Saginaw Republican Sen. Roger Kahn is ushering the governor's budget through the state senate, he is chairing a committee to scrounge up a few bucks to fix the roads, he's also hammering away at ushering 400,000 uninsured folks into the Medicaid system and in his spare time he works as a heart doc.
Now he's thinking about running against Carl Levin for the U.S. Senate.
How many gallons of Red Bull does this guy guzzle everyday?
"I'm looking at it closely. I've had several folks telling me to run," he discloses before running off to another meeting in the capitol.
That's not a yes, but it's not a no, yet he doesn't have the time, by his own admission, to form "a team for decision making." When would they meet at midnight?
Mr. Kahn is a likeable and approachable chap with a grand sense of humor which was on full display the other day.
Correspondents always want to know if potential candidates have the "fire in the gut" to meander all over the state to run against an entrenched incumbent who has not lost an election since they started counting votes.
"Let's look at your tummy," the snooty reporter began. "Do you have the fire in the gut to do this?"
Looking at his large girth, he smiles, "I have plenty of tummy." How can you not laugh out loud?
Then he answers, "Indeed, yes" he's got it.
Prove it.
He flew to Marquette a week ago to give a speech at the Marquette Economic Club in the dead of winter. He couldn't fly back. Apparently they get a lot of snow up there. So he drove back and got home at 4 a.m.
So much for the fire in the belly question.
But what about Mr. Levin, if he decides to run, surely Mr. Kahn is smart enough to know, he should not run.
"I haven't made that decision," he asserts while adding, it does not bother him "one iota" if Mr. L. is in or out.
He does believe that Mr. Levin has been there too long and it's time "for him to consider a rocking chair." Sometime Mr. Kahn obviously has no time for himself.
Monday, May 13 2013 7:13 AM EDT2013-05-13 11:13:17 GMT
The undone stuff Gov. Snyder and Lt. Gov. Calley are still struggling to adopt is piling up like the garbage in your neighbor's backyard and it's beginning to stink.
The undone stuff Gov. Snyder and Lt. Gov. Calley are still struggling to adopt is piling up like the garbage in your neighbor's backyard and it's beginning to stink.
Tuesday, May 7 2013 8:21 AM EDT2013-05-07 12:21:59 GMT
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has been the subject of this cross-examination for months as his Democratic Party continues its elongated and so far unsuccessful search for a candidate for governor.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has been the subject of this cross-examination for months as his Democratic Party continues its elongated and so far unsuccessful search for a candidate for governor.
Tuesday, April 30 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-05-01 02:02:40 GMT
The Snyder administration is concerned that Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's support for Emergency Manager Kevin Orr "may go south" as Bing gears up for a possible re-election campaign.
The Snyder administration is concerned that Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's support for Emergency Manager Kevin Orr "may go south" as Bing gears up for a possible re-election campaign.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:55 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:55:04 GMT
"We intend to build cars in North America for [the] North American market, build cars in Europe for the European market and build them in Asia for the Asian market," said Don Graunstadt.
"We intend to build cars in North America for [the] North American market, build cars in Europe for the European market and build them in Asia for the Asian market," said the CEO of North American Operations for the electric car company.
Friday, May 17 2013 10:19 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:19:58 GMT
It can creep up on you without you realizing it. One day you step on the scale and you're obese. That's what happened to a St. Clair Shores woman who never though she would lose the weight.
It can creep up on you without you realizing it. One day you step on the scale and you're obese. That's what happened to a St. Clair Shores woman who never though she would lose the weight.
Friday, May 17 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:43:34 GMT
Sabrina Gianino was found dead with a cord around her neck inside a Grosse Pointe Park home early Thursday morning. The medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide.
Sabrina Gianino was found dead with a cord around her neck inside a Grosse Pointe Park home early Thursday morning. The medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:48 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:48:59 GMT
A Molotov cocktail was thrown through a kitchen window of a waterfront mansion on Whittier Street in Grosse Pointe Park around 3:20 a.m. Friday. Fortunately, someone inside put it out.
A Molotov cocktail was thrown through a kitchen window of a waterfront mansion on Whittier Street in Grosse Pointe Park around 3:20 a.m. Friday. Fortunately, someone inside put it out.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:26:25 GMT
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged Detroit's pastors and majority black population Friday to join him in an effort to buy neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the struggling city.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged Detroit's pastors and majority black population Friday to join him in an effort to buy neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the struggling city where the movement started more than 80 years ago.
