Detroit News: 'Obama works to lift Michigan'

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Obama works to lift Michigan

In his first 100 days, president tackles auto woes, sends state aid

Deb Price and David Shepardson / The Detroit News

Washington -- In his first 100 days, President Barack Obama has tried to jump-start Michigan's troubled economy by pumping at least $18.4 billion in federal aid and tax breaks into the state and steering a massive restructuring aimed at keeping Michigan's auto industry alive.

Money from the economic recovery package that Congress passed and Obama signed in February will have created or saved 109,000 jobs in the state by the end of 2010, the White House projects.

Some of the earliest jobs will be seen in the road construction sector: Michigan will receive more than $1 billion to overhaul its transportation system, including $847 million for highways and bridges.

Tom Clementson of Indian River, laid off from his road construction profession in November 2007, hopes Obama's efforts will turn his unemployment check into a paycheck.

"You can't expect everything to turn around in just 100 days," Clementson said. "I'm willing to give the guy some time. At least he's trying.

More: http://detnews.com/article/20090428/POLITICS02/904280332/Obama+works+to+lift+Michigan

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1. Best of Luck to Michigan!

Tom Clementson is abosolutely right..Everything doesn't always happen according to when we'd like to.

"You can't expect everything to turn around in just 100 days," Clementson said. "I'm willing to give the guy some time. At least he's trying."

[Romulox]

2. Obama has treated Michigan a LOT worse than NY, Conneticut

Remember when he defended taxpayer funded Wall Street bonuses under the theory of "sanctity of contract"? Yeah, UAW contracts aren't that sacred...