Land of Oz

Michigan's Primary

Politics is so full of crap. It's very unfortunate that politicians are needed -- in all their backstabbing, lying, two-faced ways. Politicians have to lie - it's the way they work. Unfortunately, that means you can't trust them any further than you can through a railway car full of crap. You have to wonder if any of them even know what they themselves actually think after a campaign. Almost all of them promise to decrease taxes and increase services - bullshit - it can't be done. Somewhere the money has to be found to pay for stuff. You may not pay it in a tax next time, but rest assured, you will pay for it. Want your house tax to decrease? No problem, but be prepared to pay more for trash pickup and water delivery. Want cheaper taxes on gasoline? No problem, but look for higher tolls on bridges and more expenses to fix your car after hitting a pothole.

I do find it interesting that the Democrats have basically written off Michigan from their slate. It seems there's some powerplay among the Democratic party that has effectively cancelled the Democratic presidential primary from the state's elections. It's as if they've decided that Michigan is so screwed up now, they don't even what to appear to try to fix it.

My letter to the local newspaper:

I used to tend to vote for Democratic candidates. But now that Michigan is among the top states in crime, foreclosures, unemployment and other problems, it seems the Democrats have decided that the opinions of Michigan in the upcoming presidential election aren't worth bothering with. Well, I can think of other things that aren't worth bothering with as well, like the Democratic candidates.

From a story about the Michigan primary in the BBC World News: "Michigan and its main city Detroit used to be famous for making cars. But it now has the highest unemployment rate in the US." It's nice to know how the world now thinks of us.

Labels: government, gripes, michigan