a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:2777:"<div>Ready to be blown away? <a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20130205/NEWS01/302050051/Granholm-could-get-chance-cabinet-position">Read on</a>:<br />
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<div>Jennifer Granholm&rsquo;s selection as a White House cabinet member could boost Michigan&rsquo;s fortunes and raise its visibility within President Barack Obama&rsquo;s administration, political pundits say.</div>
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<div>Whoa, I'm awestruck. Our fearless ex-governor has been mentioned as possibly becoming Secretary of Energy because of her efforts to bankrupt the state. I mean, push green energy. Well, same thing. Luckily, most people in Michigan were smart enough to vote no on Proposal 3, the horrible renewable energy bill that would lead to consistently higher energy rates, so we haven't fallen into the &quot;Green Trap&quot;. Yet. The 37% who voted for it probably couldn't read (a large chunk of Detroit), or are named Michael Moore.<br />
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Would having a secretary with a history in Michigan politics be a bad thing?<br />
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<div>&ldquo;A cabinet-level position has to be a great advantage for the state,&rdquo; [Bob Kolt, a Democratic political consultant] said. &ldquo;Jennifer Granholm has a tremendous knowledge of all things Michigan and its priorities, and that can only pay off for Michigan.&rdquo;</div>
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<div>Uh, yes, it would be a bad thing, if that candidate were leading Michigan while the state was in the &quot;we suck the most&quot; phase of national unemployment rates for years. Remember that time? Yeah, Granholm was in charge. As far as I know, she's still blaming John Engler for that.&nbsp; Or is it George W. Bush? Perhaps she's also blaming William Woodbridge, Michigan's first Whig governor, for not promoting biomass plants in the then-newly-acquired Upper Peninsula. Poor WW, getting a bad rap.<br />
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Not all has gone well for her, though, for the green pastures of a job with the federal government. She was passed over for the Attorney General position, which is a shame. AG Holder was largely responsible for the weapons sent to Mexican criminals in the &quot;Fast and Furious&quot; operation leading to the death of Mexicans and Americans alike.&nbsp; &quot;Slow and Sedate&quot;, Granholm's plan to smuggle hockey sticks and beer into Canada, would have been much better received. And let's not forget the disappointment of having Al &quot;Is it getting hot in here or is just my bloviating&quot; Gore selling his network for which she worked to the oil-backed, planet-killing Al-Jazeera. That's gotta sting.<br />
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So to Barack Obama, for considering a candidate with no measurable success in what you want to hire her for&hellip; c'mon man.</div>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}