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The Koch Brothers Come to Lansing

On June 2nd, a new player in right wing attack politics, the Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, will host an event at the Lansing Center. The Franklin Center is a front for the Koch brothers-financed Americans for Prosperity, which, in turn, is known for financing the Tea… »

Tuesday briefing and open thread

Let's start with more on the escapades of The Incredible Lying Schmidt Here's Mark Brewer talking to Tony about this yesterday: I followed Mark with some thoughts of my own. In short, I think Bolger made some promises of support for Schmidt in other races. State Senate is… »

Getting started in political blogging

I'm going to be on with Tony later this morning to discuss political blogging. I thought I'd start at the very beginning. What is political blogging, and is it for you? To keep things simple, let's define political blogging as the act of writing articles about civic affairs. These articles… »

Monday briefing and open thread

I'm just going to call this "The 'Incredible Lying Schmidt' Edition" First up, the latest MDP release on The Incredible Lying Schmidt: We know from various reports, including a Roy Schmidt television interview with WZZM on May 16th, that Bolger and Schmidt spoke for weeks, if not months,… »

Why Are Public Schools Under Attack?

Public employees and the middle class are under attack, but many are unaware that the source of this campaign is carefully coordinated, well financed and has been underway for many years. Who's behind this? In 1968, because “conservatives were being killed politically” Joe… »

Friday briefing and open thread

I am full of gratitude and anticipation for the weekend. How about you kids? Let's start with Senator Randy Richardville, an elected "representative of the people," sucking off ... I mean, sucking up to Mackinac Center: Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, told reporters… »

Thursday briefing and open thread

Well I spent the first couple of hours this morning thinking that it was Wednesday. What an incredibly rude awakening when I saw the neighbor's garbage sitting at the curb. Anyway let's just say this is going to be a brief briefing, and I swear I'll make it up to you someday. The MDP is a… »

Wednesday briefing and open thread

Happy Wednesday! Hail to the Victors. Ann Arbor makes the "most well-read cities" list: Ann Arbor has a lot of bookworms, according to a new list by Amazon.com. The online company on Tuesday released its annual list of 20 of the "Most Well-Read Cities in America," and Ann Arbor has… »