John Kerfoot, a resident of St. Clair Shores, has come up with several parodies of the Pure Michigan campaign. And they are hilarious! Don’t miss ‘em. (Warning: NSFW).
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This was the response I heard to the report that Michigan Republicans, led by Mike Bishop (Senate Majority Leader), want to raid the public school fund and use it to balance other segments of Michigan’s budget.
What is it about Michigan Republicans that causes them to think that further depriving Michigan children of an education is a good idea? Why do Michigan Republicans think that we can decrease school funding and continue to remain an attractive place for businesses to locate? Since when did education become a non-essential service?
Kids are only kids once. They only get one chance to receive an education. Instead of solving Michigan’s revenue problems, Mike Bishop continues to live the fantasy that our great state can somehow cut its way out of its financial problems. Bishop has no political will to propose, much less vote for any of the changes necessary to fix Michigan’s obsolete and irrational tax code, eliminate the ridiculous tax credits that failed to keep business here, and do what is necessary to bring Michigan into the 21st century. Since he’s term-limited, no doubt he’s delighted to abandon true leadership and leave these problems to his successor.
Being the “party of no” was tired last year. It’s still tired today. Here’s to hoping that Bishop’s replacement has a spine.
The kids had their Grand Finale for gymnastics today at the University of Michigan’s Cliff Keen Arena. That’s Hannah above, doing a vault. Next is Esme on the balance beam (with her spotter):
Teilo was great, too. Here he is on the bars and doing a vault:
Finally, here are some more shots of Esme on the bars and doing a vault:
The entire family went to Florida back in April, and we had a great time. One of the things we did was visit the Everglades and did a tour on an airboat. Everyone had great fun!
While on the ride, we saw an alligator:
We also stopped to see a raccoon that lives among the mangrove trees:
Everyone had a fantastic time!
Support Pete Murdock and his campaign for Mayor of Ypsilanti at the Keystone Underground (corner of Michigan and Washington) in downtown Ypsilanti. The event will take place on Thursday, May 20 from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. If you haven’t yet been to the Keystone, this is a great chance to see one of the finest hangouts in all of Ypsi. It’s located right under the J. Neils Mongolian Grill.
If you can’t make it, consider sending Pete a check to show your support:
Pete Murdock Campaign Committee
504 North River Street
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198
The quote is attributed to Ben Franklin. For more, read this article by Derek Melot in the Lansing State Journal. I frequently don’t agree with him, but he hits the nail right on the head this time.
Leonard Pitts, Jr., an award-winning nationally syndicated columnist, wrote an article recently along the same lines (from the Detroit Free Press). Both are very much worth reading.
For those of you who are blog-savvy, you may have heard that Blogger, a/k/a Blogspot, is cutting off their ftp publishing support later this month. Because this is how I publish my blog, this presents some unique challenges. Although there are a lot of options, there is no option that involves keeping my current web address and keeping the template/appearance/interface that I’ve been using for several years.
Hence, today’s change may be radical in appearance, but with this change will come some increased functionality. I have started using categories, accessible up top, and I’ve now got a link to our local low power AM radio station here in Ypsi.
I will be updating the blogroll, so if there are links you want to see that you don’t currently see, please leave a comment, and I’ll be happy to add them on. I will be eliminating links to sites that haven’t updated in some time or that appear to be inactive. If you want those links back, leave a comment, and I’ll put ‘em back.
Comments, questions, whatever are welcome. Have at it!
