WK hits it out of the park.

I'm still re-adjusting to blog-style writing, but today Cathleen hits it out of the park. A snippet:

Perhaps it's time for a "Pundit Tax"- use a stale talking point or a proven false claim and you pay. Big time. Heck, we could make up the deficit on the Detroit News alone.

Read it all over on the Kitten.

Cat Is on a Roll...

Hop on over to the WizardKitten for some fantastic diaries.

Economic forecast may have some good news

It's official. I miss Ronald Reagan.

Preach it, sister.

Senior Capitol Correspondent Gossip Columnist Tim Skubick!

Hat Tip to MichiganLiberal:


Tim Skubick: Off the Record > MichiganLiberal. ...In Bizzarro World!

Tim Skubick hearts Michigan Liberal! He loves it so much that he decided to lambast the burgeoning political site and creator Matt Furgeson through the subscription-only MIRS News.

Since I don't want to go down the dark road of copyright infringement hell, an excerpt only:

The favorite blog for liberals to use for ranting and raving may be headed for the dumper sooner rather than later. The web site originator of Michigan Liberal.com [sic] is looking for new work and may be headed for a post in the Gov. Jennifer GRANHOLM administration.
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Last check revealed that no offer had been made, but either way it appears she will have to find another favorite site real soon as Ferguson wants a new and more financially rewarding gig.

Oh, Timmeh. From faux-reporter to gossip columnist. I'm sure he reads PerezHilton.com, regularly, hoping that one day he can catch the Governor in a Britney-like moment. I guess exploiting the Ricky Holland murder to sink S.S. Granholm wasn't enough.

Michigan Liberal isn't going anywhere, and Matt is not leaving the site. Rest assured, MichLib is still here to offer a nexus on all things political, and all things Michigan. If you want, hop over to MichLib to show it some pocketbook-style love.

Next time, Tim, remember: Matt isn't the one railing against you on MichLib. That train is being led by Quaker21.

Sunday Blogosphere Round-Up!

Check out the rest of the MI-Blogosphere:

Cathleen has a fantastic write-up on the web presence of the Michigan Democratic Party. C'mon guys: get it together!

Cordelia Lear is on fire via Michigan Liberal.
Congressman Mike Walberg, Republican of Michigan is fighting for a nationalized "flat tax." Way to go, sparky. Mmmhmm....
She also debunks the MSM meme about Levin supporting troop increases in Iraq. Don't let the media fool you into thinking our senior senator is a Benedict Arnold. Cordelia offers the skinny with some thought-provoking insight.

Zach over at Pohlitics watches the baby steps of Michigan's new laws for umbilical cord blood stem cell banks.

The Republic of M wants you to know about "Safe Schools Lobby Day" at the Capitol on March 28th. Show your support for anti-bullying legislation!

Deeper and Deeper and Further She Goes.

Michigan House Rep. John Stahl's very own 101st Fightin' Keyboardist thinks that the best way to get out of a hole is to dig deeper.

Luckily for her, she had a very special defense for her very special comments:

Secondly, if you want to talk about what I was doing on my computer at work why don't you drive down by the House Office Building and see your fellow liberals taking multiple smoke breaks and hanging out at beaners.
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Or check Jenny G's administration to see how many of them take smoke breaks everyday or get on their computer to do a little shopping. At least what I am doing on my computer is fighting for mine and other constituent beliefs and laying to rest whatever misinformation they may receive from visiting your web site, thus that is part of my job.

Amazon.com = smoking break = accusing the left blogosphere that abortion is a secret plan to commit genocide of African Americans, and harrassing Michigan citizens for their political beliefs. Got it.

At least we can take a big sigh of relief that Jamie Hope is "fighting for her beliefs" on our dime rather than committing the evil crime of taking a cigarette break. Or supporting Michigan business at a local coffee shop. Beaner's is a Lansing, Michigan headquartered and founded business, you know.

... And people wondered why Gov. Granholm and the Republican State Legislature weren't BFF in her first term.

Check it all out via LLP.


So for Jamie Hope, I doth offer this song to her in tribute:


Madonna: "Deeper and Deeper"

When Angry Republican Staffers Attack the Blogosphere!

With winning statements like this...

Some states are considering actions that would go beyond the boundaries of Medicaid. As noted above, a Michigan bill would require a prescription for all sales of emergency contraceptives. HB 5311 was introduced in 2006, and its chief sponsor, Rep. John Stahl, hopes to advance the measure in 2007, said Jamie Hope, Stahl’s staffer. The representative’s biggest concern is that pedophiles will obtain the drug OTC and give it to underage girls in order to prevent their becoming pregnant, she said. “It’s going to give predators another avenue to carry out their crimes,” she said. “We’re just trying to protect our women and children.”

Source: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/shn/2006/sn476b.htm

... it's good to know that there are very sensible staffers to speak for very sensible policies. And by the italicized sensible, I don't mean Mr. Webster's plain-jane definition. I mean the exact opposite.

Jamie Hope. Staffer to Republican MI-House Representative John Stahl of North Branch (Lapeer County). She's such a champ -- if emergency contraception doesn't require a prescription, then predators will molest more girls! Man, she must have just been spinning in her heels over that flawless pearl.

But Jamie Hope doesn't just have an axe to grind with her archnemeses logic and reason: she has a new enemy! The Michigan Blogosphere.

LiberalLucy has a bit of Ms. Hope's comments to share with the world. Comments the staffer left on work time from a government building. Rep. Stahl -- it's all about the company you keep, neh?

Get over to LLP and read the low-down. It's the latest gem of the week! I'll give it Ruby status. A rosy red ruby for rosy, red, republican antics.