MDP Memo: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

MDP Memo: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fiction-on-mackinac-island/

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...

 

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on middle-class families.

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “

“kneecapped”

” our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent. Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that “some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the 2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement.

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was “a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue, even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in “places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue, first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going, which was important.”

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...

To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

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To: Interested Parties
From: Joshua Pugh, Communications Director, MDP
Date: September 19, 2013
RE: Separating Fact from Fiction on Mackinac Island

This weekend, hundreds of Republican politicians and operatives will
gather on Mackinac Island for their biennial conference. You’ll hear
plenty of things from presidential hopefuls and Lansing politicians, but
you won’t hear honesty about their real agenda – slashing taxes on
corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests, and paying for it with
deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and increased taxes on
middle-class families. 

What they’ll say: “It’s great to be spending a weekend in one of the most beautiful, pristine parts of the country.”

Reality check: Washington Republicans have supported cuts to environmental protections that have “kneecapped”
our ability to protect Michigan’s Great Lakes, rivers and streams from
polluters. Before sequestration even took effect, Congress cut the
federal budget for environmental protection by a stunning 18 percent.
Washington Republicans’ 2013 budget proposal would have slashed environmental protections even more deeply, crippling our ability to protect clean air and water in Michigan. Sen. Rand Paul voted against an endowment that would have promoted protection and conservation of the Great Lakes.

What they’ll say: “Republican governors are leading the nation.”

Reality check: President Obama’s leadership on the economy is
driving a nationwide recovery. Meanwhile, states under Republican
control are stuck in neutral. Here in Michigan, the unemployment rate has increased for three consecutive months. A recent national report ranked Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 40th out of 45 governors scored on job growth. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to boost his state’s economy was a tax increase on the bottom 80 percent of Louisianans – a frighteningly radical scheme that failed after finding little support from lawmakers or the public.

What they’ll say: “Republicans are united behind Terri Land’s campaign for U.S. Senate.”

Reality check: Just last week The Hill reported that
“some Republicans are still holding out hope for another candidate to
jump in against Land and she’s gotten off to a somewhat slow start in
her campaign.” This week Republican businessman Paul Mitchell announced
he was forming a super PAC aimed at attacking Gary Peters, but wouldn’t
say he supported Terri Land’s candidacy. He added that he hoped the group’s latest ad would convince other potential Republican candidates to “announce they’re going to run or not going to run.” In a recent column Tim Skubick pointed out
Land’s “track record of stumbling,” saying of her appearance at the
2009 Mackinac Conference “let’s just say she did not dazzle anyone with
her lack of knowledge on several public policy issues.” And, while Land might be eager for “coaching” from Reps. Camp and Rogers, neither of them nor any of the other preferred GOP candidates have offered her their endorsement. 

What they’ll say: “We’re focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. Everything else is a distraction.”

Reality check: In last year’s lame duck legislative session, Rick Snyder signed one of the most sweeping attacks on women’s health in the country. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed forced ultrasound bills, and last year quietly approved a controversial bill package
placing a series of restrictions on women’s right to choose, and
requiring public school sex education teachers to stress abstinence.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation requiring forced ultrasounds, and last year signed bills adding to “some of the most stringent abortion regulations in the country.”

What they’ll say: “This country would be better off without the auto industry rescue.”

Reality check: President Obama’s auto rescue saved 211,000 jobs here in Michigan. Former GM Vice Chairman and Republican Bob Lutz said opposition to the auto rescue was
“a political ploy to the right,” calling it “the same song as Rush
Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.” But Gov. Jindal has slammed the auto rescue,
even though he had considered a state rescue of a GM plant less than a
year earlier. Gov. Walker said “we wasted a lot of money” on rescuing
the auto industry, yet in the same breath said it was effective in
“places like Michigan and elsewhere.” Sen. Paul said in a 2010 speech
that the auto rescue shouldn’t have been allowed to happen, adding he
believes in “the tough love of the marketplace.” President Obama’s
decisive action also saved an estimated 100,000 jobs in Kentucky, Louisiana and Wisconsin. Of course, Rick Snyder has committed several Kinsley gaffes on the auto rescue,
first calling it “an historical event that got done” and later
acknowledging it “did work in terms of keeping Chrysler and GM going,
which was important.”

- See more at:
http://www.michigandems.com/2013/09/mdp-memo-separating-fact-from-fictio...