The Decline and Fall of Detroit

A shocking view of broken windows and grass growing over
the steps of Michigan Central Station, Detroit's main train station,
which opened in 1913 and has not been used since 1988.

I lived the first 44 years of my life in Michigan. In my younger (naive) days, I was involved in liberal Democrat politics. I was a county Democratic chairman, press secretary for a Democrat Congressman, and ran as a Democrat myself, for the state legislature.

I saw from the inside the damage that was being done to the state I love, by liberal policies that were anti-business and drove industry out of the state.

Worst of all was what has happened to the once great city of Detroit, an industrial power, unmatched in the world. Over the past few decades, the city has been run like a banana republic. Corrupt politicians with disastrous policies have driven it into the ground. Traveling through the city now, you encounter areas of a post apocalyptic landscape, dominated by crumbling industrial buildings, dilapidated homes and empty garbage strewn fields.

It is a shame and it breaks my heart to see it. We should all look at Michigan, and Detroit especially, as harbingers of the future, showing us what could happen to the rest of the country if we don't put a stop to the failed polices of liberal government.

To see two amazing sets of photos of the decline of Detroit, click on the links below.

Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline

Haunting Photo-essay on Buildings in Detroit