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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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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Right to work protest

I wonder if it will get ugly in Lansing today.

It's a done deal, the vote for right to work, yet thousands will protest.

Knowing they can't accomplish any change, I wonder if they will let their anger rule the day. Politics has been ugly lately.

They will hurt the cause, but knowing the cause is lost, what's the point of holding back some will say.

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Right to work fairness

GOP leaders, led by Gov. Rick Snyder, said that right to work is a fairness issue.

Here's one part I don't think is fair, exempting the new law from police and fire.

Whenever right-wing types, who are accused of driving down labor costs and thus hurting the middle class, go after unions, they exempt police and firefighters, not wanting to clash with anything related to public safety.

But I've long believed, anything good for unions like police and firefighters is also good for teachers. Teachers often fall victim to political pressures of school boards, who fear single complaints that make the media.

So why do the changes to Michigan's labor laws, if so good for workers, need exemptions for police and fire? I'm not buying their answers because it to do with the disdain for spending money on public education and the resentment many in society have for teachers.

So let's not say it's being fair. 

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