Sounds like a T-ball dispute between parents and the coach.

There are a lot of very good ideas out there and the Center for Michigan is doing its best to communicate them.

Where are those who are going to pick up the ball and run with it instead of of whining about how someone else is not doing it.

We seem to prefer confessing someone elses’s sins instead of doing something about the problem.

From personal experience:

Find an entrepreneur who needs counseling to get started or grow their business. (Workin’ on two)

Volunteer in local government to use your skill sets to improve processes – can be done even when the locals resist, just takes a little longer.
(They need document control really bad)

Check out the State Web site and follow legislation that impacts something you are passionate or knowledgeable about. Participate in the process of informing legislators and committeee chairs. (See the article on the new guys in Lansing and help them.) (Education, Health care, environment and Public Safety)

Dig into the stimulus legislation and see if there is anything you can promote that will help your community. (Need a facility? Got a bad Bridge?)

Attend local political functions and share your expertise. (they really do need other voices)

Honestly question everything and expect answers! (Two most important questions: Why? and Why not?)

Spread the word about the Center for Michigan. (Everywhere. Drop a dime every chance you get)

Didn’t we just have a leading political figure tell us about responsibility? You know, that characteristic that went missing on Wall Street. Where’s yours?

Amazing.