I was there a little over 2 years ago. Mackinac was on my bucket list for 50 years. It did not disappoint. Pence is a jerk. I'm not surprised, really, that it created this stir.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich