reading their site.

[kimba01]

So, Granholm can't save a state whose people won't transition itself to a new worldview, and a lot of people nationally realize that she's certainly made a strong effort with some good ideas.

I'd like to think it is her job to lead her people to the transition. To teach them and make them understand that it is for the better. I mean, she got voted into office-there must be a majority of believers out there somewhere.

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by Bluefly

So, Granholm can't save a state whose people won't transition itself to a new worldview, and a lot of people nationally realize that she's certainly made a strong effort with some good ideas.

What effort has she made. I cannot see that she has done much of anything at all except push for more taxes on small businesses. IF she has actually done something, she sure has not done a good job of publicizing it.

I do not think that most people believe that she has done anything bad (well except maybe insisting on funding some pet extravagant projects), just that she has done nothing at all.

[and the]

Because she threatened to blow them away in 5 years if they didn't vote for her.


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[jeanniepep]

Originally Posted by and the

Because she threatened to blow them away in 5 years if they didn't vote for her.

LOL!! Thanks for the laugh!