Michigan Unemployment Making News

Governor Granholm said "in five years, you'll be blown away," Michigan families are being blown away - 8.5 percent - highest rate in 16 years. 23,000 more people have lost their jobs since October when Granholm and the Democrats pushed through the largest tax increase in state history.

The federal government added insult to injury by passing new minimum wage requirements. Now, high schoolers out on summer vacation can't get jobs because the employers are hiring less because of the new minimum wage law.

Obama is promising more of the same for America. America cannot survive Democratic policies of increased taxes and spending.

Michigan - wake up and realize that Michigan is a preview of national Democratic policies. Want more unemployment? What higher prices for fuel? If you do, just elect the Democratic candidates and you will get it all... higher prices, higher taxes, and unemployment.

It's your choice... change we cannot afford!

Al Gore - The Ecological Hypocrite

Newsmax recently published this article about Al Gore. Proof positive that Al Gore is a ecological hypocrite!

Gore's Home Still Guzzling Energy

In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former vice president’s home energy use surged more than 10 percent, according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research.

“A man’s commitment to his beliefs is best measured by what he does behind the closed doors of his own home,” said Drew Johnson, President of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. “Al Gore is a hypocrite and a fraud when it comes to his commitment to the environment, judging by his home energy consumption.”

In the past year, Gore’s home burned through 213,210 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for a month.

In February 2007, "An Inconvenient Truth," a film based on a climate change speech developed by Gore, won an Academy Award for best documentary feature. The next day, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research uncovered that Gore’s Nashville home guzzled 20 times more electricity than the average American household.

After the Tennessee Center for Policy Research exposed Gore’s massive home energy use, the former Vice President scurried to make his home more energy-efficient. Despite adding solar panels, installing a geothermal system, replacing existing light bulbs with more efficient models, and overhauling the home’s windows and ductwork, Gore now consumes more electricity than before the “green” overhaul.

Since taking steps to make his home more environmentally-friendly last June, Gore devours an average of 17,768 kWh per month –1,638 kWh more energy per month than before the renovations – at a cost of $16,533. By comparison, the average American household consumes 11,040 kWh in an entire year, according to the Energy Information Administration.

In the wake of becoming the most well-known global warming alarmist, Gore won an Oscar, a Grammy and the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, Gore saw his personal wealth increase by an estimated $100 million thanks largely to speaking fees and investments related to global warming hysteria.

“Actions speak louder than words, and Gore’s actions prove that he views climate change not as a serious problem, but as a money-making opportunity,” Johnson said. “Gore is exploiting the public’s concern about the environment to line his pockets and enhance his profile.”

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a Nashville-based free market think tank and watchdog organization, obtained information about Gore’s home energy use through a public records request to the Nashville Electric Service.