Up North Progressive

What happens when you’re a two-bit sleazy grifting career politician ranked number two most conservative in the state house but you need fresh money meat to dupe into voting for you, and you fail? Blame everybody but yourself of course! Career political homophobe Gary Glenn (R-No More Foxhole For You!) lost his August 7 primary to Kevin Daley, a Republican who’s obviously lived in Bay County longer than Gary Glenn, and is adamant the only reason he could have possibly lost was because of the big bad power companies in Michigan.

“Let me be clear. I have no regrets. No thought has or will enter my mind that if I’d only been quieter or less confrontational about the free market principles that I believe should apply throughout our economy, maybe the big bad utility monopolies wouldn’t have come gunning for me. Far from it. I’m flattered that they thought me that big a threat to their current monopoly scheme.”

Gary Glenn decided to run for State Senate but the 36th State Senate District already has an incumbent Republican running, so he picked up and moved down the road to Bay City which is in the 31st State Senate District thanks to Republican gerrymandering. Gary Glenn thinks Consumers Energy and DTE spiked his primary campaign by creating super PAC front groups to fund with their dark money.

Glenn’s claim that Michigan’s energy companies have it out for him is because while he was doing number two in the state house, he introduced House Bill 4220: A bill designed to allow the regions of the state Consumers Energy and DTE provide power to per PA 3 of 1939 be opened up to any fly-by-night power company that feels like coming to Michigan and setting up shop. Oh and no smart meters because they cause cancer or hack the Gibson or give you headaches or something. The only problem with this cunning “free market” plan is everywhere else this has been tried has resulted in more expensive electricity and less of it. Residents of northern Michigan like Up North Progressive rely on an energy cooperative for electricity and if Gary Glenn’s bill passed, would put large parts of northern Michigan in the dark. Remember Enron?

If it’s true the power companies have it out for Gary Glenn to the point they’re funneling money into campaigns to keep him out of office, then it’s very likely Republicans in Michigan are starting to feel the same way about him as Republicans in Idaho. How much did they dislike Gary Glenn in Idaho? When he came up for re-election for Ada County Commissioner, they voted for the Democratic Party candidate instead.

So who is the Republican candidate running for Glenn’s former seat in the 98th State House District? The Missus! Moving to Bay City didn’t change the state house district thanks to Republican Gerrymandering, so a Glenn can still run for the 98th State House. This is why it’s important to vote for Sarah Schultz on November 6th and stop the Glenn family from doing number two in Michigan’s state government.

Make sure you also vote for Cynthia Luczak for 31st State Senate and Joe Weir for 36th State Senate on November 6th.