Rudy's "game plan I would have for America if I was America's president"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Republicans say state's bad economy could open door to GOP win

9/22/2007, 6:37 p.m. EDT

By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN
The Associated Press



http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/politics-1/119049895754280.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's dismal economy could be the opening for a Republican presidential candidate to finally win the state for the first time since 1988, GOP activists said Saturday. "I think more people even in our area have children, grandchildren or friends who have lost good jobs. .. They're pretty unhappy right now with the way the state is going," said Pentwater Mayor Juanita Pierman, the Oceana County GOP chairwoman. "That could make people come out and vote to change things."

None of the six GOP presidential candidates who came to the island Friday and Saturday gave specifics about what they would do, if elected, to help the state reduce its unemployment rate — August's 7.4 percent mark remained the nation's highest — or switch to an economy less reliant on the shrinking domestic auto industry. But a few did talk in more general terms.

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson noted the domestic auto industry is restructuring and could get some useful changes in a new contract being negotiated now with the United Auto Workers. He told reporters Saturday the federal government could help manufacturers in Michigan and elsewhere by pressuring foreign countries to make trade policies more fair and stop devaluing their currency to make their exports less expensive.

During a dinner speech Friday night, Rudy Giuliani told the audience he wished Michigan had a Republican governor who would follow GOP ideals instead of Granholm. "There is a game plan for what you do when you have high unemployment, a deficit, loss of jobs, people wanting to move out, and people not having confidence any longer in your government. And the game plan is exactly the game plan I would have for America if I was America's president ... lower taxes, smaller government, less regulation and recognizing that business is not the enemy," he said to loud applause. "That's what you need for Michigan."

[WCGreen]

1. ISn't that what we have had for the last 28 years...

How's that working for you, Michigan...

[Mythsaje]

2. Yeah, as if the state's bad economy has NOTHING to do

with the Republicans running the whole fucking country into the ground for the past several years.

Maybe someone should make THAT point with the voters there.

Gawd, save us from pinheads.

[safeinOhio]

3. Never mind

That the House and Senate are controlled by the Republicans in Michigan.

[Mythsaje]

4. And the Republicans think people are going to blame the Dems?

Only if they're dumb as a bag of hammers.

[opihimoimoi]

5. Its not even a plan.....just some BS CRAP