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Getting started in political bloggingGetting started in political blogging

I'm going to be on with Tony later this morning to discuss political blogging. I thought I'd start at the very beginning. ...

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...

MDP Rule Change – Part 2

I view the Michigan Democratic Party through a very small window provided by some fellow Democrats I’m lucky enough to call friends. They are watchdogs. They spend hours evaluating, questioning, strategizing, philosophizing. How do we build our grassroots network? What’s our most effective method of mobilizing our resources? How do we create a bottom-up State [...]

Letter To Editor, Lansing State Journal

This letter was submitted by Kristi Bartholomew.

One of the ten commandments is “Thou shalt not commit adultery” Exodus 20:14.

When Mike Cox was sworn in as Michigan’s Attorney General on January 1, 2003, he made a commitment to protect all the people of Michigan. In his campaign promises, he went out of [...]

MDP Rule Change – Part 1

When it comes to the Michigan Democratic Party, I?m no guru. I have no interest in state party business and little memory of Robert?s Rules of Order. I?ve never been to a convention or to a committee meeting because I can?t think of anything more excruciating than spending a Saturday feigning interest in the administrative [...]

MDP Rule Change – Mark Brewer Memo

On Saturday, November 5th, the MDP State Central Committee voted to adopt the 30-day rule. A detailed report will be presented at the next Shiawassee County Democratic Party monthly meeting. The Shiawassee County Democratic Party meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Corunna City Hall. You can get more information at http://www.shiawasseedems.com.

Mark [...]

Valde Garcia Speaks On Same-Sex Marriage

I oppose ‘same sex marriag’ and support the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman. I will give you two lines of thought, one religious and one secular, as to why I supported SJR E .

As a Christian, I believe in the moral standards set forth by God through the [...]