Michigan and Ohio are both run by the republican party. Michigan   
    has Synder, Ohio has Kasich. Michigan has the advantage, their   
    governor's name is easier to pronounce.   
      
    Both governors have done their best to stick it to the working   
    people, both have shunted off money to their buddies. Ohio now   
    has it's business development money being handled by a private   
    firm, with no reporting to the state, no auditing by the state,   
    and no open meeting requirements. This is the republican party   
    that gave 50 million to Tom Noe and didn't bother to check on   
    him until the papers revealed how he was ripping off the state.   
      
    They fixed that, though, this new agency has much better   
    secrecy, so you can't tell when they are ripping off the state.   
      
    Yet, dispite both governors doing their best to push down the   
    working class, the right wing is still not satisfied. See, both   
    governors understand that expanding medicaid will pay off big   
    time for the state, yet the republican legislatures are so far   
    right, they can't even get behind their governor when he is   
    trying to do something that will pay off so well for the state.   
      
    Oh, and Snyder understands that a new bridge to Canada is a   
    great idea, esp since it's both the major crossover point for   
    Canadian trade, and a national security issue. Yet the state   
    legislature is so cheaply bought they won't approve the new   
    bridge, even though it won't cost the state a penny.   
      
    Some people just can't win for losing.   
      
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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