Because he's now truly home, we don't at our disposal someone many say that we could surely use right now.  Instead, we should be using him as a template against which others who aspire to his mantle ought to be measured.

No one will be Ronald Wilson Reagan, but there are those out there who can do what he did just as effectively as he himself did it.  There are those who know what true leadership is, because they themselves practice it.  There are those who unapologetically believe in the greatness of America, and unashamedly say so regardless of their audience.  There are those who refuse to yield one inch in the defense and preservation of liberty.

You find someone with executive experience and a pair of cojones who is all of these other things as well, and you'll find someone capable of delivering this speech:

In addition Synder is pro-choice, pro-same sex marriage... sounds like a democrat.

We need to learn from our mistakes as a party...  We ran a moderate in 2008 and lost.
This should not be a race to the middle.

we need conservative candidates with conservative credentials.  

1. I'm not impressed with Gateway products. He probably outsourced. I got a real lemon back in 97 during his tenure there. There was a steep decline in their products from what they were.

2. He gave money to prop 2 on embryonic research, one of the worst written proposals I've ever read.

3. He's closely alligned with Phil Power and his economic liberal stances. The Center for Michigan was created by Power as a counterpart to the Mackinac Center. Power also supports the con-con and wants to eliminate Headlee and the other property tax safeguards. I don't know Snyder's stance on this, but I'm not optimistic.

http://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2008/7/10/171011/887

4. Where does he stand on ANY issue. His whole campaign is "I worked in business. I have a plan. You aren't worthy to hear it." which translates to "I'm scared to submit my plan to scrutiny."

5. He is a racist. He supports preferences based solely on skin color.

6. If he DID authorize outsourcing at Gateway, game over in any general election. I'll put money on it. That will make him by far, the least electable candidate in the primary. The perception that killed DeVos with independent voters and social conservative small "d" democrats was the view that he outsourced jobs to China.

I'm not sure why he doesn't run as a Democrat - he seems to have no problem supporting their extremist policies.  

Its time for all these gubernatorial candidates to stand up for conservative principles.  Hoekstra wouldn't take the no tax pledge, Bouchard wouldn't support MCRI - whats next?  

In all the years that I have been active within Michigan's pro-life movement, I've never seen Snyder at any pro-life functions, rallies, or other events.  This Free Press article confirms for me what I've known all along: this guy is not a true believer in the pro-life cause.  Sure, he'll claim to want to reduce abortions - just like Obama - but he won't lift a finger to help those of us on the front-lines fighting the abortion battles right here in Michigan.