Michigan Caucus

Bouchard Lying about Service Awards?

Unearned awards on sheriff's uniform?

Copyright 2006 by the Mich­i­gan Caucus.

Ahhh, there's something about a uniform. No doubt about it.

Just look at Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard's snappy brown uniform. Yeah, its got every ac­ces­sory a top law en­force­ment of­fi­cer needs to look real, including (after the jump):

Cox Goes Flaccid on Polluter

Last year the Depart­ment of Environ­ment­al Quali­ty sought felony war­rants from At­torney Gen­eral Mike Cox’ of­fice against Grace­land Fruit for dump­ing thousands of gal­lons of blue­berry waste into a gravel pit in 2002. The result­ing pol­lution killed a previous­ly vibrant trout stream in Honor, Mich­i­gan.

After receiving com­plaints from the pro­perty owner where the stream is located, the De­part­ment of En­viron­ment­al Quality open­ed an official in­vesti­ga­tion in March of 2003, submit­ting felony and misdemeanor warrant requests to the AG’s office against Graceland and its waste hauler some nine months later.

But after spending some 20 months “evaluating†the warrant request, or aging it to perfection or what­­ever, Cox declined to press charges refusing to ex­plain the legal reasons, leav­ing his spokes­woman to say that "it was a bad case; it just didn't meet criminal muster to pro­secute." Hell, that took 20 months?

Jack Hoogendyk Makeover

Originally published November 1, 2005, the Michigan Caucus decided to republish this article in light of recent news concerning Hoogendyk's, er, un­con­ven­tion­al campaign techniques. See the story here. Looks like Jack's startin' to stand-out from the crowd already!

The New "Power Conservative" Look

The old-fashioned conservative look just does not work any more. The receding hairline, the goofy grin, the D‑A‑R‑K suite, red tie, blue shirt and, oh yeah, the USA flag lapel pin only say one thing: Boring. With a capital "B." What Representative Jack (R-Kalamazoo) needs for his gub­er­na­tor­ial aspirations is a way to make himself instantly recognizable. So, the fashion experts at the Michigan Caucus have laid out a whole new look for Jack spe­ci­fi­cal­ly designed to make him stand out from the crowd of billionaires running for public office.

EXCLUSIVE! The Education of MI-GOP Chair Saul Anuzis

Little known facts about Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis' college career at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, also known as "in­com­plete" or "failed to graduate." See if you can answer the questions below. You won't see this in the alumni rag. Exclusive to the Michigan Caucus (Copyright 2006).

(1) What current state Republican chair wiretapped the University of Michigan-Dearborn Student Gov­ern­ment phones when he was chairman of the campus Young Republicans? (See the actual photo of the phone they used to tap the Student Government line, also known as the "YR-Tap," below).

Patterson's Second Ballot Initiative

Press Release
Patterson Looks to Reform Michigan Elections

Pontiac, Michigan, (April 1, 2006) -- Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson will have a major announcement today concerning a second ballot initiative.

Saying that Michigan trails the nation in election reform momentum, Patterson proposes to revamp the way Michigan elects its public officials by randomly selecting Michigan citizens to serve in office.

“Let’s face it; voters are just too fucking dumb to be trusted to elect the right person for public office. Hell, look at how many times they’ve elected me; you couldn’t do worse if officials were picked by damn chance. So, I am announcing a ballot initiative to replace our antique electoral system where people actually vote for a candidate, with a modern system where office holders would be selected by a State Election Lottery.â€

Nestlé Abandons Michigan Bottling Plant

Says Water from Aquifer “Too Oldâ€

(April 1, 2006) After fighting state regulators and community activists for five years, Nestlé Waters announced today that it is voluntarily a­ban­don­ing its bottling plant and wells in Mesocta County where it processes Ice Mountain brand water.

Nestlé Waters CEO Carlo Dasani said that further tests on the aquifer revealed that the water was simply too old and was well past its expiration date.

What They are Saying About the Caucus!

Jennifer Granholm, Governor
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George Weeks, Detroit News Columnist
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Saul Anuzis, Michigan GOP Chair
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Mark Brewer, Michigan Dem Chair
"Whathefu..."

EXCLUSIVE! Cox Paramour Revealed!

(April 1, 2006) After nearly six months of digging through our po­li­ti­cal Rolodex, the Michigan Caucus has finally been able find a picture of Cox' paramour. It wasn't easy - alot of people didn't want to talk and when they did talk it would never be in Oakland County and never on the phone. Go figure. After the jump, the photo ...