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Subscribe to RSSFARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Declaring "we need to move forward" with new leadership in Washington, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder endorsed Mitt Romney for president at a chamber of commerce luncheon here today.
"The job is not getting done, and we need the leadership in Washington to get that job done, and to do that, you need the right people leading the charge. And we have a person in Governor Romney who has that background," Snyder said. "He has a great combination of private sector experience, of knowing what it takes to create a job, and how difficult that is, how to succeed in the private sector. He also brings that experience of being the chief executive of a state, of understanding what it’s to be in the public sector. And to be successful in running a state. That’s the experience we need in Washington."
Snyder, who like Romney is a former venture capital chief executive and data-obsessive, ran under the mantra "One Tough Nerd," and defeated the Romney-backed Pete Hoekstra in a Republican primary, before winning the governorship outright in the fall of 2010. Today, he adopted one of of Romney's favorite targets in giving his endorsement: the lack of business understanding in Washington, D.C.
“I was amazed in government at how little understanding there is of business. It shocked me to see how many people in government had never spent any time in business," Snyder said. "And yet the economy, business, is what drives the revenues of government, and the well-being of our citizens. And yet they don’t understand it.”
After accepting the endorsement and praising Snyder, Romney peppered his speech with Michigan nostalgia. He mentioned his love of the state's lakes, the automobile industry, and said even the height of the trees seemed right here in his home state. Less prominent in this speech? The anti-union, anti auto-bailout rhetoric that has been the hallmark of Romney's campaign stops in Michigan thus far. Snyder has taken moderate positions on both issues. He has called the auto-bailout a necessary step to save the industry, and has not made passage of right-to-work legislation a priority, as Romney has promised to do if elected.
"I love the auto industry; I want to see it thrive and grow," Romney said. "I’m glad it went through a managed bankruptcy process, which I recommended from the very beginning, to shed unnecessary costs and get its footing again. I’m delighted it's profitable. In my view, this auto industry can continue to lead the world and must continue to lead the world to keep Detroit with a vibrant and prosperous future."
The Romney campaign doubtlessly hopes Snyder's rising approval rating here will also lift Romney in what's widely seen as a must-win state for him. A Detroit News poll released today showed Romney trailing former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum by four points, 34 to 30, with 12 days to go until the Michigan primary.
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Hope Snyder brings Willard more luck then Nikki Haley did! lol
By the way, where are all the tea baggers these days?
Weren't they supposed to be a 'force' to be reckoned with in this election? ;o))
*crickets*
Get lost Romney spin! No more! Not listening anytime Romney and the 1%-ers try to say the President is not leading! The President is looking out for ordinary consumers. President Obama is looking out for US on housing foreclosures and a litany of issues critical to ordinary folks.
CFPB seeking oversight of debt collectors and credit bureaus:
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday sought to bring debt collectors and credit bureaus under its purview, marking the first time the often controversial industries would be subject to federal supervision.
Under its proposed rule, the CFPB would oversee the nation’s largest debt collectors and consumer reporting agencies such as Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. It is the first attempt by the watchdog agency to define which businesses in the vast swath of nontraditional financial institutions will be subject to the same examination process as banks."
Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/consumer-agency-wants-oversight-of-debt-collectors-credit-bureaus/2012/02/15/gIQAieioHR_story.html
Feisty redhead will be giving head to any Occupier that hasn't taken a shower in at least one week or more. She will be appearing at the Cadillac Ranch from 2AM-5AM in the rear parking lot.
not sure about the tea party, but us southern DEMs will be a force.
11CRACKER11
This is your second post under this name.
Defamation is not going well for you.
11cracker11
Your fuse is lit and it is a short one ... soon to go boom.
Geez, how many times will Romney lie about President Obama following "his plan" for saving the auto industry. I'm surprised his nose can even fit on the same stage with him but even more surprised that a lightening bolt has not struck him from above.
Backhouse,
We really didn't need another agency in Washington to handle the credit bureaus. The Federal Trade Commission already has a policy that regulates credit bureaus. Try www.ftc.gov/credit. It details a persons rights under the "Fair Credit Reporting Act." Also states have added their own protections concerning credit bureaus.
There is also a Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that sets the guide lines that Collection Agencies must adhere to, it is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission. Also states can control, as California does, Collection Agencies.
There are plenty of protections out there now to protect consumers from credit bureaus and collection agencies.
Since Gov. Romney is not going to do the March 1st debate on CNN, what do you think those two talked about?
11cracker11, Get Lost! You are disgusting troll.
Every now & then one manages to crawl out of the cess-pool they inhabit!
I noticed Buck was was right behind him... lol
Hey, maybe you didn't lose your house. Maybe you don't care about those who have. But the rest of us want and need the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and support it 250%.
Consumers need all the support we can get - following the Wall street blow-out scams that hurt left millions of American homeowner mortgages underwater and without homes due to unfair and phoney foreclosures. On foreclosure:
"Federal regulators have announced that they would give borrowers who have faced foreclosure since early 2009 an additional three months to have their cases reviewed for potential wrongdoing....Borrowers will now have until July 31 to apply for the free review...
Examples of financial injury might include unwarranted or miscalculated fees charged to borrowers, a foreclosure that happened while a borrower was already in bankruptcy protection, or a property that underwent a foreclosure sale even as the borrower was awaiting word on a loan modification from the servicer."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/homeowners-get-more-time-for-foreclosure-reviews/2012/02/15/gIQAFAtoGR_story.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk
GO C.F.P.B.!
Feisty,
11cracker11 may be another reincarnation of ITM – just joined today and since BigRedOne4Life was banned today as a rereg of ITM.
The best thing to happen for Americans is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau--it will protect consumers and not the powerful.
Dennis, thanks for confirming what I thought, 11cracker11 sounded just like InTheMiddle.
Well Buck, you're doing a bang up job. You guys are the biggest farce I've seen in ages.
Can we call it or WHAT?
You can smell ITM from a mile away... lol
Backhouse,
Instead of going into a rant and posting some article answer my question. My response was to the comment about Collection agencies and Credit Bureaus. The first sentence in the Article you posted is a lie, there is already federal guidelines pertaining to collection agencies and credit bureaus. Don't believe everything you read until you check it out.
This CFPB is just another power grab by the Obama Administration when there are already agencies that can do the same thing. Typical Washington BS, don't enforce current laws on the books but write more.
BTW, most of the people that lost their homes should never have been allowed to buy them. This is not the first time homes have lost value and homeowners have been under water. It has happened several times, there has never, and never will, been a rule that says one will always see home values increase. Realtytrac, which tracks home sales, stated that there will be a 25% increase in foreclosures this year.
Without any further delay, we need oversight of any and every possible kind in the financial sector, since it has brought down the economy of this country and the global economy.
Putting such oversight into place is pure common-sense. It would only be perceived as a 'power-grab' by someone who either does not care about those who have been hurt, or is protecting those who did the hurting.
If you are in denial about such a profound and fundamental reality, there is nothing more to add.
Good luck!
I was right behind him, but mine was a little more discreet.
backhouse look into HR4646
Backhouse,
It's apparent that you are one of those liberals that think the government will do or should do everything for everyone from cradle to grave. We have so damn much oversight now it is pathetic yet you and the liberals want more. Get out and educate yourself to the ways of life and do something for yourself instead of complaining all the time.
11cracker11 & buck ---- you two make red necks look dignified.
See solutions posted @ #1.17
Backhouse,
Poor Gomer Pyle - he grows angrier by the day as he sees it all slipping away from him & his comrades! lol
hr4646 will solve all the problems
What he fails to realize is that our President is on HIS side...and that the Teabaggers are nothing more than pawns of the uber-wealthy, funded by the Koch brothers.
We need oversight of Obama, he took over GM and bond holders got $0.29 on the dollar. Who are bond holders? Folks that work hard and save for retirement. Bonds are supposed to be secure investments but he ignored the law and rewarded unions which are not secured creditors.
And you all are upset because people that do not make their house payments get foreclosed on. That is the way it is supposed to work.
By the way Romney will not be the nominee no matter how bad you libs want him and Obama will be defeated in November.
Perfect....Birds of a feather.....both venture
capitalistsvultures.Why not Santorum?? Is it because he was, & is, a PAID Washington Lobbyist Insider?? Or, like Obama, he's an inexperienced Senator with no Real World Business Experience?
Obama was 46 years old when he became our 44th President. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004... hardly inexperienced when he assumed the role of President. His achievements in office have shown that he has both the temperament and the organizational savvy to lead.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
"The job is not getting done" The job of moving most of the nation's wealth to the top 1%. There are still some working people who get benefits with their jobs. Not acceptable!
Yes, Amy---there are also a few unions left. And some women have sex for reasons other than having a baby. There is lots of work for the Republicans to do.
Romney said. "I’m glad it went through a managed bankruptcy process, which I recommended from the very beginning, to
shed unnecessary costshurt the unions and getits footing againbusy on handing out those executive bonuses.Billionaires for Romney!
wow you are an idiot. How about the non-salaried workers at GM who get screwed over and over, I guess they are all Billionaires. What are there like 50 Billionaires in the whole country and like 10 have to do with Walmart. You are just a dishonest hack that spreads untruths. Benefits??? They are to attract the best and brightest in a certain field, you know, go study 18th Century English Women Studies somewhere else and just shut up
I just like crossing stuff out, like
11cracker11.Well said, Amy! Like his/her previous incarnations, will not be able to control his/her derogatory, name calling, stalking, inflammatory self and poof,
11cracker11.11cracker11, Please take your own advice...
Atta girl Amy!
That's OK Amy. Now that Nancy Pelosi has come and said that even self-insured Catholic institutions should pay for contraception I'm sure they'll reach the conclusion that it will be easier just to drop health insurance altogether. Along with the small to medium sized businesses that will decide it cheaper and less burdensome to pay the fine we'll soon have Medicade for All, the left's wet dream. However, the 1% will be fine as they will still get treatment immediately, when and where they want it, but the rest of us will be waiting 4 - 6 weeks for procedures just like every other single-payer system round the world.
Maybe the CBO could score Obamacare again using realistic numbers of employees who'll be dropped from their employers plans.
"If you like your plan then nothing will change" - even as we mandate new costs
"Total costs will be reduced" - as we add 30m patients to the system
And I believe in Unicorns, Fairy Dust and Father Christmas.
Way cheaper to cover contraceptives than to shell out for pregnancy care, delivery and it's complications or the after-care for botched abortions after Republicans make it impossible to get a safe one.
Democratic thinking: pragmatic and thrifty. Republicans: convoluted and inept.
Yeah Ames, things are so much cheaper when others pay for them.
So Ames, apparently you haven't seen the Presidents latest budget. When you happen to get a glance at it, please explain the "pragmatic" and "thrifty" features of that document. Please include the use of terms like "Unicorns, Fairy Dust and Father Christmas." in your explanation.
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JoJo is pretending that she has read it in its entirety. BS
Not only that, Amy, but some employers want to retain their female employees by offering a benefit that they need.
Same question to you ideo. Take a stab at it. Find some "pragmatic" and "thrifty" features of that budget. You're good with the insults, lets finally see if you have a brain.
JoJo ... let me see you take a stab at what Virginia is up to with women, let's see if you have a heart.
You're not up to it, not surprising. And what in the world are you deflecting to something about in Virginia?
You're just another clown on the Left ideo.
JoJo, you use the same method that Spanky uses. It is pure BS. You have not read the budget and yet you ask others to comment on it in the hopes of being able to snicker as if you have made some valid point.
No ideo, one does not have to read the entire budget to comment on it. The essentials of it is in all the papers ideo, try picking one up and reading one sometime. So now you've got the false premise and straw man argument that "someone has to read the entire document before you can ask/answer questions about it". You are truly a joke.
Lets be real ideo, if only for a moment. There is no redeeming value for Obama's budget or for the Democrats "pragmatic" and "thrifty" approach to governing. It doesn't exist, you can't defend it, so instead you pout.
JoJo, if you have anything to say about the budget, then by all means do so and if it comes without your usual all is bad terminology, then perhaps someone will discuss whatever issue you may have with it. I do believe a lot of us are more concerned with what the GOP is trying to do to women today. I am surprised that you are not.
Seriously? You have any proof? I know that insurance companies run what-if scenarios to see if it's cheaper. If it was, and they being capitalists, don't you think they would offer them? It's a misconception that preventive care is cheaper in all cases. For example, breast cancer screening. Now do you accept the NIH recommendations (science based) that screening is not required before 50. Or do you subscribe to Debbie Stabenow's requirement for "free" (no-copay) screening for all woman? What's cheaper and is more effective? The HIH or a politician?
I'll let someone else comment about it:
I agree with both of those statements ideo. Do you agree with either statement?
So you somehow think social issues are more important than the economy? You are truly out of the main stream ideo.
JoJo, When quoted as such below, I might but I would need a better analysis.
“The savings that we proposed if enacted by the Congress will reduce deficits to below 3 percent of GDP,” he said. He said that this level would stabilize the growth of the national debt.
“You are right that, and I commend you for it, in saying that even if Congress were to enact this budget, we would still be left with, in the outer decades as millions of Americans retire, what are still unsustainable commitments in Medicare and Medicaid,” he added. He said the Obama budget if enacted would give the parties time to come together on a bipartisan solution.
So my dear, you are telling me that you would trash a woman's right to control her body because the economy is far too important for you? I thought that you were against Government intervention.
@ideology
When a President, of any party, tells you that the cuts are going to happen after the end of his Administration you can sure they are not going to happen.
Alan, NJ
the quote is Geithner
Well then Obama is not responsible (as usual). He only takes credit, right?
So in addition to everything else you're naive too. Alan NJ has it right, Obama is the "Out year" President. All his promises happen later, much later.
Alan, NJ......
Your (avatar) face appears blue. Are you a democrat or simply holding your breath?
Neocons seem to control both corrupt party establishments.
What a smart governor. Mitt is the man!! Loved everything the governor said about him, so true!
why is HR4646 under consideration?
Are you sure it is?
Wanna bet Romney has nothing to do with Michigan after this election...whether he wins or not. Romney could care less about that state...he's been absent from it for most of his adult life!
why not, Ford seems to be doing just fine without DC interfering.
Yes, Ford is doing fine and thanks to President Obama, GM is again #1 in worldwide sales, and Chrysler is rebounding. Only conservatives think having a thriving Big 3 Auto Industry providing millions of jobs for Americans is a bad thing.
But Pat--he likes how tall the trees are. Maybe he'll come back to visit them in the fall when they turn such nice colors.
are those 2 in the bottom for quality in a recent survey or was it reliability?
Thank God! Just imagine what would have happened if both Chrysler and GM would have been in the financial melt down and Mitt had been the Governor of Michigan in 2009. Scary...
Right to Work is an attack on the middle class and union busting plain and simple.
unions do not add any value for workers.
It is really hard to imagine that there is anyone who doesn’t recognize the totally self-serving and irresponsible focus of the current Republican / Tea Party; maybe some can be blinded by their own biased emotions or, if one of the very few, by their insatiable “more” appetite but the corruption is really flagrantly obvious and actually even obnoxious. Just look at the people involved, their lack of character and integrity as well as their constantly self-serving actions, which literally leaves no doubt.
Start with the sociopathic GWBush who always boldly acted like a spoiled little boy with his gross dishonesty and no conscience. Then there was Dick Cheney who never concerned himself with having to be honest and always aggressively pushed his own agenda. You can even add Karl Rove, another sociopath, with his aggressive, manipulative and unconscionable strategies. All they ever did, as the worst presidency ever, was to focus on being “puppets” for “the few” (1%), the influential, powerful and extremely wealthy few who strongly supported them and “pulled their strings”, while just giving the majority (99%) only apathy, the costs and an abundance of subterfuge to rationalize and deceive. Throughout all of that and ever since the Republican / Tea Party has irresponsibly fully supported and continued that same mentality, as is currently demonstrated by the stubborn and arrogant actions of Boehner, McConnell, Cantor, Ryan and others, always blocking and faulting all efforts and withholding any bipartisan cooperation, their being focused only on their political ambitions above all else, no matter what the cost to the people. Then we have the likes of Norquist, Cheney, Rove and the SuperPacs, collecting huge sums from “the money” (who just seek to own and control the Party) and using those funds to first, control the politicians with intimidation and coercion, to assure unity behind “the money’s” interests, and second, to con the people and manipulate public opinion (past examples being the manipulation of the Evangelistic Christian, the Swift-boat propaganda and the funding and direction of the Tea Party, besides always supporting biased policies). Look at the “puppet” candidates they offer, like Palin, O’Donnell and then Cain, Perry, Bachmann, Gingrich and others, all chasing their self-aggrandizing interests, while being totally willing to serve “the money” for the support. No where in there is there any sincere interest in the people, the majority.
It has been said that the current Republican Party, being completely owned and controlled by “the money”, is actually incapable of ever responsibly governing. Over the last twelve years their arrogant actions, the propaganda they stubbornly offer and the resulting problems really do nothing but fully substantiate that cocky irresponsibility. The courts refused to do it and the politicians will never do it ... so the question is, can the voters do it? To ever see a return to the Grande Ole Party, once again with a real, sincere concern for the people instead of just insultingly taken them for granted as “pawns” in the game of politics, we need to get money out of politics. The only way that will ever happen is when the people refuse to be conned, when the voters reject the extensive subterfuge constantly being thrown at them, to just deny “the money” the opportunity to manipulate them and instead firmly reject “the money’s” “puppet” candidates - thereby rendering “the money” ineffective.
Their propaganda seeks to attribute the problems to the Democrats, who of course are not all “pure and holy”, by condemning “socialism”, the deficit, liberal policies, government spending and “big government” ... but, while there is real room for improvement, none of those things caused the problems we are suffering. All of our problems can be directly related to exploitation by the privileged few who gained advantage from a permissive, co-responsible government pushing excessive deregulation, lax oversight, non-enforcement as well as favorable policies that encouraged gross dishonesty, run away greed and self-indulgence - producing repeated crises in savings and loans, banks, dot.coms, the financial, investment and mortgage industries as well as corporate corruption (like Enron). It is simply like the “pyramid schemes”, where the few take advantage and gain substantially while the majority pay the price and loose significantly. As long as “conservatism” is used as a disguise to allow “the few” this favoritism, nothing will ever change, just more deceptive rhetoric will be offered to sway and control public opinion.
Why is Gov. Romney skipping the March 1st debate on CNN? Wonder if that tidbit popped up in their luncheon conversation today?
I am a little surprised at the governor backing the one man who would have been perfectly happy to see his state go bankrupt. Romney had no interest in helping Michigan when they needed it, yet now, even with video evidence to the contrary, he will still claim that he was all for them. When will politicians learn that everything they say and do is on permanent record?
Don't you just love how he is trying to take credit for Obama's ideas. You mean they have video evidence? In that case it that wasn't me, no it was taken out of context, it's a Democratic conspiracy...
Romney "Just one flip flop after another".
Why not Santorum?? Is it because he was, & is, a PAID Washington Lobbyist Insider?? Or, like Obama, he's an inexperienced Senator with no Real World Business Experience?
correct we do not need either one
may have more with his ideas- as the Washington Post said when reviewing his book- Santorum has one of the best minds in the 13th century
Wow, talk about a kiss of death: Snyder endorses Romney.
Snyder just taxed the pensions of a million retired folks.
They're eager to vote again him or anyone he endorses.
Amazing how we have these so - called Republican governors like Gov. Rick Snyder supporting the fraud Romney . The RINO's are everywhere .
I agree with R Terr!!!!!
The tea baggars have all been compromised and have endorsed progressive socialist Newt Gingrich or Romney....These two RINO's don't have a constitutional bone in either of their bodies. It's sick too see America at the mercy of unAmerican valued candidates. There are no real Republicans running just a few wannabe's its quite sad really it is.
As a Michigander I can tell you that having Gov. Snyder endorse you is a kiss of death. Snyder is about as popular in Michigan as 'diaper rash'.
Is it surprising if one psuedo-conservative endorses another pseudo-conservative?
Unfortunately, with Santorum taking a 'hard right' stance on the social issues it doesn't leave Michigan Republicans (or Democrats who chose to vote in the states open primary) much of a choice.
You have a) the guy who's idea for the automotive industry was to "...just let GM and Chrysler go bankrupt." versus b) the guy who would legislate and govern America according to the Old Testament Book of Leviticus.
Romney said he was for the auto industry, before he was against it, before he was for it, before he was against it, before he is for it again. In Michigan, not only the fish flop around when out of their environment.
It is easy to see that Romney is a Republican, he is turning gray and his nose is growing.
IOWA SAYS DON'T BUY A LEMON FROM USED CAR SALESMAN ROMNEYRINO! Iowans were so disgusted by the FauxMitt flipflopping on all the major issues that he earned the name "used car salesman" here, and lost the Iowa caucus despite the RINO etablishment crooks committing every fraud possible to steal a plurality for him. He is this year's RINO and liberal mainlining media "most electable Republican" (most likely to lose), like last time's Johnny "Build the Dang FEMA Concentration Camp Fences" McAmnesty (McCain), now Emperor ObaMarxist Keenyatta's most useful of useful idiot RINO'S. NO MORE GLOBALIST SELLOUT PUPPETS! CONVENTION FIGHT! MIDSUMMER NIGHTS' SCREAMS! AN AMERICA FIRST CANDIDATE, FOR A CHANGE!!!
I keep hearing folks say that Ford didn't take any bailout money from the government, which is totally incorrect, so please spread the word because the next person I hear say that is gonna get a good cursin out! Here are the facts: in 2006, three years before everyone else, Ford applied for and got $23.5 Billion (with a B) in government funding for their "restructuring" so just because they beat GM & Chrysler to the punch doesn't mean they didn't need or get government help, they just knew to do it earliest. Second, in 2008 as part of the "Commercial Paper Bailout" (google it if you don't know) they registered for $16 Billion (with a B) worth of commercial paper. So that means that indeed Ford, (for all you idiot conservative talking heads), Ford got $39 Billion (with a B) in governement assistance, so please go somewhere and STFU!
Hey Michigan! Your governor Rick Snyder supports and backs Romney. The guy who would let your state and the auto industry go belly up. Who do you support now?