Our very own Governor Jennifer Granholm appeared on "Fox News Sunday" this morning to discuss President Obama's economic recovery package and why supporting our domestic auto industry is so important.

She participated in an around the table discussion with Republican Governors from Minnesota (Governor Pawlenty) and South Carolina (Governor Sanford). This discussion just goes to show how out of touch Republicans really are.

During the program, Governor Granholm stated that there are some states that wont accept the stimulus money. To that she replied, “So you better believe I’m going to take every dollar that is coming to Michigan. And if my colleagues here in Minnesota and South Carolina don’t get — don’t use theirs, I’m going to be first in line to say for my people, for our citizens, to put people to work and to make sure that they can survive through this, I’ll take their dollars, too.”

During the course of the discussion, Governor Granholm made two really strong arguments. First, why shouldn't we step up to the plate and help our auto industry when every other single country that has an auto industry is? Secondly, why even have a stimulus package if we are going to ignore the auto industry crisis? The stimulus is suppose to save/create 3.5 million jobs, which would all be erased if the auto industry continues on its current path. Communities in South Carolina and Minnesota would also be affected if this were to happen.

Overall, our Governor did a superb job debating Governor Pawlenty and Stanford. She stated the facts and defended our state and its industries. You go Gov!

In case you missed it, you can view a small clip of the show below.

- J.H.

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