Who Will Win In Michigan?

On the left, we have Mitt Romney, who was born in Michigan and claims it as his native state. Yet he left there over 40 years ago. Ham on Wry bets that Michiganders don't consider him a homie. In fact, he faces an uphill battle in convincing auto workers that he didn't mean it when he said that GM and Chrysler shouldn't receive bailout money. Romney also has a credibility problem with the average American who doesn't have $300 million in offshore accounts. Somehow that just flies in the face of claiming that he will fix our economy. He could always pay extra taxes voluntarily.

On the right, we have Rick Santorum, a man who lost steam in his home state of Pennsylvania and elevates birth control to a campaign issue. Perhaps he hasn't seen the polls that a majority of Americans favor Obama's plan to include in in health plan, and I don't mean a bottle of aspirin. Does anyone really believe that Santorum can hold his own in a G8 meeting? If so, just picture him interacting with Angela Merkel, and you'll get my point. The fact that his numbers have soared defies logic and points toward insanity.

If this is the best that the Republican Party can offer, it's a sad day for our country. Both are trying to out-conservative the other and pander to a minority of citizens whose single issue focus ignores the real problems the country faces. Maybe some dark horse candidate is lurking in the shadows, waiting to make a last minute bid for the party nomination. One can only hope.

Oh, and by the way, the auto makers experienced a banner year in 2011, but the financial institutions aren't faring as well. Let me see, now who ordered the bailout for the financial institutions. I do believe readers will remember the correct answer: George W. Bush. And who bailed out the auto makers? Barack Obama did.

Ham on Wry desperately hopes that voters do their homework before choosing our president in November.    Just remember under whose watch Osama bin Laden and many of his top henchmen were killed.  And who ended the Iraq War that should never have started in the first place? That's right. President Obama. Voters, you have a responsibility to check facts and not believe every forwarded e-mail or TV ad paid for by some corporation who has little interest in what's best for the citizens of this country. That statement applies to all voters-Democrat, Republican or Independent. Exercise your brain and read.