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265 Days until Election Day

MORNING UPDATE:

Governor Mitt Romney endorsed Senator John McCain for the Republican nomination…encouraging his delegates, finance team and activists to join the McCain team heading into November.

"This is a man who tied his political fortunes to the fortunes of his country in a time of war," Romney said. "Such courage is not always rewarded in politics, but it was this time – and that is a credit to both the man and to the party he will lead in the election of 2008."

"This is a man capable of leading our country at a dangerous hour," said Romney while stressing the need to unite the Republican Party for the sake of winning a national campaign. “Right now the Democrats are fighting. Let’s all come together," he said.

Barack Obama…the candidate of “Chang –ing” rhetoric…unveils his economic plan at GM plan after ripping the domestic auto industry…our press release below:

Michigan Republican State Convention begins tonight in Lansing. Join us.

For those of you who miss Greg McNeilly, he’s now blogging on AOL’s Political Machine. Catch his latest at:

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/bloggers/greg-mcneilly/

The State Convention is this Friday and Saturday at the Lansing Center. National Convention delegates and alternates will be elected at the Friday night caucuses. Anyone interested in running for a slot must fill out and return a presidential preference form by 6pm on Friday night. The schedule and forms are available at:

www.migop.org/stateconvention

THE REST OF THE STORY:

- Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama unveiled his economic plan in front of autoworkers at a General Motors plant Wednesday afternoon.

“So when I talk about real change that will make a real difference in the lives of working families - change that will restore balance in our economy and put us on a path to prosperity - it's not just the poll-tested rhetoric of a political campaign. It's the cause of my life. And you can be sure that it will be the cause of my presidency from the very first day I take office,” (Obama Address to Janesville Autoworkers, 2/13/08).

Obama’s plan promised $210 billion in new government spending to create jobs, but the candidate was wittingly silent on his earlier call for domestic automakers to stop “rewarding failure” when he addressed the Detroit Economic Club last spring.

“Today there are two kinds of car companies: those that mass produce fuel-efficient cars and those that will. The American auto industry can no longer afford to be one of those that will…Even as (American auto companies) shed thousands of jobs, and billions in profits over the past few years, they continued to reward failure in some cases with lucrative bonuses for CEOs,” (Obama Address to the Detroit Economic Club, 5/7/07).

Obama has sponsored legislation that would raise corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards by 4% every year. Michigan Republicans and Democrats united in opposing the plan that almost all experts agreed would have crippled domestic auto companies and led to more job loss.

This is not only hypocritical, but is an example of pandering at its worst. Sucking up to autoworkers in the Midwest now, after trying to cut their throats in Washington last spring is an insult to Michigan voters that will not be forgotten in November.

Michigan’s suffering economy needs more than another smooth talking politician offering nothing but grandiose spending plans and not much else. Obama has clearly demonstrated that when it comes to Michigan, politics comes before people.

For complete post go to: http://migop.blogs.com/blog/2008/02/articles-of--14.html

Saulius "Saul" Anuzis
Chairman
Michigan Republican Party