..."I think it's unfortunate that they've gotten to that, I don't want to see that happen," Snyder said of the high profile fights and protests in neighboring states like Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. "If you want to draw it as a contrast, you look at now that they've had those things happen, do they have a productive environment to solve problems? Not necessarily. They're still overcoming the divisiveness, the hard feelings from all of that."
Snyder said he preferred a consensus approach and would continue to resist what he viewed as divisive legislation.
"There's so many things we can agree on and let's get them done," he said.
Snyder's comments, which came after he testified before a congressional committee on job creation, underscored the differences among Republican governors over how they should use the power they won in their 2010 midterm election landslide....
Benton Harbor Light which should be called 'Gentrification Harbor Light.'
These cities which house some of the most impoverished in the country will be turned into real estate mogul dreams, real estate taxes will skyrocket and the current residents will be residents no more. Now that is what Synder calls progress.
Synder could almost get away with it, except, he is carrying out his strategy for wealth on the heels of the Great Recession and a Post-Depressed Auto Industry. This is simply "W"rong and carries with it implications for disaster if it is allowed to continue. Snyder is not only removing democracy from Michigan citizens, he is doing it repeatedly. There are city governments throughout Michigan seeking answers to 'stay out of the grips' of the maniacal Governor. "Snyder the Terrible" should be his name, it certainly is his motto.
Monday, June 13, 2011
...Michael Stampfler (click here) is Pontiac, Michigan's EFM. He has the dubious distinction of being the first Michigan EFM to use new powers granted by Michigan Republicans to cancel a union contract. What went nearly unnoticed was that last week, he dissolved the Pontiac Planning Commission and replaced it with a smaller number of his own hand-picked, unelected members. But he also did another thing. He made a contract for water treatment services with United Water Services permanent, outsourcing the water treatment to them and laying off city water treatment officials....
...To Benton Harbor, this attack, while more ferocious and having sharper teeth, is nothing new. The town has been a target for decades. It's ripe for the taking. It is a desperately poor black town that would probably have gone unnoticed except for its one valuable asset: Frontage on Lake Michigan, complete with gorgeous sandy beaches and the crown jewel,Jean Klock Park, donated to the city in 1917 "for the children", in perpetuity and now under threat of takeover by the Snyder gang....
