Come Heller high water ... Oh, c'mon, it's impossible to blame Gov. Snyder for declining the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee invitation to testify. If you were a Republican governor would you? The invite was meant for show anyway. If he'd said yes they'd have … [Read more...]
Guest column: A zillion bad mother-in-law jokes – make that a zillion and one
By Brenda Brissette Mata As of last month, my twin sons are married. Both waited until they were in the third decade of life to tie the knot, or knots, as it were. After the most recent wedding someone joked about having me for a mother-in-law and I suddenly remembered, … [Read more...]
The blame game isn’t just justified, it’s necessary
Dear Michigan, Don't listen to the Great & Powerful Oz. He's at it again: "There are a number of folk out there that are spending their time mainly on the political side and the blame side." That's Gov. Rick Snyder in a Reuters report a few days ago talking about the … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: What’s your favorite Super Bowl commercial?
What's your favorite Super Bowl ad? Mine is the Betty White ad for Snickers. To vote, use the comment section below and add a YouTube link. Here's a link to Inc. magazine's Top 10. This is Huffington Post's Top 50 (complete with YouTube … [Read more...]
They knew but didn’t tell the boss?
Here’s what we learned this week in the never-ending onion that is the Flint water scandal. (And make no mistake, it’s steadily moving from a “crisis” to a “scandal.”) Harvey Hollins – a top aide to Gov. Rick Snyder and a man who is now, ironically, painfully (we need a new word … [Read more...]