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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Vote Jar Jar Binks?

This is my favorite comment on all our stories about the right-to-work bills that raced through the Michigan government like the Millenium Falcon blasting between star systems.

It's by SheltonImaging, as his handle goes.

"Governor Snyder has made a huge blunder. The Democrats could get Bubbles the Chimp and Jar Jar Binks elected in 2014."

Perhaps the least liked character in film history, hmm, could he be more popular than ole what's his name?

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Santorum to win Michigan?

Yes, I believe so.

I'm not buying the 'I'm a Michigan man' line from Romney and I think many people aren't buying it either.

I understand why so many accuse him of being a man for all people, meaning he believes what you believe if you're in line waiting to vote. His ads ooze of that.

If he's such a Michigan man, why is only here during campaign stops?

Here's an interesting piece that wonders if playing the favorite son (prodigal son?) could hurt Romney.

And I'm sure many are mad at his continued insistence that the government should not have helped the auto industry. He may be right in some technical sense, but it's the symbolism of support or nonsupport that will sway many, and when it comes to basic statements, Mitt's have not been kind to Michigan's auto industry.

But where's Newt, that's the big question now? We're missing a lot of fun, considering I want to hear more about this moon colony.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Supreme Court ads

I'm sick of the political ads, yes, but only because they are wasteful, tiresome and purposefully misleading. But they can be entertaining with their creative negativity.

What is distressing is the judicial campaigns. Oh my, it's like watching civilization flushed down the toilet.

Lately, it's the ones interviewing random people about what we all need, tough on crime. Apparently, there's one branch of government not affected by the economic downturn and is expecting an endless budget. CUT THEIR SALARIES, I say.

Next up are the ones that exploit a single victim of a crime. Guess what? It's not hard finding someone upset with the justice system. It makes me feel sorry for that prosecutor.

And then there's the biggest fraud: The one targeting Denise Langford Morris for being SOFT ON CRIME. Oh my, my. Guess what - lots of people get probation for crimes. But most disheartening is that they refer to Langford Morris letting "a rapper" go after a second gun possession incident. They twice or thrice refer to "a rapper," but this is rapper is Oakland County's own Eminem. Why not say it? Why hide? What's the problem? Call it what it is.

Again, it's just shameful that this is how the laws in our state are shaped, by judges who rely on such tactics to keep their high-paying jobs.

My assessment of Langford Morris after seeing her in action? She's made some tough choices. Toughest one was giving a prison sentence to a 16 year old who had killed her baby immediately after giving birth in a hospital bathroom. Did she not know she was pregnant? Did she panic? Did she intend to kill the baby?

The jury debated for days and finally convicted of second-degree murder. The judge shocked everyone with a small sentence, something like 2 years to 10 years with credit for time served on a tether on house arrest. Everyone complained. She shouldn't have gone to prison; she should have gotten a longer term. Someone called it an illegal sentence, due to the time served clause.

Thing is, I don't recall it being appealed because the appellate decision could have come down a number of ways. The girl served a couple years in prison, and then was paroled - but not at her first opportunity.

The judge made a decision that no one was happy with and everyone learned to live with it. Seems like a good judge to me. Also, she can take forever deciding something as she weighs the variety of issues. That sounds like Supreme Court material to me, too.

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