Michigan's emergency manager law has been on the books since the eighties and was passed by a Democrat, Gov. James Blanchard. Most Michigan governors have appo

Michigan's emergency manager law has been on the books since the eighties and was passed by a Democrat, Gov. James Blanchard. Most Michigan governors have appointed at least one. When the people have elected a dysfunctional and crooked city government (or school board) it's a way to do an end run and fix things. Republican Gov. Snyder (a former VC) promised to fix Michigan and he appointed 18! What Detroit's EM, Kevin D. Orr, did was nothing short of amazing and it led to Detroit's comeback. Most of the rest of the EM's either succeeded or quietly failed, except Flint. The guy running Flint was a complete and utter disaster. They weren't even saving all that much money by switching to the river water. Where Gov. Snyder and his staff failed utterly is they tried to cover it all up. Someone should be held accountable for the coverup but sadly it doesn't appear that's going to happen.