Please, turn out the lights!

When Da Bear migrated west in the late 70's there was a bumper sticker in Michigan that read, "Will the Last Person to Leave Michigan Please Turn Out the Lights". Well, no one did.

So with the lights a blazing and no one home, the Riff Raff found their way in. Having firmly ensconced themselves in this great state they have proceeded to turn the once thriving economy into a shambles. As a result of their leadership businesses are fleeing the state. Even the namesake of "Comerica Park" brand new home of the Deetroit Tigers is moving to , uh, em, Texas. The economy is a mess, the deficit is skyrocketing and the party in power has no clue on how to deal with the problem. Slash spending....nope. Streamline government...nope. Their solution? Taxes are in the offing for everything short of breathing. (No doubt it's being looked at) and what the heck...let's have some giveaways. Yes, having run up a $1B (Yes, BILLION!) deficit the Democrats (you knew that didn't you?) have proposed this gem......give an iPod to every school kid!

The Detroit News Editorial begins;

An iPod for every kid? Are they !#$!ing idiots?
We have come to the conclusion that the crisis Michigan faces is not a shortage of revenue, but an excess of idiocy. Facing a budget deficit that has passed the $1 billion mark, House Democrats Thursday offered a spending plan that would buy a MP3 player or iPod for every school child in Michigan.

If only someone had turned out the lights when they had the chance.......