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Lessenberry: Bernero "showed an astonishing lack of comprehension of the issues"

by: MSURyanJ

Wed Jul 28, 2010 at 11:24:32 AM EDT


Jack Lessenberry posted an article over at the Metro Times this morning where he lists all of the candidates for Governor from "worst to the not-so-worst."  

Not surprisingly he pretty much dumps on all of the Republican candidates, save some complimentary words towards Rick Snyder.

On the Democratic side, however, he let this bomb drop on Virg Bernero.

Bernero often goes off half-cocked. He has taken Matty Moroun's money, and opposes the vitally necessary Detroit River International Crossing bridge.

When I questioned him about this, he showed an astonishing lack of comprehension of the issues, and when presented with information about Moroun's career as a slumlord and generally bad citizen, said he believed in the possibility of deathbed conversion.

Ouch.

Granted, he doesn't seem particularly excited about Andy Dillon either, but does sum up the Democratic race this by saying he's the best option.

He (Dillon) is clearly the better choice, if only because he is the only candidate who has tried to do something sensible about the Michigan budget mess

The whole story is available here:
http://www.metrotimes.com/news...

MSURyanJ :: Lessenberry: Bernero "showed an astonishing lack of comprehension of the issues"
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He was talking about Bernero's money from Matty Maroun (4.00 / 2)
not the issues in general.

F minus for trying to mislead people.

Among the Trees


Lessenberry is almost a single-issue pundit (4.00 / 1)
In his world, Moroun=evil, and taking money from Moroun=unfit for public office.

While I agree with the former -- there is nothing the least bit trustworthy or civic-minded about Moroun, his family, Stamper or anyone at the DIBC -- simply taking a pair of $3,400 contributions (an amount dwarfed by Matty's support to Republicans) doesn't make Virg Bernero corrupt or unfit.

DRIC (aka the "Gerald R. Ford International Crossing" if anyone with a lick or PR-sense had their say) is the one major issue I disagree with Virg on, but unlike Jack, it's not a deal-breaker.


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