Weekend Travel
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010So, hey. I’ve been off the grid for a while. In fact, got back on Sunday night, but it’s amazing how much catch-up you have to do after being off the grid for so long. As it happens, we were up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for the wedding of one of my brothers. [...]
The Other Shoe Drops on the Michigan Tea Party
Monday, August 23rd, 2010So, a while back I made mention of a genuine third party getting fired up in Michigan called Tea Party, which was putting candidates up in tight races. A former UAW shop steward, who vigorously shunned the media, seemed to be behind the petition drive to get candidates on the ballot, though the “real” Tea [...]
Tea Parties for Everyone
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010In case you haven’t been following the story–and I’m not sure anyone outside of Michigan has–for the last couple of months there has been a petition going around to get the Tea Party recognized as an official political party eligible for the Michigan ballot in November. What’s interesting–and perhaps deliciously hilarious–is that the official party [...]
