http://mi.rlc.org A site for Michigan libertarian Republicans Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:27:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's time to elect some more liberty-focused Republicans to the Michigan legislature in 2010! The Michigan chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus will hold its annual convention at Andiamo Italian Restaurant in Novi on February 27 from 4:30 to 6:00pm. The Convention will feature former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and State ... http://mi.rlc.org/2010/02/11/michigan-rlc-convention-with-gary-johnson-feb-27th/ Mike Nofs is the Republican nominee for the special election this Tuesday in State Senate District 19. By all accounts Mike Nofs is a nice guy. And according to an article written last May, “Nofs said he believes he should be the Republican candidate because he listens to everyone's ideas ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/11/01/why-the-michigan-republican-party-still-doesnt-get-it/ From Time's "10 Questions," we get some idea of how our Governor thinks.  Is there a theme running through these responses, perhaps? We won't pay for you to get a degree in French or political science...but we will pay for you to get a degree in something that is of need, ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/10/23/the-guv-in-her-own-words/ Recently the Dallas Morning News ran a very interesting article regarding the 160-year-old Michigan State Fair.  Prior to being cancelled this Labor Day, the Michigan State Fair was the oldest, and many said, the most critically acclaimed state fair in all the land. But because of recent budget cuts, the ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/10/08/better-leadership-decisions-than-in-michigan-part-i/ You work for us. Do the government employees serve the taxpayers, or are the taxpayers here to provide them with salaries and benefits? If you're a government worker, most of whom are part of the political class that we've written of before, the answer is obvious.  It doesn't matter how stretched ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/09/13/political-class-to-taxpayers-you-work-for-us/ In our continuing focus on economic populism in Michigan politics, the following story borderlines on the ridiculous. US Representative Thad McCotter (R-Livonia) has recently proposed House Resolution 3501, the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years, or HAPPY Act, which would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual to ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/08/30/tax-breaks-for-pets/ Michigan politicians, both Republican and Democrat alike, suffer from an urge to please the masses, even when doing so results in long-term harm to government budgets and the overall economy. Even supposed conservative Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra, voted last fall to bailout the domestic auto industry out of fear of feeling the wrath ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/08/23/economic-populism-and-the-cash-for-clunkers-boondoggle/ State Representative, and RLCMI advisor, Justin Amash has recently been accused by critics of "not compromising" on the Michigan Film Tax Credits. During a rally at the State Capitol earlier this week, Deb Havens, chair of the West Michigan Film Video Alliance, accused Amash of being just another politician who ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/08/23/state-representative-justin-amash-accused-of-not-compromising-on-film-tax-credit/ That's what Gov. Granholm's press secretary calls Michigan.  Maybe if by "one of the best-managed" she means something more like, at least we aren't California, then I guess she's justified. Notwithstanding that politicians aren't entirely responsible for any given state's unemployment problems, check out where we fall on the latest state-by-state ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/07/26/best-managed-states-in-the-nation/ Howes Daniel Howes' latest is so full of accurate assessments that excerpts seem almost insufficient; so many points are worth spreading far and wide.  A few salient ones, however, include criticisms of the Democratic Party chairman: The latest comes from Mark Brewer, the state Democratic Party chief who never met a cheap ... http://mi.rlc.org/2009/07/23/howes-state-dems-political-class-and-other-problems-plaguing-michigan/