| Here's a part of a piece on Gongwer regarding a recent interview Governor Granholm gave to Michigan Public Radio: Asked on a radio call-in show if she thought the state suffered from an inferiority complex, Ms. Granholm said, "Yes, I do." She did not blame the state for being down on itself given the ongoing economic problems, "but if we look at what this state has to offer, we have to have all hands on deck" to help rebuild the state. As she travels around the nation and the world in search of companies looking to locate in the state, Ms. Granholm said she finds that people outside of Michigan do not have the negative impression of the state that its own residents have. I've noticed quite a few people seem to be having that negative perception about Michigan, and not always because of the weather or the economy. What do you think? Have you seen a lot of people down about our state? How justified do you think it is? Like the Guv, I don't blame people all that much given what's gone on. But how many other states have what we have? Or maybe it's just a part of a general attitude people have toward where they live. Do Wisconsinites, Pennsylvanians, Tennesseans, etc., have the same attitudes about their home states as many Michiganders/Michiganians do? |
