The Obama Legacy

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Chinatown in Works Near Ann Arbor

from the Detroit News
Milan Township— Southeast Michigan may become home to a veritable Chinatown, a planned community of 415 upscale homes for Chinese immigrants, off U.S. 23 south of Ann Arbor. The idea behind the proposal is to encourage Chinese investors to open businesses here and take advantage of in-state tuition at the University of Michigan, saving tens of thousands of dollars per student. Read story here.

220 acres of land were purchased for the project by a Chinese firm...they paid $1.9 million in cash.

GM: Becoming China Motors?

The taxpayers of the United States bailed out General Motors. Today, GM is becoming a largely Chinese corporation.

• 70% of all GM cars are now manufactured outside the United States, mostly in China.
• GM has partnered with the Communist Party of China to sponsor a propaganda film called "Birth of a Party."
• China is purchasing large segments of manufacturing and energy in the United States.
• Nexteer, a joint venture between China and GM in Saginaw, Michigan, is owned by AVIC, a Chinese manufacturer of military aerospace technology, including advanced missles.

Get all the details in this 9-minute video. It is worth your time to watch.


P.S. I have no quarrel with any corporation expanding and doing business overseas. What I think is of concern is that American taxpayers bailed out this corporation and now they are "in bed" with a Communist country that is using American technology and potentially transferring it to Chinese military hardware development. That is something to be deeply concerned about.

Debbie DeBacker Launches Campaign for House

Troy, MI - Long time community activist and CPA Deborah DeBacker will be officially kicking off her campaign for state representative on Monday May 14th at Marinelli’s in Troy at 6:30pm. DeBacker and her husband Tom have been residents of Troy and Clawson for over 34 years and have raised three grown sons. An active member of the Republican Party, DeBacker will be seeking her party’s nomination for the 41st House District in the August 7th primary election.

A proven champion of the taxpayer, DeBacker pledges to bring her conservative values to Lansing to restore our economy, reduce wasteful spending and restore families. “Decades of working as an elected Republican leader and conservative grassroots activist for lower taxes, fiscal restraint and traditional values makes me the best qualified choice for state representative. Just as I am your voice in our community, I will be your voice in Lansing,” said DeBacker. She is also a Board Member of the Troy Youth Assistance Program.

DeBacker has been endorsed by prominent conservative leaders like Rocky Raczkowski and State Representative Tom McMillin, both of whom will speak in support of her campaign at the May 14th event. County Commissioner Robert Gosselin, former State Representative from Troy, also endorses DeBacker along with the majority of Republican Precinct Delegates in the 41st House District.

To learn more about Deborah DeBacker’s campaign visit www.deborahdebacker.com. Contact Deborah at debackerdeb@gmail.com or by phone at 248-641-7066.



Governor Signs Bills Expanding Public Education Choices



from WOOD-TV

LANSING, MI – State students will have more opportunities to attend “cyber” charter schools after Gov. Rick Snyder adds his signature to a bill, a moved planned for Tuesday, according to his staff.

Snyder also plans to sign a package of bills expanding programs that allow students to gain college credit while attending high school. Read full story here.

Rick Snyder is showing his experience as a guy who worked in the free marketplace, competing for customers. He understands that even in a "public" setting like education, a little competition can be a very good thing. He is not afraid to side with advocates of choice in education because he understands that it will result in better quality, more cost-effective education options for all of Michigan's children.

Congratulations Governor!

Where Are The Jobs? How Do We Get Them Back

There is not a politician running for office who isn't "fighting for jobs." We hear this mantra ad nauseum. But, how do we get the jobs back? And what is causing the anemic growth of jobs in America? (Actually, we are losing jobs as a percentage of working age Americans grows.)

What is the greatest cause of  job losses today? Rand Paul sums it up pretty nicely in his "Platform to Revitalize America." It is his budget proposal for FY 2013. It's pretty simple. As government grows and spends, it pulls available capital out of the market. On page 12, he says the following:

"As deficits and debts continue to increase, America’s ability to finance both a growing debt and private investments diminish. With more of the country’s capital and savings allocated into government securities, less money will be available for investment in the private sector, which will lead to a smaller capital stock and lower output and incomes in the long-run than if the debt was reduced.

In addition, as this growing debt increasingly becomes financed by capital inflows from other countries (foreigners currently own nearly 45 percent of total debt held by the public, see Appendix Figure 4), the debt service will require more and more U.S. capital to flow to countries such as China, Japan, oil exporting countries, and other foreign nations. Such a trend will continue to weaken economic growth and hurt the standard-of-living in the long-run. Without private investment in new factories, research and development, and innovative expansion, the economy will be stymied from the lack of increasing productivity growth and new job creation.

How Conservative is Your Congressman



photo by Scott Harmsen - Gazette

One great way to get a snapshot of where your representatives are on the issues is to look at the various report cards that are published by liberal and conservative groups alike. One of the "gold standards" of conservative rating is the Heritage Action Scorecard. Heritage updates the report weekly.

photo by Maria Straatsma

They have pretty strict standards. In fact, nobody has achieved a 100% score. Two Senators are as high as 99% and three Congressmen are at 98%. How is the Michigan delegation doing? The highest scoring Republican is Justin Amash at 94%; the lowest is Fred Upton at 48%. The highest score among the Democrats from Michigan is Hansen Clarke at 16% and the lowest is John Dingell at 8%. Our two Senators, Levin and Stabenow weigh in at 9% and 6% respectively. See all the scores here.