OK, I'll start......so, what are the thoughts around here on Snyder???

[erinlough]

and of course the Republican led House and Senate?

[dmr]

1. I have no use for any of them.

Republicans ought to be banned from holding office.

[erinlough]

2. I agree, but how come there are so many R's now

in our state? It's like all of the comments in local papers are all from Tea-baggers.

[JNelson6563]

4. I sure wish I knew!

WTF is happening to this great state?

Snyder and his gang of thugs are evil.

Julie

[Scuba]

3. Your governor really sucks, as does mine. n/t

[livvy]

5. I spent the entire summer on the recall effort.

There is a plan for another attempt at the recall in the spring. Currently his approval rating is around 19%. People are starting to get hit by the legislation pushed through by the rethugs and signed by this out-of-touch governator. (He who stated that a proposed hefty increase in the fees for vehicle registration was like "two trips to Starbucks".) Wait til people go to do their taxes a year from this tax season, and find they have no deductions, so in effect they will have a tax increase. No jobs created, and the burden of tax breaks for corporations on the backs of the middle class and those less fortunate, has not made this man a popular one.
I'm retired and just got an increase in my pension (from the plan I enrolled in while teaching which required that I contributed more, so that I would receive small increases yearly), and come January that increase will disappear as my tax contribution from my pension is gathered up by the state so it can be redistributed to those that don't need the extra tax breaks.
I keep an eye on pending bills, and there is no end in sight for legislation that will be hurtful to the majority of the people of this state. These folks won't be happy until they and their corporate cronies have it all, and the rest of us disposable folks either move out of the state, work for them at poverty level wages, starve or freeze to death on the streets.
Can you tell I don't like him...lol

[Danchi]

7. I'd like to recall Snyder.

I'm happy to hear there will be another recall effort in the spring. Since recalls are so rare in Michigan I suggested to the group facilitating it that they get outside help but they didn't and they fell short. What they need to do is research all the legal aspects of the areas they can solicit signatures so they can't be chased away as they were in some areas. I know there was a big issue about canvassing the state parks, repugs stating what they were doing was in some violation and therefore they were blocked from approaching people of setting up tables. Next time around we will have it done I'm sure of it.

[livvy]

8. We tried to get support from the unions and the MI Dem Party many times.

Some of the unions were supportive, others not so much, and the Dem Party wanted no part of it. If we'd had the support like they do in Wisconsin, we'd have been successful. It was very late in the game before the MEA came onboard, and financially, it was only individual donors with small donations that funded the effort. The leadership and volunteers learned a lot, and next time around should be better organized. Success will depend on the number of active volunteers (we had many last time who were volunteers in name only), and getting the unions to back us up, MEA included. I don't know if we'll ever get the Dem Party's support, and don't understand why they did not back us up the last time.

Here is the website for the new group. Sign up, share, and support!

http://michiganrising.org/

[MichiganVote]

6. Thoughts? Snyder? Don't I need an emergency manager if I disagree with the Republican mafia?