Thinking back to those 2012 Republican primary days, I can remember questioning just how we arrived with this slate of candidates? Who or what did the selections? Given the dreadful November results, which one must assume hinged greatly upon our final champion, I am now more aware, curious and if possible, protective of this protracted process. And today, the solemnity of my morning coffee was shattered by what appears to be the opening salvo of the 2016 contest.
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Detroit’s financial debacle holds lessons
We are now hearing the usual voices of protest in Detroit in the wake of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointing an outside expert to take over financial management of the near-bankrupt city. Detroit is the largest city in American history to be seized in this fashion and turned over to an outside manager. The city’s reported deficit is $327 million and long-term liabilities are in the range of $14 billion.
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