| Bishop Blasts Conservation Group
By Annette Kingsbury Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) issued an angry denunciation Friday of a new blog, which takes issue with his environmental record. The Michigan League of Conservation Voters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group focused on educating voters, lobbying and issue advocacy, unveiled the blog called MI Eye on Bishop this week. It purports to show Bishop’s statements and votes cast on various environmental issues, from Asian carp to more general issues related to natural resource protection. Bishop said he hadn’t seen the blog and, therefore, didn’t address specific issues. But he characterized the effort as “an attack ad.” Your thoughts Should Mike Bishop Respond to Hypocrisy in His Record Rather Than Criticize the Michigan League of Conservation Voters? Yes, the charges deserve a response No, it's good enough to say he's never heard of them View Poll Report “I have never heard of them. They have never participated in any policy discussions” which he attended, Bishop said. “Just because the word environment or conservation is in their title does not mean they are,” he said. “There are people out there who are desperate, and I am so sick and tired of it.” Click here for the rest of the story |
