After the dust settles from the next Tuesday’s elections, pay close attention to Michigan. The “Great Lakes State” is about to undergo an extreme makeover from a burned-out “Blue State” to a reborn “Red State.”

Democrats have been the dominant political party since 2002, when then-Attorney General Jennifer Granholm was elected governor, succeeding three-term Republican governor John Engler.   Pundits and party activists began whispering about the possibility of amending the Constitution so she, a Canadian, could run for president.  There was even an “Amend for Jen” movement!

Four years later, she was re-elected in a landslide and Democrats took control of the state House of Representatives.  Granholm was a rising star in the Democratic Party.

The Democrats’ momentum carried over into 2008.   Conditions were so unfavorable for Republicans that John McCain pulled the plug on his Michigan operation five weeks before Election Day.  Republicans took a further drubbing that year and despondency set it.  At the time, being a Republican in Michigan was about as popular as being a Republican in San Francisco.

But given Granholm’s utter economic ineptitude – she can boast of holding the highest unemployment rate in the nation for over 40 months – coupled with the fact that Democrats in Washington majorly overplayed their hand, the state appears to be shaping up completely different this year.  Her job approval has been stuck in the 30s for months and her star has crashed to the ground.  She’s no asset to Democratic candidates.

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If anyone has ever wondered why Michigan has had the worst unemployment rate in the country for nearly 50 months, or why its state government repeatedly spends more than it brings in, here’s a reason: we have morons for leaders.  We really do.

I swear other governors look at Michigan’s policies and do the polar opposition, with good reason.

Adding insult to the ailing meat industry, Governor Jennifer Granholm proclaimed today, Saturday, March 20, “Michigan Meatout Day.”  Apparently the Tofu Lobby got to the governor and she sided with them, instead of the farmers and meat producers of Michigan.

Now, Therefore, be it Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, governor of the state of Michigan, do hereby proclaim March 20, 2010, Michigan Meatout Day in Michigan. In observance of this day, I encourage the residents of this state to choose not to eat meat.  Eating a healthy diet can be fun. Explore the different recipes that can be created by using fresh ingredients and by having a sense of adventure.

From Michigan Information and Research Service, a daily state capitol newsletter:

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I first crossed paths with Dennis Lennox more than two years ago. At the time, he was a junior student at Central Michigan University. By the time I first spoke with him, he had engineered a near year long battle with the faculty at CMU over Gary Peters. At the time, Peters was running for the U.S. Congress and concurrently he was holding the distinguished Griffin Chair. (Peters eventually won his Congressional election) The Congressio nal district was about 400 miles from campus. If, and now when, Peters won, he would have had to give up Chairmanship. Furthermore, the Griffin Chairmanship was supposed to be non partisan and a Congressional candidate was hardly that. Subsequently, emails and other leaked correspondence showed evidence of a corrupt process in choosing Peters for the Chairmanship.

Lennox waged a battle to have Peters choose, the Chairmanship or his Congressional race. By May of 2008, Lennox had effectively won his battle and Peters was asked to resign and he did. Lennox was not unscathed from his battle. The administration threatened sanctions against Lennox on a number of occasions. Eventually, a letter of reprimand was put into Lennox’ university records. In fact, the school attempted to hold a number of disciplinary hearings at which the potential punishment of Lennox could have been expulsion. At one hearing, Lennox showed up flanked by no less than six members of the media. The administration quickly cancelled that hearing and held another in secret over Spring break a couple weeks later.

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The same people who have brought you 10 percent unemployment, government run health care and a national energy tax are now attempting to bequeath you with another unwanted holiday gift.  This time, however, the stakes are even higher as they want to bring terrorists to US soil.

The White House has just announced their plan to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois.  From my briefings at GITMO and speaking with people who know the situation well, I can say that moving GITMO terrorists to Thomson, is a huge unnecessary gamble.

Those terrorists still remaining in GITMO are among the world’s most dangerous warriors. They are wickedly creative in thinking out of the box when contemplating doing us harm, as evidenced by the attacks of September 11, 2001.  They command the loyalty of thousands of fellow jihadists around the world and have complete control over the minds of followers, both in detention and on the outside.  On a whim, they can—and have—ordered those under their command to commit suicide at a moment’s notice.

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