People are saying all kinds of terrible things about my wife Betsy the Billionairess, about how if I win we'll have DeVos & DeVos, Governors x2.
That's all hooey of course. I mean really: What has she ever done in politics?
I can't figure out what, though. Frankly, it's kind of creeping me out the way The Billionairess keeps walking around the mansion with a distant look in her eyes, a little half smile on her lips sing-songing "It'll soon be over now, it'll soon be over now."
Rochelle Riley - Rochelle? Is that French? Can we get a deportation order here? - anyway "Madame Rochelle" has written a column titled Don't forget Betsy DeVos that I hope everyone will skip reading and immediately write an outraged letter to the editor about.
Rile-em-up Riley says that my billion-dollar babycakes was once a nationally known Republican strategist (chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party for two terms, member of the Republican National Committee and a delegate several times to Republican National Conventions) who state political observers once thought would someday make a great governor. Saulius Maximus responds to that with "She's someone who would make a great candidate, a great leader. But I don't see that as a real or practical option." He does a nice job of delicately skirting the central issue: That Betsy DeVos terrifies even the Republican Party and must be kept far, far away from the media spotlight.
The Columnista then quotes Gil Zeigler, founder of Republicans for Granholm as saying that if Dick DeVos wins "I think she'll be a very, very powerful first lady. I think he's too extreme. I think the DeVoses are too extreme. They're part of the group that has taken the party to the far right, and that's not what our party was." Gil, you're just sore because Betsy played harder ball than a moderate like you could take.
I think the bottom line here is that a lot of people think that Rochelle's bottom line is true:
Being first lady might be Betsy DeVos' only chance to push Michigan to be more conservative, friendlier to families and corporations, and more dedicated to educating children in quality schools, even if those schools are private. So we should pay attention to every Betsy DeVos opinion, past or present.
Because if her husband wins, Michigan could have its first Team Governor.
Team Governor? Do I still get to use the stamper thing on the bills??
Looks like Hector Solon has addressed this as well
The Doctrine of Dick DeVos: Wife Betsy DeVos Deliberately Gagged by Hector Solon