No Bickering Could Mean More MBT Like Compromises

Rick Snyder wants to end the bickering in Lansing.  What are the implications of ending the bickering?  Can he achieve his goals if there is no bickering?  What are the results of reaching across the aisle?

The answer to those questions can easily be observed in his pick of Brian Calley to be his Lt. Governor.

In the name of reaching across the aisle and not bickering, he helped co-sponsor the Michigan Business Tax.  In the name of reaching across the aisle and not bickering Calley voted to add a 22 % surcharge on to the bill.

Here’s a political reality.  Sometimes you have to bicker in Lansing. Often you have to take a stand.

Snyder says he wants to end things like the MBT. He gives us indications that he wants to do many fiscally conservative things.  Yet he makes such a big deal of not bickering and of reaching across the aisle.

This shows the political naivety of Snyder.  You can’t do both in government.  He needs to remember many on the other side of the aisle are for the MBT and other bills along those lines.  He won’t be able to just change their mind.

Also if he decides not to bicker or to compromise, then he’s just continuing their policies and his campaign promises will end up being one big lie.