Bailout Watch 414: Wait, Only Half Of Michigan Supports This Thing?

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

Or as the Freep rosily puts it, “Most Michigan voters back aid.” Which is technically true, but also as misleading as a St. Bernard that’s been after its own brandy. Because even though the Rasmussen poll in question shows that 52 percent of Michigan’s likely voters support “additional loans” to the nation’s automakers, there’s a caveat missing: the auto industry is the local issue in Michigan. Michigan’s congressional delegation have been the most shrill bailout boosters in Washington, the local papers are as pro-bailout as they come, and, well, it’s freaking Michigan. If only half of the Wolverine state support more bailout bucks for automakers, how bad must national support be? The Freep could tell you, just not in its headline. Only 24 percent are in favor of “additional loans” accorrding to the national version of the same Rasmussen poll. 64 percent were opposed. Ouch.

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  • Mtypex Mtypex on Feb 23, 2009

    @ MBella: already left ... for Ohio (yuck!), then Illinois, and most likely moving to South Carolina before the end of the year. Otherwise, you repeated exactly what I was thinking. Verbatim.

  • Sutures Sutures on Feb 23, 2009

    Ok, stand back... I'm an engineer! "63CorvairSpyder : February 23rd, 2009 at 8:01 pm That glass is >half full." Actually, that would be, "That glass less than half full" Since the mouth of the glass is wider, the unfilled upper portion would take more volume...

  • Twonius Twonius on Feb 24, 2009

    That glass is twice as big as it needs to be.. Same thing will probably be said about the population of Michigan after all the layoffs that will result either way.

  • SexCpotatoes SexCpotatoes on Feb 24, 2009

    You all missed the most important part about that glass; it's a falsie! or whatever you call the glasses with the extra thick bottoms that don't actually give you a pint in a glass!

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