 is it time to relax and bask in the gop victory  it is easy to be the underdog and complain about the people in power but it isn t easy to have that responsibility yourself the people have spoken and the republicans now have an opportunity they can t afford to fritter away because if the populace doesn t see a change in the direction of our state and country the newly elected will be looking for new jobs in 2012 it isn t often that you get a second chance let s hope they don t waste it the people want smaller government fiscal responsibility a balanced budget amendment no more mandates funded or unfunded no more earmarks no pork accountability to the voters honoring of states rights enforcement of existing immigration laws repeal of obamacare a sensible energy policy no cap trade a stable monetary policy no monitizing the debt no coercive unionization card check no national id rfid no rule by fiat presidential executive orders no restriction on free speech the fairness doctrine and many more if we want to remain a free country and retain the rights and freedoms that were guaranteed to us by our constitution it is essential that these issues be addressed it is our responsibility to be aware of what our elected officials are doing for and to us and to let them know when we feel they are straying from the path they were elected to follow it is imperative that we make it clear to them that they work for us and serve at the pleasure of the people election results for clinton county many of us know how well the republicans did in their races on tuesday but i thought it might interest to you to know how the statewide and county candidates faired in the voting with just the clinton county voters votes votes governor rick snyder 18424 67 virg bernero 9238 33 secretary of state ruth johnson 16400 62 jocelyn johnson 10106 38 attorney general bill schuette 17665 66 david leyton 8933 34 8th congressional district mike rogers 18665 68 lance enderle 8696 32 33rd senate district judy emmons 16781 64 james hoisington 9369 36 85th michigan house district ben glardon 3529 57 pamela drake 2653 43 93rd michigan house district paul opsommer 14877 71 travis lacelle 6215 29 county commissioners jack enderle 2971 67 george vernon 1450 33 jamie clover adams 2317 55 eileen heidman 1879 45 adam stacey 2285 59 marie howe 1589 41 the clinton county republican party  