Gov Rick Snyder Sellout? Prefabricated Corporate Michigan (Government) Courtesy of Koch & ALEC Excl.

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Tuesday March 08, 2011 · 1:14 PM PST

2011/03/08 · 13:14

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the Snyder Team/Policy are about to become the first totally irrelevant 'Republican' Administration in Michigan history. Armed and on the march with prewritten policy and legislation from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and other think-tanks, the Michigan Republican Majorities in both the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives are steamrolling a right wing agenda - Michigan "Government in a Box".

Using imported 'model legislation' Michigan Legislators have already put up a long list of bills built by special interest led teams outside of Michigan. The goal: complete rewrite of Michigan's government and policies designed over decades by conservative, right wing / corporate interests to suit their agenda and profits, not the needs of Michigan citizens.

ANALYSIS: Will CEO Rick Snyder just be another rubber stamp signature on scripted ALEC Laws? How many Smoking Guns have been found in Michigan Legislation so far?

Rick Snyder's path to Nerd nihil ad rem; ALEC's ghostwriting of State laws supplanting State Legislatures; What is ALEC doing in Michigan? Plenty...

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Is Wisconsin Style GOP Corruption in Michigan Budget Related Legislation?

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Wednesday February 23, 2011 · 9:30 AM PST

2011/02/23 · 09:30

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the Snyder Budget Proposal are now under the spotlight, particularly as Snyder seeks to avoid protests like in Wisconsin, here in Michigan’s Capital Lansing.

The Michigan Republican legislature has been loaded with 39 bills they are shot gunning, Wisconsin-style through the Republican controlled Legislature.

Just in case you don’t get it yet, this is NOT about just the collective bargaining and unions, its ALL ABOUT 2012 and national party politics, the troubles in many States be damned.

Welcome to the Republican Party National laboratory for US States, Newt Gingrich to the Republican Governor Association:

The challenge for us is to turn rejection of the left into replacement of the left.
Washington is trapped in obsolete policies, regulations and ideologies.

However, in your states, you will have an opportunity to provide creative leadership and to organize innovative, creative citizens in new models of solutions appropriate to the age of the iPhone, iPad, You Tube, Facebook, Twitter, Google and text messaging.

America will transform much faster in the 50 state laboratories of citizen-led government than in the centralized, bureaucratic, interest group dominated system of Washington.
We need your leadership in creating experiments of modernization and transformation.

As Governors, you have an opportunity to lead your states in transformational change while Washington is held captive by the reactionary interest groups, ideology and bureaucracies of the past.

List of Michigan Wisconsin-Style Legislation and more below...

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Michigan Gov Rick Snyder: Milliken Model in Leadership? (PART 3 Nerd-Centric Politics SERIES)

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Friday January 28, 2011 · 7:54 AM PST

2011/01/28 · 07:54

INTRO & PART 2 explored Republican Governor Rick Snyder’s Administration and Agenda for Michigan by the Snyder Team and ideas on "Reinventing Michigan".

In Part 3 and 4 of this multi-part series the leadership styles influencing Rick Snyder with a focus on former Governor William (Bill) Milliken, Michigan’s most prominent living Republican Moderate, will be examined. The following as well as relationships between Snyder (comparisons with John Engler) and Milliken Model are analyzed: 1) Who’s Milliken? 2) Milliken Leadership Model, and 3) Milliken Endorsement of Rick Snyder and more.

He ain’t Engler, maybe a Milliken?

William G. Milliken (center) and Rick Snyder (right) pictured at an event arranged by Detroit PR man, Berg Muirhead (left).

PART 3 Milliken Leadership Model Continues...

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Saturday January 22, 2011 · 11:05 AM PST

2011/01/22 · 11:05

Michigan’s Governor, or newly hired CEO, Rick Snyder State of the State Speech on the Snyder Administration Agenda appeared to be difficult for most people to understand. This is primarily because using a PowerPoint based talk, Rick Snyder outlined the basics of how 1) the Snyder Administration policies and performance will be measured, 2) What focus areas in policy he will implement first, and 3) What the Snyder Team’s inaugural tasks and objectives will be.

This is a multi-part series of analysis on what Republican Governor Rick Snyder has on his Agenda for Michigan and 1) What possible leadership examples, sources and methodologies he is drawing from, and 2) What issues and challenges the new "Nerd" Governor will face.

While we might not know everything about Rick Snyder, but... one thing is clear, he ain’t John Engler...

New Nerd CEO Snyder(r) (on the left in 2011): "Hi folks, I’m a Nerd..."
Gov Engler(R) (way on the right in the 1990's): "Those punks"

PART 1 of the Series continues...

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Wednesday January 19, 2011 · 11:03 AM PST

2011/01/19 · 11:03

UPDATES and NEW SERIES SEE LINKS BELOW

New elected Governor or newly hired CEO Rick Snyder State of the State Speech is tonight, where Rick Snyder will outline the Snyder Administration policies and Snyder Team tasks and objectives. He will be referring to a Michigan Report Card and Michigan Benchmark his team has developed.

To assist the corporate media, and what is left of Lansing political reporters and analysts, and Michigan Policy WONKS, we have made a "Governor Rick Snyder: State of the State and Policy BINGO CARD" for your use and enjoyment.

Instructions BELOW...

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Tuesday November 09, 2010 · 4:27 AM PST

2010/11/09 · 04:27

Rick Snyder has named two APPOINTMENTS to his new Snyder Administration, Dick Posthumus as Special Adviser & Liaison to Michigan Legislature and Andy Dillon as State Treasurer. Now available are the 'Unauthorized' FULL PROFILES posted.

Venture Capitalist and former CEO of Gateway computers takes the Governorship of the State of Michigan.

Snyder’s new ‘portfolio company’ is now call "State of Michigan Corporation" or "SoMICH Corp." (Traded as DJI: MI or Michigan)

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Monday November 08, 2010 · 7:02 AM PST

2010/11/08 · 07:02

Inside the Snyder Transition Team...

Keeping the King’s Discipline: Mackinac Center’s Demands on Rick Snyder
The Midland, Michigan based Mackinac Center for Public Policy's shot over the bow of ~~Governor~~ CEO-elect Rick Snyder’s new Transition Team, appointments and administration, has already been fired.

Immediately after Snyder won the Michigan Republican Party the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the arm twisting of Rick Snyder continued with an Open Letter from the Mackinac Center to Rick Snyder...

Cross posted to BFM.

More on the Mackinac Center's Letter and Observations BELOW...

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Saturday November 06, 2010 · 4:21 AM PDT

2010/11/06 · 04:21

Rick Snyder won the election and is starting to shape his team, but challenges, mostly from his own Party, will be significant. Fact is the MI GOP is divided, and his team (FULL Initial Profiles HERE) so far appears to be much of the Same Old Buddies of John Engler.

Venture Capitalist and former CEO of Gateway computers takes the ~~Governorship~~ Chair & CEO of the State of Michigan.

Just Who the Heck is this Nerd Guy Elect?
Snyder's new 'portfolio company' is now called "State of Michigan Corporation" or "SoMICH Corp." (Traded on DJI: MI or MICH)

Cross-posted to BFM.

UPDATE: Rick Snyder Transition Team Profiles HERE
UPDATE: Rick Snyder Transition Hits Snag and Will Snyder Toe-the-line?

Snyder Transition Challenges and Analysis BELOW...

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Friday November 05, 2010 · 7:48 AM PDT

2010/11/05 · 07:48

Venture Capitalist and former CEO of Gateway computers takes the Governorship of the State of Michigan.

Snyder’s new ‘portfolio company’ is now call "State of Michigan Corporation" or "SoMICH Corp." (Traded as DJI: MI or Michigan)

His Transition Team so far:

Doug Rothwell – Appointed by John Engler as head of MEDC and MEGA
Sharon Rothwell – John Engler Chief of Staff for 8 Years
Mark Murray – Worked under John Engler in Education, Budget and as Treasurer.
Jeff Barnes – Policy Advisor for the Snyder Campaign
George W. Jackson, Jr – President & CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

UPDATE: Snyder Transition Challenges and Analysis now posted HERE.
UPDATE: Rick Snyder Transition Hits Snag and Will Snyder Toe-the-line?

Initial PROFILES of Rick Snyder's Transition Team BELOW...

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Wednesday November 03, 2010 · 7:09 AM PDT

2010/11/03 · 07:09

Venture Capitalist and former CEO of Gateway computers, Rick Snyder, takes ~~the Governorship~~ Chairman & CEO of the State of Michigan.

Snyder’s new ‘portfolio company’ is now called "State of Michigan Corporation" or "SOMICH Corp." (Traded on DJI: MI or MICH)

Day after 2010 Michigan Mid-Term Election...

What would your CAPTION be?

Note: A "Washout Round" is a Private Equity or Venture Capital investor term for a financing round whereby the previous investors, founders, and management suffer significant dilution.

Michigan GOP Robo Call associates Democrats with KKK

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Tuesday November 02, 2010 · 7:25 AM PDT

2010/11/02 · 07:25

Every once in awhile something emerges from the political ether that really shows the true colors of the Michigan Republican Party and they willingness to do ANYTHING to win, something GOP mouth pieces like Nolan Finley (from the fused at the hip Detroit News / Mackinac Center / Heritage Foundation / Hillsdale College political noise machine) say Democrats do all the time.

Oh, yeah? Sinners heal thy self.

When I got home on Friday there was a message on an answering machine that purported to be from Michelle Engler, Michigan’s former First Lady. After identifying herself, the speaker went on to say all the ads about Bob Young’s language are lies. Further, they were put out by the Democrats in conjunction with the KKK. Wow!

Wow indeed, but the story gets better...

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Saturday July 24, 2010 · 7:17 AM PDT

2010/07/24 · 07:17

Michigan Republican Attorney General Michael Cox is running in the Michigan GOP primary for Governor.

What’s his storyline?

"I’m a Marine."

The fact is that U.S. Marine Corps has changed a lot since Cox was a short timer, one enlistment, non-rate, brawling leatherneck. The question is now; does Mike Cox have the character and core values of today’s Marine? This analysis takes a look at Marine Corps Values and Mike Cox, his history, background and personal potential as Michigan’s next "Marine" governor.

OK, Private. Shit-hot and square? Chinese field day time.
Dump ruck, junk on bunk. Urah?

In other words... Mr. Cox, if that’s the premise; let’s explore what that might mean, for you, your campaign, and for the citizens of Michigan.

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