I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Multiple media outlets are confirming that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska has been selected as the vice presidential candidate for the GOP ticket.
Palin is a first term governor, having only served since 2006; she’s also a self-described “hockey mom” and a mother of five, extremely pro-life and a proponent of Big Oil. You’re sure to hear more soon about her experience, although there won’t be much to report. The choice of a political figure from Alaska seems odd, as it will draw attention to that state’s “Icebox of Corruption”, what with the investigations into Ted Stevens and family as well as other Alaskan pols.
From the outside, it appears as if conservatives may be in shock, if CNBC’s analysts opinions are an indication.
“This is utter madness, absolutely insane,” said political analyst Greg Valliere, who then ran down McCain’s age and all of his health problems. “This woman makes Dan Quayle look reasonable.”
On the issue of a debate with Biden, Valliere said, “[the] stature gap is significant here.”
When asked about Valliere’s assessment, CNBC’s chief Washington correspondent John Harwood responds, “[it's] basically nightmare scenario for the Republican ticket.”
Stay tuned!
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