Obama Channels Granholm on Green Stimulus

nationalreview.com ^ | November 24, 2008 | Henry Payne

[70th Division]

MDOT is one of the few state agencies that actually create JOBS! Something that Michigan sorely needs. And we still have good roads here.

[70th Division]

Engler cut a lot of taxes and the size of state government. There is nothing that you are paying for from Engler. The budget was in balance during his adminestration but heading into a recession there was not enough revinue.

When you get a Democrat in who grows the size of government instead of cutting it in the middle of a recession you just have a huge problem. You just don’t spend more when you are taking in less.

[musicman]

"And we still have good roads here."

I grew up in Berrien County. It borders Indiana and is right on "The Lake" acress from Chicago.

I moved to Florida in 1977.

I have been back to visit a few times. If you want to count the TWO repaved lanes of I-94 from New Buffalo to Sawyer exit (the ones they WEREN'T in the middle of repaving that July), and the rest of the stretch of I-94 to the last Benton Harbor exit, then maybe your statement about the good roads in Michigan has SOME validity.

For your "good roads in Michigan" statement to become more credible than that, I'd have to have some pics and links!!!

[70th Division]

I travel every day from Lansing to Southfield. I travel the state for MDOT. For the most part our roads are good. The I-94 corridor is ALWAYS under construction. If I was the governor I would rename it “Our Lady of Perpetual Construction” We have a lot of construction going on and a tight budget as you are well aware. I have been from Monroe to Ontonagon from Edwardsburg to Caseville. I have 177K on my car and have never lost a tire to potholes.