Mayoral control sent back to the glue factory Bob Berg’s secret group to put mayoral control of DPS back on the ballot emerged from their secret bunker this week to talk with City Council. And fail. While no sane person supports the status quo, suggesting mayoral control as an alternative (without any alterations to an idea overwhelmingly rejected by voters just six years ago) is a little like trying... Read more→

The voice of the turtle and all that jazz It’s Opening Day! The Tigers arrive at Comerica Park after heroically taking two of three in Kansas City. Jeremy Bonderman is healthy. Miguel Cabrera is sober. Dontrelle Willis is sane. And Justin Verlander is as dreamy as ever. In a completely heterosexual, he can win 25 games kind of way. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, but the Tigers are clearly... Read more→

Monica Conyers: petty thief When Diane Bukowski was busy defending Monica Conyers, her ally in the ongoing class war to defend Detroit’s precious jewels from the running dogs of suburbanism was fucking over the actual working class every time she had lunch. Monica thinks paying the bill is for the little people and not the wife of the House Judiciary Committee Chairman. So basically the waitrons... Read more→

Detroit leaders are old, not gay Dave Bing, Brooks Patterson, Bob Ficano, and Paul Gieleghem had a pow-wow at the Detroit Economic Club and it was a super popular event. Like the Lady Gaga concert according to moderator Carol Cain. Larfs! Or it would have been larfs if the Economic Club luncheon wasn’t attended by olds who have no idea about this “Lady Gaga.” These foggies barely understand... Read more→

Only Justin Verlander cares about the economy All the Tigers needed were two wins against the Chicago White Sox, at home. They couldn’t do it. Only Justin Verlander cared enough about you unemployed slobs to go out and win a baseball game this weekend. Now, they have to play an extra game in that abortion of a ballpark, the Metrodome. Or, to use cheap sportswriter clichés, they’ll have to work... Read more→

George Wallace 2012: He’s on a roll! Famous Muslin terror-socialist Barack HUSSEIN Obama Barry Sorento wants America’s precious jewel school children to stop being slobs and finish school. How uppity. Their parents didn’t finish school and they can afford meth and NASCAR t-shirts just fine. Some parents and Mike Reno of the Rochester school board do not care for this awful federal intrusion... Read more→

Detroit is the world’s largest arbitrage opportunity The plan worked! Oh there were doubters and naysayers but in the end Detroit was vindicated. The race to the bottom is over and Detroit won! A half-century of policy decisions designed to reduce population, bankrupt city government, and eliminate land value are finally paying off. Detroit is so dirt cheap that investing here is like investing... Read more→