Troy Michigan Blog

TMB had over 1000 hits  from the week of October 23 through November 8.  Partly because of well placed keywords, partly because of lively debate, partly because people wanted to know who there was to vote for.  TMB was very proud to have stepped up and provided a voice that was outside of both the machines that have come to epitomize Troy politics.

There’s a lot of talk around town about who lies, who is independent, who said what, and who does whose hair.  Really? Yes, really.  Who are the losers in this debacle? You and me.  Who are the winners?  The people who like to divide other people along a red or blue line.

So today, a lonely editor sits in his dark office under a computer tube’s glow scratching out words about the town he lives in, and reflecting on the fact that he was part of something that made a difference.  A 1000 hit difference.

TMB dominated google on some choice keywords for this election.  We know how to do it. But we need some help.

TMB is going to work at morphing into something bigger this year, something better.  Yes, we’ll remain Op-Ed, there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, most of what’s circulating in Troy’s blogosphere is Op-Ed, but TMB is among the few, if any that says “It ain’t news, its opinion!”

Here at TMB, we don’t need to post a post that says we’re not affiliated with a particular group.  We’re not, and that’s that.  We chime in on the issues we feel are center to the community, and we chime in with a voice that’s meant to be real, gritty and to the point.

So we’ve invested a few bucks here, and we’ll be investing a few more.  Nothing serious, chump change really when you consider the power you get.  What we’ll get is a new format, and hopefully, new readers.  But we need some help, did that get mentioned yet?

What we need are more writers.  Part of the evolution here at TMB will be to voice all sides.  So the call to you is this.  If you can string together some words decently, and want to do your part to drive opinion centered debate in this town, regardless if your left or right, then write for TMB.

Just be yourself, and at the same time let TMB be the independent voice of Troy.

Ed.

Usually I don’t pay much heed to comments related to crooked politicians, I’m not naïve enough to think they don’t exist, it’s just I figure that there’s enough checks and balances to keep them from really getting a grip on things. Yeah, well, things change.

I’m getting up to speed on world trade these days, and in particular, I’m looking at the developments with Gibson Guitars down in Tennessee. It seems that they have somehow run afoul of the law and earned themselves a raid from the Fed, something about illegal fretboard wood importation. I was reading the post’s comments and came across a term that’s new to me, Gangsta Government.

I thought the term was interesting so I googled it and came up with this Michelle Bachman jewel of a youtube video.

At first I thought this whole idea was just another right-wing thing where ultra-conservatives were slamming Obama just because he’s a left-wing liberal. But the more I look into it, the more I see there’s something to this.

It’s no secret that GM is now a nationalized company, well entrenched in the new order of things with bought and sold congressmen and senators. And it’s also no secret that Detroit has been a union town for decades now. So it seems that there may be some truth in the fact that the left is gaining foothold here, and if that’s the case, I think it’s important that we take a look at what’s been going down nationally and locally.

I sit squarely in the middle here. I’m listening to whoever it is that makes the most sense for decent government, unfortunately the silence is deafening most of the time.

The point is this, there’s whackos on both sides here. I know, I’m getting emails from some of them. Disturbing.

But don’t cave to them. My hope is that the moderates will again prevail in this mixed up mess of a political system. You know, the people who just want to do their thing and be left alone, the people who are more likely to watch HGTV or the History channel than CNN or FOX news. I sit in that category, the only reason I come out of the woodwork once in a while is because, well, I think somebody has to talk from the middle.

Anyway, this craziness is everywhere. Hard left, hard right. Our local example of silly left-wing jibberish is the proposed transit center. What the hell is that thing about? Birmingham was smart enough to get out from under it, but I guess Troy isn’t as intelligent, we’re still moving forward with that crap. Disturbing.