If you were to cast someone in the roll of ‘Tyrannical Government Karen’ one would need to look no further than Governor Whitmer of Michigan. I know we don’t judge people by the the way they look … but, come on, if you were auditioning for the role mentioned above, what would wear to the audition? How about this:
Whitmer was one of the most aggressive Governors in locking down the State she was entrusted to protect, going so far over the line towards Authoritarian Dictator that the Michigan Supreme Court had to step in and slap her down.
Even CNN was forced to report on it at the time, in an article entitled ‘Michigan Supreme Court rules against governor again, ending Covid-19 executive orders ‘.
‘The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request to delay the effect of an opinion that ruled her executive orders on the coronavirus pandemic are unconstitutional.
‘They’ always say ‘follow the money’, so Republicans in Michigan did, and look what they found …
Fox News is reporting:
‘The Michigan Republican Party has called on the state’s attorney general to investigate a reported separation deal between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her former state health department director.
The Michigan GOP issued a statement Tuesday calling for Whitmer, a Democrat, and her former Department of Health Director Robert Gordon “to release all information” surrounding a “secret deal” between the pair after Gordon’s “abrupt” departure from his post.
Gordon and Whitmer’s office reportedly agreed to a $155,506 payout following Gordon’s abrupt resignation in January, with the details of his departure remaining confidential.
Republicans want Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office to “immediately open up an investigation” into the deal.
They also called on the state legislature to “issue subpoenas and hold hearings to answer a very simple question — Why is Gov. Whitmer buying the silence of a former government employee, the state’s top public health official, in the middle of a global pandemic?”
State Sen. Jim Runestad, a Republican, said the “confidentiality agreement just adds another wrinkle to the problem.”
“The administration has not been forthcoming with the data or the information surrounding their COVID policies,” Runestad continued. “The continued secrecy is troubling, and even more reason to investigate the Whitmer administration’s COVID policies.”
Ted Goodman, communications director for the Michigan Republican Party, told Fox News that the deal “doesn’t pass the smell test and Michiganders deserve answers.”
Whitmer’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.’
Covid has been used to facilitate the largest transfer of wealth, definitely in my lifetime, perhaps in the history of the nation. I have a suspicion that the more and more of these kind of strange ‘payouts’ will begin to come to light … if anyone takes the time to look into them.
Then again, we did just learn a big lesson about what happens when one relies on the government to expose … the government. It usually does not end well.
