"Bill Ballenger" is the editor of Inside Michigan Politics a newsletter of Michigan Politics. He previously served as a Republican member of both the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan State Senate.

Ballenger was born in Flint, Michigan. He has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was the Robert P. & Marjorie Griffin Professor in American Government at Central Michigan University from 2003 until 2007. He also served for a time as Michigan racing commissioner and director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Ballenger was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare under Gerald R. Ford.

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Obviously to come to the attention of Channel 4 she must have been a flagrant abuser. That's not to say she's been a poor judge, but obviously she has developed some work habits that are questionable to say the least.

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Some would argue they're not as powerful as they were back in the '70s and early '80s, but that's to be expected because of the shift in political fortunes in the state. The fact that they've been able to maintain their prominence and strength as much as they have is a testament of their skills.

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Cheney has been in descent for some time. There is kind of a drip, drip, drip of negative things going on. Cheney himself has said absolutely nothing, I am sure he will try not to. But how long can he remain quiet?

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It's awfully hard for the public to absorb all these stories going on.

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But if something dramatic doesn't happen soon, in many respects receivership does look inevitable.

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Politically, she's a lot better holding off until after the election.

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If there was any single event that could have turned this thing around, that had to be it.

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