2008 should be an interesting year...

[helzapoppn]

Unlike 2006, where the 11th Congressional District race was almost entirely under the radar, the 2008 campaign for Joe Knollenberg's 9th District House seat promises to be the most expensive in Michigan's history...

It's also getting lots of press.

And YouTube videos, such as this one of Knollenberg's chief of staff Trent Wisecup going nuts in

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WoW all this going on the east side of the state

[sheramel]

Just read your blog..I too am interested in michigan politics coming from Western Michigan, I do however sometimes find my way to the east side for events. Who is challenging Knollenberg in '08?
No drama on the west side just yet...Kalamazoo County is the only 'blue' county surrounded by a sea of red...lord help us !!!

Re: WoW all this going on the east side of the state

[helzapoppn]

There are two announced candidates for the Democrats: Gary Peters, a former State Senator and Naval Reserve officer, who most recently headed the Michigan Lottery before accepting an endowed professorship at Central Michigan University*...and Joe's 2006 opponent Nancy Skinner.

As may be obvious based on the rest of this blog's content, I'm for Peters. Nancy had her chance, and gets props for showing the nation that Ol' Joe is vulnerable, but the '08 race requires a professional, not a bomb-thrower with no public-service record.

*Speaking of Peters at CMU, I didn't even mention that some College Republican assclown there has made it his personal mission to stalk Gary, on the ridiculous notion that he shouldn't hold a one-day-a-week privately-endowered professorship -- in political science -- while running for office. You can Google for the YouTube videos.