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267 Days until Election Day

MORNING UPDATE:

McCain sweeps Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia!

Obama sweeps the same! Some believe he’s ready to be Commander in Chief?!

WSJ reports: An old adage says high taxes don't redistribute income, they redistribute people. For new evidence look no further than migration patterns within the United States, as documented in a new survey by the moving company United Van Lines.

The United Van Lines study finds that the biggest population loser last year was Michigan, where two families moved out of the state for every new family that moved in.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120277561232960623.html

Michigan Democrats are “creating” excuses to file recalls against Republican legislators, blaming Republicans…we are NOT involved…be careful what you wish for…see below.

U.S. SENATE RACE: Rep. Jack Hoogendyk (R-Texas Twp.) is expected to make an announcement on whether he will run for the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) at the state Republican Party convention and committee meeting this weekend in Lansing. The event is being held Friday and Saturday at the Lansing Center.

Here is Newt Gingrich’s speech to CPAC…very powerful, very direct:

http://townhall.com/blog/g/43e8475b-2cd1-4d0a-8d80-96947e54d02d

Also, check out the new Platform for America:

http://www.americansolutions.com/media/4CDF1CEC-779C-4699-A123-A8992F4D9...

THE REST OF THE STORY:

- RECALL UPDATE – I WILL REPEAT MYSELF: Recalls have been filed against several legislators – both Republican and Democrats. Efforts are substantially underway to recall Democrat Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, Democrat Robert Dean, Democrat Steve Bieda, Democrat Martin Griffin and Democrat Marie Donigan for their support of the massive and devastating tax hikes passed last fall. Efforts are continuing to approve recall language against Democrat Mike Simpson in the Jackson area.

I think these Democrats, or others, should pay with their jobs for having supported these huge tax increases – either by being booted from office this November, or a primary this August, or in a recall. Recalls are a wise safeguard placed into our state constitution that enable citizens the right to play a trump card between elections if they are truly upset with the course of their representatives in Lansing. Only two legislators have ever been recalled (coincidentally over votes for massive tax increases), so I think it is safe to claim that citizens have in no way “abused” this option they hold.

The Michigan Republican Party is not actively engaged in the organization or funding of these recalls, while the Michigan Democrat Party has filed a recall against Republican House Leader Craig DeRoche. The Democrats are clearly worried about losing their members due to their following Governor Granholm into the tax-hike abyss, so they are trying to up the ante, or cause a distraction, among the GOP ranks by targeting DeRoche.

We’ll leave these recall games to Granholm and Mark Brewer, the Democrat Party Boss. The Michigan Republican Party will focus on electing more Republicans (read – defeating more Democrats) this November. We’ll keep our eyes on the citizen group recall efforts, but we’ll keep our sights set on the November elections.

For complete post go to: http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2008/02/articles-of--12.html

Saulius "Saul" Anuzis
Chairman
Michigan Republican Party