Truce over. Gotta go back to yelling again. That lasted a whole, what, 24 hrs?
Starting to think she should use some reverse psychology on these guys.
Granholm: "Let's cancel the Merit Scholarships".
Republicans: "What? How horrible! We're shocked and appalled! Let's give them $4000!"
Give them enough rope and let them hang themselves.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Jennifer Granholm renewed her call Friday for the state Legislature to pass one of her educational scholarship plans. She got a frosty response from Republican leaders.
What a surprise.
Granholm, a Democrat, wants to revamp the state's Merit Award Scholarship. Her plan would make up to $4,000 available for college students. Those who do well in high school would get some money up front to help start paying college bills, but others would have to wait until they completed some post-high school education or training to get the cash.
The plan is different from the current Merit Award that provides up to $3,000 to college-bound high school students who perform well on state standardized tests.
And here it comes again... the Kings of Hypocrisy make their move... wait for it...
"The governor's proposal is not acceptable and needs more discussion," Sikkema, R-Wyoming, said in a statement. "I'm willing to work with her on this, but we haven't made any progress because she has yet to find a way to pay for it or address the other problems."
Matt Resch, spokesman for Republican House Speaker Craig DeRoche of Novi, called the Granholm plan "irresponsible" because it is too expensive.
Nice Rove move there, Craig, projecting your weakness onto others. Pot, meet kettle.
Let's keep in mind that these are the guys who are going to blow a $2 billion hole in the budget without a "way to pay for it".
Big tax breaks for business? A-OK! Money for struggling college students? Too expensive! The ads just write themselves sometimes.
Granholm said Friday that she wants lawmakers to pass the plan before they take their summer break later this month. She plans to push the matter further by sending what is known as a "special message" to lawmakers early next week.
Yeah, I'd like to send them a "special message" too, but I'd probably find myself in a whole heap of trouble. ;-)