Grab your white gloves, it's time for a Tea Party
Anyone in need of a biscuit? A lump of sugar? Grab a cuppa, because it’s time for a Tea Party edition of It’s Just Politics. And we think this classic» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThis isn't another Levin retrospective... we're talking political...
The political chattering class is busy today in Michigan talking about Senator Carl Levin – retiring after three decades in the US Senate. Politicos are» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWould Rick Snyder tap dance at a gay wedding?
Republicans in Michigan, at least some of them, are trying to reposition their party vis a vis gay rights, and especially gay marriage. It’s one of the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhy your vote on a wolf-hunt referendum might not matter
We really hadn’t heard much about referendum-proofing since back in December and the Legislature’s now-infamous “lame duck” session. But the wait is over.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleYour electric car is ruining Michigan's roads
This week's It's Just Politics is all about the politics of gas taxes; there’s a turbo-charged effort this week at the state Capitol to pull together a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSkunk works: Lifting the curtain on a secret, controversial education...
This week on It’s Just Politics, we delve into a secret project dubbed “skunk works.” The name means a project done in secret, usually to get something» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAfter delivering his budget proposal, Gov. Snyder now has to figure out how...
This week’s It’s Just Politics is all about the dineros, somolians, greenbacks, dead presidents. In other words, it’s the budget-rollout edition… so, we» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePolitical futures can be as hard to manage as Detroit under Emergency Management
The path of emergency management in Detroit is packed with political peril and promise (we decided to be quite alliterative this week). As Joe Biden once» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNovember '14: Right now, it's all about the Benjamins
We’re more than a year away from the next statewide election – November 2014 – but, we’re already seeing plenty of hand-wringing among Republicans and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCouples counseling for GOP House Speaker Jase Bolger and Dem. Leader Tim Greimel
Welcome to our “Anatomy of a Kerfuffle” edition of "It’s Just Politics." This week: a throw-down between Republican state House Speaker Jase Bolger and» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleElection 2014: The running season is here
This week’s It’s Just Politics deserves a little running music (we’re thinking the theme to Chariots of Fire would fit well) because we’re looking at who’s» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWill troubles in DC rain on Michigan's political parade?
This week on "It’s Just Politics," we’re talking scandals, or at least, perceived scandals. In D.C., at the White House, the Obama administration is» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleGovernor Snyder encounters choppy (political) waters on Mackinac Island
This week we are taping It's Just Politics at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Policy Conference on Mackinac Island. This is an annual statewide event where» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article‘Gen Y’ Republican lawmaker takes up gay rights fight in Lansing
This week on "It’s Just Politics," it’s all about ch-ch-changes (cue your best David Bowie impersonation here). Changes are afoot vis-a-vis lesbian, gay,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCampaign trails wait as candidates get social
This week on It's Just Politics, it's all about the art of the campaign announcement. This morning Congressman Mike Rogers surprised no one when he told» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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