Governor's religion remark rankles GOP lawmakers
Quoting the Bible, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has asked whether some legislators are failing to live the Christian principles they profess by cutting government services while reducing taxes.

Granholm said cutting taxes while simultaneously cutting programs for the disadvantaged is hypocritical.

"Whatsoever you do to the least of these so also you do unto me," Granholm said when Tim Skubick, host of the weekly Michigan Public Television talk show, "Off the Record," asked if she found it interesting some legislators calling for cuts also are "so-called Christians."

"Yeah, I do," Granholm said, according to a transcript of the show. "What I think is so interesting about this is that people come from different places, and yet we all want to do what is best for the state. Often those who cloak themselves in a cape of religiosity happen to be some who are the biggest cutters ... That's when I question whether somebody is really living out the faith that they profess."

Betsy DeVos, chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, told the Detroit Free Press that Granholm's comment ignored the idea that many individuals feel private donations to charity are a more effective way to help the poor and less fortunate than government.

"It is quite arrogant for the governor to cloak her views on balancing the budget in religious terms in order to demonize her political opponents," DeVos told the Free Press.

Uh, Betsy? Pot. Kettle. Black. Two can play the "God" game.

Hee hee, you go Jennifer! Easy to see why I love this woman. She has a way of taking the Republican argument and shoving it right back in their face.