Granholm didn’t clown around when paying off unions

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If you watched the Democratic convention, you might have thought former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is some kind of circus clown. Her over-the-top, screamed-out speech and wild gesticulations made her seem like a character from a cheesy 1980s comedy who was slipped an upper just before she went onstage.

Unfortunately for Michiganders, Granholm is no mere clown but their former two-term governor, under whose watch Michigan entered recession years before the rest of the country. According to the U.S. Census, Granholm’s Michigan was the only state to lose population last decade. And if you look at what the state’s union bosses are doing right now to preserve their Granholm-era privileges, it’s no wonder.

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