all the people of standish should send hoekstra a bill for the losses each of them calculate to sustain wrapped in a diaper...

The people of Standish know that Gitmo terrorists are only the first step in a slippery slope. Next will come Sharia law, gay marriage, and worse.

And these people's congressional rep -- actually Bart Stupak, not Pete Hoekstra -- is too busy uterus-watching nationally to worry much about Standish's multiple problems.

Next will come Sharia law, gay marriage, and worse.

Al, you say that like it's a bad thing...don't forget the mandatory gay sharia abortions...

The unsophisticated rubes in Standish can't see the Big Picture: Liz Cheney's launch onto the national stage is more vital to our national security than a few jobs in some little town she's never heard of.

The first time I ever heard the word "rube" was from a republican political consultant friend of mine. And he was making fun of them. And he had to sell his country home because his wife refused to go up there because of the ignorance of the people in the neighborhood.

This reminds me of Dick Army and Hoffman saying that the concerns of the people in NY 23 are parochial. Look how that turned out.

MKC

Gosh, there's even a man on the scene. I mean, not so long ago Dean David Broder made his annual Pageant of the Tenantry on Beaver Island, just across the state. He may have noticed the usual high Northern Michigan unemployment made catastrophic by such closings--on the other hand, he won't have to pay his caretakers so much this winter.

And yes, Hoekstra/Cheney are pure p's of s. Until they made their little fearmongering campaign, EVERYONE in Arenac County was hoping for the Gitmo detainees to keep Standish Max open. Good God, they had Detroit drug gangsters in that place--you think they fear a few guys with beards?

There is actually a larger issue. What exactly is the classification of these people to be put in prison. Enemy combatants or criminals? If they're enemy combatants they have to be released when hostilities are ended. If they're criminals they have to be tried and sentenced.

As a "rube" living in Standish, I have tried to spread the truth, as in silly facts like there are already 300 or so detainees in other places in the country with no terrorist attacks. But besides that, if all the terrorists are going to be in New York for KSM's trial, whose going to be left to attack us?

BTW, Arenac County the home of Standish has a population of about 16-17,000 people. There is little diversity, except the number of lesbians. Dave Munson, the owner of the Summer Trail Bar, had a pool team in the late 90's that primarily consisted of gay women. Mr. Munson is no doubt the star of Liz Cheney's video. I don't know how the gay fits in, but just sayin'

Cheney and her ilk think that the people who run Standish Max are incompetent morons who can't be trusted to safely incarcerate convicted terrorists. These Republicans also think that the people in the surrounding community wet themselves at the thought of having terrorists locked up in Standish Max. Why does Liz Cheney hate the American people?

Reply to "shortstop on November 21, 2009 at 8:51 AM"

Neither Hoekstra or Stupak represent the district Standish is in. But Hoekstra sure thinks he does.

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I'd like to say that Hoekstra doesn't have a chance for governor, but the Republicans have done everything in their power to prevent Granholm from accomplishing much of anything during her tenure. The Republicans will easily be able to cast Granholm and any following Democrat as ineffectual. Granholm just didn't throw enough weight around and the Democrats of the Michigan legislature were nothing short of milquetoast.

The Obama admin should look at Michigan's past 8 years as a case study in how not to handle Republican obstructionism, but I fear they're going down the exact same path.

Neither Hoekstra or Stupak represent the district Standish is in. But Hoekstra sure thinks he does.

Stupak is Standish's representative. Check it out.

Reply to "shortstop on November 21, 2009 at 2:54 PM"

Wow, I thought Stupak's district stopped in Iosco. You are correct sir. Thanks for pointing that out.

I note, chillingly, that Republican senators are trying to tie up key governorships in swing states. Almost like they are trying to put the fix back into the Diebold damnation we suffered for 8-years. Republicans are such a tiny minority now, it makes you wonder how they have any power left. New Jersey and Virginia have already fallen prey.

"has released a short documentary starring several residents of little Standish, Michigan, "

The thought occurred to me that someone might want to check to see if these people actually live in Standish, MI. I suspect, given previous GOP behavior, that there is a strong possibility that they are not.