Watch Rick go for the drama. Ask yourself if you learned anything about "issues".
LANSING -- There are two main issues in the Governor's race this year: jobs and the economy.
Democrat Governor Granholm has laid out what she calls the most comprehensive economic plan in the nation. Republican Dick DeVos said it's a little too late.
Here comes the blame game. Rick's going for confrontation, not education.
When 24 Hour News 8 sat down with DeVos and asked about the Governor's economic plan he was quick to imply that a plan is only good if it works. "These are not new problems," DeVos said "These are not new issues that we're confronting. These are issues that were readily apparent 3 ½ years ago."
Yes, 3 1/2 years ago when we had a REPUBLICAN governor who had been there for 12 years. Good on you, Dick. Thanks for pointing that out.
Once again, Dick won't say what he would do.
On Sunday morning's "To The Point" program, tune in to hear what DeVos had to say about Granholm's plan and when he will unveil a plan of his own.
Apparently Dick isn't going to give us any insight on his brilliant ideas. Again. Wonder why he wants to keep it such a big secret. Sunday will be a "bash Granholm" show. Thanks, think I'll pass. I'm out of Compazine.
Jennifer has some blame game, too, and suddenly that is all that is coming across in Channel 8's reporting. A clip from her visit to GRCC Thursday showed her going after Bush, Rick's clip has her going after the legislature.
24 Hour News 8 spoke with Granholm and when asked to reply to that criticism she quickly and adamantly recited a list of accomplishment from a 2 billion dollar fund to invest in new businesses and jobs, to education and job training and a tax cut for manufacturers.
Rick chose not to show that, of course.
She said she did it fighting every step of the way with a Republican legislature. "These are significant results despite the fact that I've had to deal with a hostile legislature," Granholm said, a legislature that's been controlled by the opposition party. Let's be very clear about what has gone on here."
So, what have we learned from Channel 8 about the "issues"?
Not a thing.
It's no wonder we have an uninformed electorate. If they don't read the papers, they don't have a clue as to what these people are all about, and even the papers are pretty lax on that. I have hope the print media will get better. I don't have any hope for Rick though. I've watched him for too many years now.
BTW, Granholm will be on "To The Point" June 25th.