Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: Which GOP candidate is best for Michigan? |
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From the Detroit News:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/OPINION01/801090334/1374
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McCain hurts Michigan
The last person Michigan needs in the White House is U.S. Sen. John McCain. He calls the federal fuel economy increase "overdue" ("John McCain: 'I can't abandon my principles,'" Jan. 3). But its timing couldn't be worse for the auto industry. He rails about "pork" spending in Washington and his solution for job growth is to spend money to compensate workers for their loss of high-paying jobs. Who pays for that?
McCain states that anti-trade sentiments would damage the country in the long run. Yet, after years in the Senate, he has done nothing about the terrible one-sided trade with Japan, which manipulates the yen and creates numerous tariff and nontariff trade barriers. |
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Romney's tax plan fails
Mitt Romney has no idea about the American worker, who will not listen to more patronizing propaganda about how to stimulate the economy ("Mitt Romney: We need to stimulate economy," Jan. 4). Destroying Social Security and medical care for American workers in favor of entitlements for the wealthy via tax cuts will cause revolutionary change to this country, and money flight to foreign banks by the rich. |
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Romney reflects substance
John McCain, Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama have ignited and gained the same type star appeal as Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Mitt Romney, however, simply represents substance and achievement. As governor of Massachusetts, he managed a difficult state. This should not hurt him in Michigan because his father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, was outstanding. |
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Tax plan elevates Huckabee
The News needs to reevaluate discounting GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee ("McCain's presidential hopes in line with needs of nation," Jan. 3). Huckabee is connecting with the American people because he is the only candidate who is "listening" to the people and what is important to them -- security on the border, winning the war on terror and fixing our tax system with the FairTax.
We all know the Internal Revenue Service is broken and that the tax code is nothing more than a political tool for the elected elite to reward or punish friends and enemies. We would save billions of dollars in compliance costs alone by converting to a simple, fair tax on consumption.
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Huckabee hits sour note
I'm leery of a bass player (Mike Huckabee); we already had a saxophone player in office (Bill Clinton). I'm leery of a senator like Hillary Rodham Clinton who does not have White House records for the voters to see.
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GOP in name only
I cannot understand how The Detroit News can endorse John McCain for the GOP presidential nomination in the Jan. 15 Michigan primary. He is nothing more than a RINO (Republican in Name Only). He should switch parties and join the Democrats. |
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Romney cares about Mich.
In Mitt Romney, we finally have a presidential candidate who cares about the success of the domestic auto industry, understands job creation, has been successful in a variety of public and private-sector jobs, is pro-life and will defend our borders. The other candidates don't care about the auto industry, and it shows.
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Romney is best for state
Although I like John McCain, I would not vote for him because of his past support for open borders. Like it or not, Mitt Romney is the best candidate for the American auto companies.
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Immigration intransigence
John McCain keeps insisting that he gets it on illegal immigration and yet has failed to change his position. This presidential contender is what's wrong with Washington. We need new officials who will represent us and not special interests.
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Michigan Republican Primary is Tuesday, January 15. |
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