Henry Payne

There has been a media blackout in this state – save for The Detroit News edit page and The Michigan View – on the massive harm a global warming bill would do to Michigan. This year was a near miss. But Engineer Obama will be back on track next year.

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The self-described nerd goes after the Democrat vote with a new website.

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A pun! I wonder the last time a teacher actually used a dunce cap. . . .

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I had a lot of choices for “Despicable Me” – and Obama couldn’t be in two movies at once. So I went for Iran.

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Verlander is worth watching. And his baseball peers seem to agree. I spent a little time sketching this one to make sure I had this batter’s stance correct.

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Jay Leno – a car guy and a PC Democrat – is reportedly underwhelmed by the Chevy Volt. Leno quickly backtracks, but his words that the Prius is “like a Chevy Cobalt” will endure.

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Detroit ” In the latest stop on his “Recovery Summer” tour, rock star President Barack Obama landed in Holland, Michigan, on Thursday, insulted its congressman, handed American stimulus dollars to a Korean corporation, and proclaimed Obamanomics a success even as Michigan has lost 94,000 jobs since his Recovery Act was enacted.

All in all, another day in the life of an increasingly unpopular president who seems to be living in an alternative universe.

That universe insists that government is the source of jobs, and so Obama was in Western Michigan to declare another victory in Washington’s mission to create a new green economy.

But the green economy looks like a lot of green for the well-connected. The president handed $150 million in stimulus money over to Korean CEO Peter Bahnsuk Kim of LG Chem. LG Chem is an $11 billion Korean conglomerate that hardly seems a candidate for the American Recovery Act. No wonder the program is so unpopular. . . .

Full story here at The Michigan View – the state’s hot new commentary site, edited by yours truly.

The president goes to Holland, Mich. And showers tax money on a Korean battery co. He’s accompanied by fellow electric true believer Granholm. This idea began with Obama as a kid playing with his expensive toys, then Granholm got me thinking. . .

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Where do ideas come from? Tip of the hat to Chris Kobus ” Oakland U. prof and fellow writer on The Michigan View – who coined the Snyder is Missing visual.

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Hot weather knocks out power in downtown Detroit buildings. Another black eye for the city. It seems the city-owned utility has old equipment. Mayor Bing logically suggests outsourcing electricity. Which somehow is always interpreted as selling the city’s jewels. Sigh.

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A hawk abroad, a radical at home. America is confused over who this imposter in the White House.

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Detroit businessman ” and Cas’ owner ” Dan Gilbert throws a temeper tantrum after LeBron’s departure. Only Jesse Jackson’s bizarre accusation that Gilbert’s diatribe made him sound like a slave-owner made Gilbert’s comments sound reasonable.

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Auto-industry bigwigs these days are either on government welfare (GM’s Whitacre, Chrysler’s Marchionne) or are former green activists (Ford’s Bill Ford). But outside the boardroom, industry experts fear Washington green mandates foisted on them by pols who wouldn’t know a connecting rod from a valve stem. In a business world where Big Auto and Big Government are increasingly indistinguishable, however, few can speak out.

An exception is longtime Detroit insider Peter De Lorenzo. As electric-carmaker Tesla’s stock plummeted this week after its government-financed IPO, he unloaded on his blog:

The blind embracing of Tesla – again, that glorified kit car company that hasn’t produced even a whiff of profit or demonstrated even the remotest suggestion of being able to bring a mainstream electric sedan to market – is Egregious Example No. 1 and proof-positive that the Green Horde will suspend all vestiges of reality in order to shove their view of a transportation future down the rest of this nation’s throat, even if the infrastructure doesn’t exist to support it now – not to mention that the funds to even begin paying for it are nowhere to be found on the horizon.

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LeBron to Miami. I just got out of Toy Story 3 and thought of Buzz Lightyear. But Superman fits the bill.

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Obama’s silly drilling moratorium is ripe for satire – as is the GOP’s Arizona law assuming federal duties.

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The lame duck analogy. Get it? A common phrase in political circles, I often wonder how widely understood it is among the public. Makes for a great caricature of any pol – in this case, Guv Granholm

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As Republicans race to victory in Novemeber, they are suddenly distracted by the immigration mirage . . . again. Obama sues Arizona and suddenly the GOPers are on the side of Big Guv and extra-Constitutional measures. GOPers are at their best when promoting opportunity – not restricting it.

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Back after a long July 5 weekend. Contrary to most Julys, this one will be interesting with political primaries looming. In the meantime, earth-shaking news out of China as that market passes the US in cars sold.

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My former West Virginia senator. He overcame the black eye of his KKK past to become a hero for – pork barrel greed? Such are the giants of the Democratic Party.

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One of the great American images – stick a fat Ben in with a bb-cue apron and it’s good for a chuckle. Just as long as we don’t forget the meaning of that extraordinary ceremony, right?

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