Michigan GOP in Total Meltdown

by: GoBlueMich02

Thu Oct 09, 2008 at 14:05:20 PM EDT

Dear ___
Today, you may have received an email from a disgruntled former employee, Justin Zatkoff,  that is an example of game-playing that is distracting from our efforts this fall.  It has been leaked to the press and being circulated by the same old group of troublemakers who are more interested in intra-party political silliness than helping Republicans win general elections.

The Total Meltdown of the State GOP, under the fold

DeVos holiday greetings more politics than pleasantries

by: Iamthedecider

Thu Dec 20, 2007 at 12:41:00 PM EST

by: Luke Canfora

Wednesday (12/19) at 16:50 PM

Amway chief Dick DeVos, the 2006 Republican gubernatorial candidate, has sent holiday greetings to supporters that read much more like a campaign announcement than a Christmas card.

In the one-page, Dec. 13 e-mail entitled "A message from Dick DeVos," he highlights state budget shortfalls and tax increases as problems and solicits ideas from readers, saying "we need to get all the good ideas we can, 'cause we can't count on them coming out of Lansing." The e-mail disclaimer said it was paid for by the DeVos for Governor campaign committee.

DeVos also attacked Gov. Granholm and legislators who voted for tax increases during the recent legislative session. "The Democrats were even successful in getting a few misguided Republicans to go along with them on the hike in state spending and increased taxes," he wrote, "and so it became law."

Granholm defeated DeVos for governor in 2006 by a margin of 56 percent to 42 percent. Granholm painted DeVos as a strong supporter of President Bush and his policies, and maintained that as head of Amway, DeVos outsourced 1,400 jobs from Michigan to China.

DeVos wrapped up his year-end message with a holiday greeting to those of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths, saying: "To all our Muslim friends, we wish you a successful Eid Al-Adha," the festival honoring Abraham's sacrifice to Allah.

"The story here isn't that DeVos is running again," said Joe DiSano of Main Street Strategies, a Democratic political consultant  in Lansing. "That's a foregone conclusion. The real story is if DeVos will have a primary challenge. I see another DeVos candidacy splitting the GOP in half and metro Detroit Republicans finding a candidate to challenge DeVos."

Why Michigan Republicans don't mind college tuition hikes

by: Gus

Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 13:40:58 PM EDT

Its no secret that Michigan Republicans - especially Mike Bishop - don't care that college students are being forced to swallow outrageous tuition hikes around 10% statewide. But it wasn't until today that I found out why they are so apathetic about Michigan's future. It appears that Michigan Republicans are led by a man who never cared enough to get a college degree himself: Saul Anuzis.

In Saul's web diary (I refuse to call it a blog until I can comment on it) today, he claims that MDP's Mark Brewer called him a "dropout." Now, after my laughter, I looked for what Saul's response was. Turns out Saul never refutes Mark's point but just waxes anti-intellectual by insinuating that going to Harvard undergrad and Stanford law is a bad thing. (As an aside, the anti-intellectual sentiment in this country is one of my biggest pet peeves.)

So I decided to research why Saul never refuted the claim he was a dropout. The first place I turn is the propaganda he calls his bio on MIGOP.org. Now it mentions that he attended U-M-Dearborn, but it noticeably never uses the word "graduate." Interesting but not exactly damning.

I next turned to my good friend Google. After a simple search of "Anuzis U of M Dearborn" I instantly find this from one of my old favorite blogs MI Caucus(I really wish these MI Caucus folks would continue their antics more regularly):

EXCLUSIVE!
The Education of MI-GOP Chair Saul Anuzis
  Little known facts about Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis' college career at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, also known as "incomplete" or "failed to graduate." See if you can answer the questions below. You won't see this in the alumni rag. Exclusive to the Michigan Caucus (Copyright 2006).

MI Caucus never does reveal their source but I have to say they have a good track record on this sort of thing. And it all fits: Anuzis never refutes the "dropout" charge, never claims to have graduated in his bio, and outside sources seem to point to Anuzis being a dropout.

So to my original point. Anuzis, a man who apparently did not respect higher education to get a degree himself, is head of the party blocking new revenue streams to keep college tuition costs low. I don't think it is that much of stretch to think helping college kids is low on Anuzis' priority list.

America and Michigan need less dropouts like Rove, Anuzis and more educated people like Democrats.

And on the 9th day...

by: Gus

Sat May 26, 2007 at 10:20:49 AM EDT

Don't worry kids, Saul tends to screw up a lot and I will be back to blog about it.

But before I go, I have a couple of final facts for you. Saul made one more comment after yesterday's diary. Saul made a total of eight comments during the whole Ron Paul fiasco, proving he is more responsive to us liberals than anyone from the party he leads.

Saul, have fun yachting with Dick DeVos or whatever you Republicans do on Memorial day weekend. And for the rest of you, have fun watching Detroit beat Cleveland in all things sport.

Day 8: Still can't contact Saul

by: Gus

Fri May 25, 2007 at 10:22:59 AM EDT

Don't go to the MIGOP website, because Saul is still not accepting your phone calls or emails for the 8th straight day. Is Ron Paul's wrath really that bad? Or is poor constiteunt relations is the hallmark of Saul's Republicans? 

Right now a Liberal has a better chance of talking to Saul than a Republican. Is he too busy mixing it up here on Michlib to repair his site? Whatever the reason his contact page is still down, I think Saul's troubles are hilarious... 

Day 7: Saul's contact page still can't be found

by: Gus

Thu May 24, 2007 at 13:40:55 PM EDT

Why does it matter, you ask? It is evidence that Saul's blunder is continuing to hurt Michigan Republicans. It exposes his inepititude at managing his party and that his reactionary politics fail. Oh and that he is a filthy liar about there "being no problems." Clearly somethings not okay, right Saul?