He holds B.A. On that basis alone, that means Mr. Jeb will not be following in his brother’s footsteps. If this story was not dominating the headlines, the Attorney General’s announcement tour would have been a yawner for most reporters.

Skubick says the governor is acting on emotions

"She found her voice tonight, I thought," he says of the plan to finance roadwork with bonds -- a better tactic than wrangling again with Republicans, according to the broadcaster. For example, Skubick noted that both Kerry and Gore suffered charisma deficiencies during their latest national campaigns.

for employees. (Courtesy Michigan Executive Office of … Skubick led off with an audience participation, word association exercise designed to elicit impressions of both Governor Granholm and her likely GOP challenger, Dick DeVos. Following the September 20 Forum, members of the ERC demonstrated their compassionate conservatism by collecting a significant cash contribution to support Red Cross hurricane Katrina  relief efforts in the Gulf South. Gretchen Whitmer's He is anchor of the public television series "Off the Record," seen each week on all Michigan public television stations. He has been covering Michigan politics and government for over 40 years, making him the longest-serving member of the capitol press corps. "I'm going to cut her some slack on what she did last year because she was acting on those emotions [of wanting a bipartisan deal]. They were against women having a choice on abortion and if a gay couple wanted to get married, the R’s sought to block that choice too. Tim Skubick.

Effort to lift Michigan ban could be telling Tim Skubick | Politics Columnist for MLive.com By Tim Skubick | Politics Columnist for MLive.com on June 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM, updated June 27, 2013 at 8:47 AM We're going to be outspent by a lot of out-of-state money that's going to come in. None of these, including Wednesday's presumption that the governor had been "acting on those emotions," outweigh decades of insights, influence and quality from a walking encyclopedia of Lansing political lore. Skubick then skates into a risky observation that can be seen as stereotyping: Clint Eastwood is 89. Gretchen Whitmer about the removal of statues around the country and how unions factor into policing. ‘Yes’ mean possibly and ‘yes’ means ‘Heck no!’”Now he is smiling again and explaining that it is his job to figure out which “yes” it is.

Instead they want to run him around the mulberry bush on gay marriage, which by the way if you have not heard, he Opposes with a capitol “O.”The fact that he is running was probably buried in most stories as reporters focused on the unfolding court battle over Mr. Schuette’s efforts to undo what a federal judge did in Detroit last week, opening the door for gay marriage if only for one day.So how does his stance play out as far as his bid to continue as the state’s top law enforcement officer?He’ll never get the gay vote, obviously. Viewing his own responsibility as a media representative, Skubick said, “My job as a journalist is to be your stand-in.” And uncover it he did. Tim Skubick – Capitol Correspondent A senior member of the Capitol Press Corp, Tim Skubick wears a variety of hats in Michigan political journalism, only one of which is working for MRN.In addition to his role as Capitol reporter for the network, Tim is political editor for Lansing’s NBC affiliate, WILX, and is a stringer for WWJ in Detroit, among other roles. Bill Schuette announces his re-election bid for attorney general In Midland Monday, just three days after a Detroit judge overturned Michigan's ban on gay marriage, a legal battle Schuette led.They say that timing is everything in politics, so you gotta wonder how the timing of the court decision on gay marriage plays into the timing of Bill Schuette’s decision to launch his re-election bid this week.Suffice it to say he didn’t plan it that way but for better or worse he is stuck with it.This much is for sure. Skubick: “The Republican leaders will say that’s a deal breaker.”

All are respected, more or less, for continuing to do their things. Skubick has done more political broadcasts than any other journalist, print or broadcast, in the state; and is the longest serving member of the state capitol press corps, having covered Michigan government and politics since 1969. But choice or freedom was O.K.

Bush connects with the people.” Skubick remarked, “It is dangerous for our democracy.” Contributing to the situation is the cost of campaign advertising and the financial influence exercised by some special interests.

Speaking of television, he said, “It has `dumbed down' the political process.”