From the moment he stepped on the political scene, I was skeptical of Rick Snyder, thinking he was another go-along, get-along business-leader-turned politician. I also doubted that his business skills would translate into political leadership.
It wasn’t the first time I’ve been wrong, of course.
While Gov. Snyder has a history of discouraging the right-to-work cause, he recently saw a need, opportunity, or both, to go ahead with it. So he gave his assent, and even threw in a pitch for it. Naturally, it was on the grounds that a business leader would understand: competitiveness. I think that right-to-work is morally correct, but if competitiveness sells the idea, that’s fine, especially since that’s another benefit of workplace freedom.
To quote Henry Payne, the RINO did it; he played a key role in the realization of a long-term goal of Michigan’s conservatives, if not Michigan’s big business leaders. Good for him. Now I’m intrigued by what else he can do. Michigan needs a lot of help. Maybe it has the turnaround specialist it needs.
From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/watercooler/index.php?blogid=5962#ixzz2Hgi2KaDo