If what i experienced in Macomb County this week is any indication, Gov. Rick Snyder has a tough road ahead in selling his plan to invest $1.2 billion more a year in the state’s transportation infrastructure. I moderated a discussion for the Macomb Chamber of Conference featuring local elected officials. When the subject turned to … Continue Reading →

Visitors to the North American International Auto Show will likely be as impressed with the redesigned Cobo Center as they will be with the redesigned automobiles. The convention center is getting a $260 million makeover, which will expand the display space and convert the old Cobo Arena into a 40,000 sq. foot ballroom. Work is … Continue Reading →

After suffering through green cars, teeny cars and cars designed by government committees, luxury cars are back big time at the North American Auto Show. The buzz today is all about the Corvette Stingray and the new lineup of Lincolns. Maybe its a sign of a better economy. Or maybe automakers realize there’s still a … Continue Reading →

I’ve been a Ford truck man for 25 years, driving nothing but F150s during that period. My current ride is a 2006 Lincoln Mark LT, which is an F150 in a tux. And at 160,000 miles, I’m about to retire it and go searching for a new pick-up. The F150s on display at the North … Continue Reading →

It struck me as I was listening to Dr. Arthur Laffer at the Detroit Economic Club this week that what’s missing from the presidential campaign is one very big idea for fixing the nation’s economy. President Barack Obama sure doesn’t have it. If he did, he would have unleashed it during his first four years. … Continue Reading →

No Tigers? No problem. Tonight on DPTV Ch. 56 the Miweek team — me, Steve Henderson and Christy McDonald — talk with John Bebow of the Center For Michigan about the whoppers being told in this season’s campaign ads. Here’s the promo: http://10.5.8.67/tdnhome/tdnhome.html First pitch at 7:30. Or catch it anytime at miweek.org.

Democrats get giddy when President Barack Obama plays rope a dope on the campaign trail. So they’re burning up the social networks with his latest jab: Romnesia, to describe what he claims is his challenger’s tendency to forget his past positions. The president has been feistier since his disastrous first debate performance, as evidenced by … Continue Reading →

The consensus is that Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney must win tonight’s debate with President Barack Obama to revive his campaign hopes, and that his only path to victory is to connect with voters. I’m not sure either is true. First, despite Romney’s inability to catch a wave, the race is tightening, back to three-points … Continue Reading →