Monday, July 03, 2006

R U Rdy 4 '06?
It took me a few days to realize what G4G meant. Seriously. I are not so smart sometimes.

Then get your oval (bumper sticker). They come in 2 varieties: D4G and G4G. For the txt msg impaired, that's: DeVos for Governor and Granholm for Governor.

In a coincidence -- or plagiarism, take your pick -- Michigan's candidates for governor have both added shorthand versions of the traditional sticker to their repertoire for '06.

Inspired perhaps by the widespread and instantly recognizable W! stickers of presidential politics in '04, Republican challenger Dick DeVos and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm are distributing the ovals to adherents this year.

Which camp claims copyrights? Well, DeVos tested the demo late last year, and Granholm sometime later. But representatives for each said the idea was free of outside influence.

One difference, Granholm's uses the words "Granholm-Cherry '06" under G4G and a tiny logo to show it was printed in a union shop. DeVos' is clean of any other words.

Dick? Use union labor? Not in my lifetime. Probably had all his stuff made in China.