CHERRY IN DILLON OUT, BILLIONS NEEDED TO BALANCE BUDGET

GOOD MORNING FLINT!
9/15/09
BY Terry Bankert
http://flintfamilylaw.com/

HOW THE LEGISLATURE HANDLES THE BUDGET SHORT FALL WILL AFFECT YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

House Speaker Andy Dillon presented a proposal to Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop on Monday that calls for passing budget bills that include many of the $1.2 billion in cuts the Senate has approved. [n]

　
WHO THE HECK IS Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, HOW DID THIS WEAK RUDDERLESS SHIP GET CONTROL OF THE MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE. A FREE PRESS COLOUMNIST SUGGEST HE WOULD MAKE A GREAT GUBENATORIAL CANDIDATE. GIVE ME A BREAK.NO WONDER THE PRESS IS GOING DOEN THE TUBES.

Legislative leaders and Gov. Jennifer Granholm are working against a Sept. 30 deadline to pass a fiscal year 2010 budget that has a $2.8 billion shortfall. [n]
　
DILLON BETRAYING THE DEMOCRATS ,ORGANIZED LABOR ,CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS

JUST WHO ALLOWED THIS GUY IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION?

“Looks like the the rumors are true. The AP is now reporting that Dillon is indeed "talking" about voting for the package of Senate Republican cuts. Not going to bother to put up a fight at all - even though just last Thursday Dillon claimed that those cuts went "too far". [b]

WE DO NOT NEED DILLON TO JUMP INTO THE 2010 RACE.
DILLON WILL JUST TURN THE STATE OVER TO A SMALL FRINGE GROUP OF REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL OF THE SENATE, AT LEAST UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION.

The Senate earlier this summer passed deep cuts, including $140 million for Promise scholarship grants of up to $4,000 for college students, $110 per pupil for school aid, $335 million in reimbursement to health care providers for Medicaid, more than $100 million in revenue sharing municipalities use for police and fire protection and many human services programs. [n]
Some reports say a potential agreement could include a supplemental spending bill after Oct. 1 that calls for a series of minor tax and fee increases to support programs that Democrats favor, such as the Promise grants, early childhood education, revenue sharing and Medicaid. [n]
　
DILLON DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF NEGOTIATION

That's the bargain here? That's the bipartisan compromise? Do everything the Republicans want, and they "might" put back important programs? “[b]
“Many of the cuts would fall on the poor and disabled, but plenty of citizens also could find they're getting less police and fire protection or job training and less money for schools.”[b citing AP]
　
HOPE IS ON THE HORIZION.

With Lt. Gov. John Cherry running unopposed so far, the party's BEST elements have been making the SMARTEST arguments, and there's indication that they'll BECOME THE DOMINANT FORCE as the campaign heats up.

To wit: Last week, Mark Gaffney, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO, said if Dillon follows through with his plan to pool all public employee health plans, he's "not a Democrat. “FINALLY SOMEBODY WITH A BACKBONE SPEAKS UP.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROTECTS THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THIS STATE
"It is not adhering to the principles of the Democratic Party to be trying to cut benefits and eliminate collective bargaining rights," Gaffney OFFERED.

Then this week, Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer TOLD US THE TRUTH after seeing Republican Attorney General Mike Cox's BATTY 92-point plan. WHO IS THIS GUY.

"Cox should be focusing on a two-step plan," Brewer said. "First, he needs to explain how, as governor, he would be different from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Second, Cox needs to practice what he preaches and fully disclose his role in the Manoogian Mansion party cover-up."

COX HAS TO COME CLEAN.

AS A GUBENATORIAL CANDIDATE JOHN CHERRY WILL BRING Michigan politics AND DEMOCRATS Democrats a robust argument about what direction the party will take in 2010.
CHERRY WILL ALLOW THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY to coalesce around a strong set of ideas, TO BE PROACTIVELY FOR WORKING PEOPLE.

CHERRY WILL BRING This state WHAT IT desperately needs A rock-solid choice for governor next November.

Dillon can do everyone a favor by jumping OFF THE CLIFF OF POLITICAL BETRAYL AND ALLOW new ideas into the Democratic gubernatorial THROUGH THE JOHN CHERRY CANDIDACY.

Asked about signing off on a deal that closely mirrors the Senate budget cuts, Liz Boyd, spokeswoman for Granholm said: "The governor ... will not tolerate dangerous cuts that harm the citizens or harms our ability to grow the economy and create jobs. [n]

Your thoughts?

Posted here by
Terry Bankert
9/15/09
　
See
Detroit Free Press
[d]
http://www.freep.com/article/20090913/COL33/909130467/1070/Opinion02/State-Democrats-really-do-need-Dillon-to-run-for-governor
[b]
Blogging for Michigan
http://www.bloggingfomichigan.com/
[N]
The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090915/POLITICS02/909150339/State-House-pitches-budget-cuts
　
　
　

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