Blanchard Sides With Granholm

 

          The current governor remains on radio silence regarding the affaire Kwame while a prominent business publication is calling on her to break that silence and get into the act.

          Crain's Business magazine in an editorial argues for the good of the regions economy, the governor should take action now on the Mayor of Detroit flap.

          She will not and former Governor Jim Blanchard agrees.

          Democrat Blanchard says, "I would wait for the legal process to ensue.  If he is convicted of a felony he will have to resign and the governor will have no choice but to remove him if he doesn't."

          But various business folks can't wait for the grinding wheels of justice and they are nervous that any economic turnaround in the region can be stymied by all the attention focused on alleged wrongdoing, court battles, and text messages that appear to be never ending.

          Blanchard, whose mantra while in office was "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" is not insensitive to the concern but he warns if the governor were to move now, the mayor could take her to court and claim her action was "arbitrary and capricious" and "She would probably lose and that would weaken the governor, still continue to add to the problem and do nothing for economic development."

          The two-term governor advises Granholm to work around the controversy and keep on with her talks with industry to create more jobs.

          Meanwhile behind closed doors you have to believe that the Kwame thing is being discussed by potential prospects who demand certainty before making any business decision to relocate here.

          The Kilpatrick matter is the anti-thesis of certainty. 

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