It wasn't as if I thought Nolan Finley would ever win a Pulitzer (a Pukelitzer, maybe) for commentary, but Jesus Christ, he and the Detroit News have gone completely off the deep end with their ass kissing of the Antoinettes. His latest diatribe is against all the ballot proposals being worked on here in Michigan--why, heck, if we don't watch out we're gonna end up like all those evil folk in Californey.
Finley's concern is laughable--I certainly didn't hear a whimper from him when republicans were pushing through ballot proposals to enact racism (Affirmative Action Initiative) and Homophobia (Defense of Marriage Act) into law. Methinks Finley's big concern is the ballot proposal to ensure collective bargaining will remain a right for Michigan workers and end once and for all the charade of right to work for less laws. Despite his near constant attempts to turn the UAW into some sort of bogeyman, most people in Michigan are smart enough to realize that the UAW has helped increase all of our wages, and the right to collectively bargain is actually immensely popular. His rants are merely a sop to a bunch of rich white men.
The part that got me the most, though, was when he wrote of the ballot proposal to increase wind power in Michigan (which frankly, isn't high on my priority list) and noted that it was "reportedly" backed by a California billionaire environmentalist.
You know, "reportedly" Nolan Finley has a brain, but when it comes to a piece in a big city newspaper, I'd like some proof, not just Antoinette wishful thinking.
Peace,
emaycee
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