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AG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political toolAG Bill Schuette using his office as a right wing political tool

I'll be on First Shift this morning to discuss Bill Schuette's actions so far as Attorney General. Here's some of the research...

Wisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov WalkerWisconsin Democrats submit more than 1,000,000 signatures to recall Gov Walker

Wisconsin's anti-union, anti-middle class, anti-99% governor is about to have his hat handed to him.  The people of...

Asking for democracy is democracy in actionAsking for democracy is democracy in action

Say what? Well I was checking out this article on the MLK march on Snyder's residence, and found this tidbit here:"We elect...

‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State‘Choose Life’ plates would fund Right to Life through the Secretary of State

Based on what we've seen of Snyder & the GOP legislature so far, this is definitely going to pass:Among the legislation...

Welcome to cbdcWelcome to cbdc

Hello listeners of First Shift. Thanks for stopping by. This blog is about to be rebooted and will have new posts again in a...

Report shows Shiawassee unemployment rate downReport shows Shiawassee unemployment rate down

The Michigan League for Human Services has issued a report (pdf) that shows some good news for Shiawassee. The unemployment...

Who Needs Memorial Day?

Who Needs Memorial Day?

It is important that we remember our soldiers, but I don’t need a special day or a sticker on my car to remember them.

I think about soldiers all the time. I lost a friend in Desert Storm. He was in the Special Forces, so we didn’t even know he was [...]

The Argus Press

Letter to The Argus Press, published May 28, 2005.

You voted for it ….

Supply-side. Top-Down. Reaganomics. Nuances aside, these terms describe current US economic policy. Care for the wealthy, they say, and the wealth will trickle-down. This is the principle that drives the Republican legislative agenda. There’s nothing wrong with it, except that [...]

Senator Daniel Inouye Speech On Filibuster

Given on the floor of the Senate, on Thursday, May 12, 2005.

Mr President, on January 31, 1963, I gave my maiden speech in the United States Senate. That’s over 40 years ago. 42 years ago. At that moment, the Senate was embroiled in a very heated debate on civil rights, and the question before [...]

Let It Stand!

An old-time sea Captain wrote in his log:

“The First Mate drunk all day.”

When that officer read the record, he expostulated vehemently.

“Why,” he exclaimed, “It was the first and only time that happened in a year, and your entry implies that I am a common sot.”

“Isn’t it true that you were drunk [...]