Overshadowed by Ned Lamont’s Aug. 8 primary win for Senate in Connecticut was an ugly ouster the same day of a moderate GOP incumbent congressman from Michigan, Joe Schwarz. In his first term in Congress, Schwarz, a doctor, backed lifting the ban on stem-cell research and raising the minimum wage. But in the low-turnout primary, he narrowly lost to Tim… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesExcellent Piece, Hans. There has been too little coverage of the Dick DeVos, Jr. connection to the boycott on Ford Motor Company.
Despite the loss of Congressman Schwarz in Michigan, I don’t think we have seen the last of him. The American Taliban is completely transparent and with the Terry Schiavo issue and the emerging Stem Cell debate appearing front and center, I smell a shifting wind for progressives.
Sean Kosofsky
Triangle Foundation
Detroit
Posted by triseank on Nov 3, 2006 at 8:40 AM As always, Johnson’s research and analysis are outstanding. Having worked against Gary Glenn way out West, I know from personal experience of Glenn’s breathtaking extremism and inhumane opinions. But I also know he’s so politically clever that his tactics should never be dismissed. He’s someone who should be closely followed by anyone who cares about fairness, moderation and transparency. Thanks for doing so, Mr. Johnson.
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